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leiomy/o smooth muscle (also known as visceral muscle)
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
rhabd/o a serious, potentially life-threatening medical condition where damaged skeletal muscle breaks down rapidly
rhabdomy/o a serious medical condition involving the rapid breakdown of damaged skeletal muscle tissue
brachi/o upper arm or arm
carp/o wrist
cephal/o head
cervic/o neck
clavicul/o collarbone/ clavicle
leiomyoma visceral muscles tumor
oma tumor
muscular pertaining to a muscle
ar pertaining to
myoma tumor of muscle
oma tumor
rhabdoid a rare, highly aggressive, and fast-growing cancer type
oid resembling
rhabdomyoma tumor of skeletal muscle
oma tumor
brachialgia pain in the upper arm
algia pain
carpoptosis the paralysis of the wrist and finger extensors, causing the hand to hang limp
ptosis drooping
cephalad pertaining to the head
ad pertaining to
cervicodynia pain in the neck
dynia bad pain difficult
clavicular pertaining to the clavicle
ar pertaining to
cost/o ribs
crani/o cranium
dactyl/o finger or toe
humer/o humerus
metacarp/o bones in the palm of the hand
phalang/o fingers and toes
radi/o x-rays radioactive
spondyl/o spine
vertebr/o vertebrae
stern/o sternum
thorac/o thoracic
calcane/o heel
femor/o femur
costectomy surgical removal; of the ribs
ectomy surgical removal
craniotomy surgical incision of the cranium
otomy surgical incision
dactylitis inflammation of the fingers or toes
itis inflammation
humeroscapular pertaining to the humerus and scapula
scapul scapula
ar pertaining to
metacarpectomy surgical removal of the bones of the palm of the hand
ectomy surgical removal
phalangectomy surgical removal of the fingers or toes
ectomy surgical removal
radial pertaining to the radius or the thumb bone
al pertaining to
spondylitis inflammation of the spine
itis inflammation
intervertebral pertaining to between the vertebrae
inter between
al pertaining to
sternad toward the sternum or toward the breastbone
ad pertaining to
thoracodynia pain in the thoracic (chest) region
dynia bad pain difficult
calcaneodynia pain in the heel of the foot
dynia bad pain difficult
femoral pertaining to the femur
al pertaining to
fibul/o fibula
fibulocalcaneal pertaining to both the fibula (calf bone) and the calcaneus (heel bone)
calcane heel
al pertaining to
ili/o ilium
iliopelvic pertaining to the iliac region
pelv pelvis
ic pertaining to
ischi/o ischium
ischial odynia pain in the ischium
dynia pain bad difficult
metatars/o pertaining to the bones of the foot
metatarsalgia pain in the center of the foot
algia pain
patell/o knee cap
patellectomy surgical removal of a knee cap
ectomy surgical removal
pelv/i pelvis
pelvimetry acting of measuring the pelvis
metry act of measuring
pelv/o pelvis
pelvic pertaining to the pelvis
ic pertaining to
pod/o foot
podiatry medicine treatment of the foot
iatry medicine treatment
pub/o pubis anterior part of the pelvic bone
pubococcygeal pertaining to the pubis and coccyx
coccyg coccyx tailbone
eal pertaining to
tibi/o tibia larger bone of the lower leg
tibiofemoral pertaining to the femur and tibia
femor femur
al pertaining to
ankyl/o stiffness bent crooked
ankylosis abnormal condition of stiffness
osis abnormal condition
athr/o joint
arthritis inflammation of the joint
itis inflammation
chondr/o cartilage
chondritis inflammation of cartilage
itis inflammation
fasci/o band fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
facioplasty surgical repair of a band of fascia
plasty surgical repair
fibr/o fiber fibrous tissue
fibroma a tumor of fibrous tissue
oma tumor
kyph/o humpback
kyphosis abnormal condition of humpback
osis abnormal condition
lamin/o lamina part of vertebral arch
laminectomy surgical removal of the lamina
ectomy surgical removal
Lord/o curve swayback
lordosis swayback of the spine abnormal condition
osis abnormal condition
myel/o bone marrow spinal cord
myelocyte bone marrow cell
cyte cell
orth/o straight
orthopedist specialist in straightening children's feet
ped foot child
ist specialist
oste/o bone
osteoma tumor of bone
oma tumor
ped/o foot child
pedograph an imprint of a foot on a image
ped/i foot; child
pedicure foot manicure
scoli/o spine
graph instrument for recording
scoliosis abnormal curve of the spine
osis abnormal condition
synov/o synovial membrane synovial fluid
synovectomy surgical removal of a synovial membrane or fluid
ectomy surgical removal
ten/o tendon
tendesis binding a tendon
desis binding fixation
tend/o tendon
tendoplasty surgical repair of a tendon
plasty surgical repair
tendin/o tendon
tendinitis inflammation in the tendons
itis inflammation
asthenia weakness debility
myasthenia muscular weakness or "muscle without strength,"
my muscle
clasia to break surgical fracture
osteoclasia the deliberate, surgical breaking of a bone to correct a deformity
osteo bone
desis binding fixation
arthrodesis a surgical procedure that permanently joins two or more bones together to stop movement in a damaged joint
arthro joints
malacia softening
chondromalacia softening cartilage
chondro cartilage
porosis porous
osteoporosis a disease that makes bones weak, brittle, and fragile, causing them to break easily
osteo bone
sarcoma malignant tumor of connective tissue
chondrosarcoma a rare type of cancer that develops in the cartilage cells
chondr cartilage
a not without
atrophy no development
trophy development nourishment
dys pain bad difficult
dystrophy painful development
trophy development nourishment
syn union together joined
syndactylism fusion of two or more fingers or toes
dactyl fingers, toes
ism condition
ACL anterior cruciate ligament
BMD bone mineral density
C1 C2 and so on first cervical vertebra second cervical vertebra and so on
CTS carpal tunnel syndrome
DEXA, DXA dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
DJD degenerative joint disease
DMARDs disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
DO D. O. doctor of osteopathy
HNP herniated nucleus pulposus
IV intravenous
L1 L2 and so on first lumbar vertebra second lumbar vertebra and so on
MD doctor of medicine
MRI magnetic resonance imaging
NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
PCL posterior cruciate ligament
RA rheumatoid arthritis right atrium
THR total hip replacement
TRAM transverse rectus abdominis muscle
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