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Med Term Chap. 3

Word roots, prefixes, & suffixes

QuestionAnswer
ankyl/o crooked,bent,stiff
arthr/o joint
burs/o bursa,fluid filled sac near joint
cervic/o neck,cervix
chondr/o cartilage
cost/o ribs
crani/o skull
dactyl/o fingers,toes
ili/o ileum,hip bone
kyph/o hump,bent
ligament/o ligaments
lord/o bent backward,curved,swayback
lumb/o lumbar,lower back
mandibul/o mandible, lower jaw
myel/o spinal cord,bone marrow
orth/o straight,normal,correct
oss/e,oss/i,ost/o,oste/o bone
pelv/o pelvic bone,pelvic cavity,hip
pod/o foot
sacr/o sacrum,sacrala
scapul/o scapula,shoulder blade
scoli/o curved
spin/o spine,back bone
spondyl/o vertebrae,vertical column
stern/o sternum,breast bone,chest
synovi/o,synov/o synovial membrane,synovial fluid,synovial nerve
tars/o tarsus,ankle bone,instep
tempor/o temporal bone,temple
thorac/o chest
vertebr/o vertebra,back bone
-ago diease,abnormal condition
-bifida split
-cele hernia,tumor,swelling
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
-clasis break down
-desis surgical fixation of bone or joint,bind,tie together
-ectomy surgical removal,excision
-ia disease,abnormal condition
-itis inflammation
-listhesis slipping
-lysis loosening or setting free,destruction
-malacia abnormal softening
-oma tumor,neoplasm
-osis disease,abnormal condition
-otomy surgical incision
-pathy disease,suffering,feeling,emotion
-plasty surgical repair
-poietic pertaining to formation
-porosis lessening density,poress condition
-rrhaphy surgical suturing
-sclerosis abnormal hardening
-scopy visual examination
-um noun ending
ex- out of,outside,away from
peri- surrounding,around
poly- many
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