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HW: Ch 10C 323-328

Due: Wed Apr 1, 2026 11:59pm

TermDefinition
leiomy/o smooth (visceral) muscle
muscul/o muscle
my/o muscle
leiomy/oma tumor of smooth muscle
muscul/ar pertaining to muscle
my/oma tumor of the muscle
rhabd/o rod-shaped (striated)
oid resembling
rhabd/oid resembling rod-shaped
rhabdomy/o rod-shaped (striated) muscle
brachi/o arm
algia pain
carp/o carpus (wrist bone)
ptosis prolapse; downward displacement
carp/o/ptosis downward displacement of the wrist
cephal/o head
ad toward
cephalad toward the head
cervic/o neck
cervic/o/dynia pain the neck
dynia pain
clavicul/o clavicle (collar bone)
clavicul/ar pertaining to the collar bone
cost/o ribs
ectomy excision, removal
cost/ectomy removal of the ribs
crani/o skull
tomy incision
crani/o/tomy incision of the skull
dactyl/o fingers; toes
itis inflammation
dactyl/itis inflammation of the fingers or toes
humer/o humerus (upper arm bone)
scapula shoulder blade
ar pertaining to
humer/o/scapul/ar pertaining to the scapular and the humerus
metacarp/o metacarpus (hand bones)
metacarp/ectomy excision or removal of the hand bones
phalang/o phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
phalang/ectomy removal of the bones of the fingers and toes
radi/o radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm on the bone)
radi/al pertaining to radiation or the radial
spondyl/o vertebrae/ backbone
spondylitis inflammation in the vertebrae
vertebr/o backbone
inter between
al pertaining to
inter/vertebr/al pertaining to in-between the vertebrae
stern/o sternum (breastbone)
ad toward
stern/ad toward the sternum
thorac/o chest
dynia pain
calcane/o calcaneum (heel bone)
thoracodynia pain in the chest
calcaneodyna pain in the heel bone
femor/o femur (thigh bone)
femoral pertaining to the femur
fibul/o fibula
fibul/o/calcane/al pertaining to the calcaneus and fibula
ili/o ilium (flaring portion of the hip bone)
pelv pelvis
iliopelvic pertaining to the pelvic and ilium
ic pertaining to
lumb/o loins (lumbar, lower back)
ischi ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
ischiodynia pain in the ischium
lumbodynia pain in the lower back
metatars/o metatarsus (foot bones)
metatarsalgia pain in the foot bones
patella knee cap
ectomy excision; removal
patellectomy excision of the knee cap
pelv/i pelvis
metry act of measuring
pelvimetry act of measuring the pelvis
pelvo pelvis
pelvic pertaining to the pelvis
pod/o foot
iatry medicine; treatment
pub/o pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
coccyg coccyx
eal pertaining to
pubococcygeal pertaining to the pubis and coccyx
tibio tibia (larger part of the leg bone)
tibiofemoral pertaining to the tibia and the femur
ankylo stiffness; bent, crooked
osis abnormal condition
ankylosis abnormal condition of stiffness
arthro joint
itis inflammation
arthritis inflammation in the joint
chondro cartilage
chondritis inflammation in the cartilage
fasci/o band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
plasty surgical repair
fascioplasty surgical repair in the fibrous membrane
fibro fiber, fibrous
oma tumor
fibroma tumor of the fibrous tissue
kypho humpback
osis abnormal condition
kyphosis abnormal condition of humpback
lamino lamina (part of vertebral arch)
laminectomy excision of the lamina
Lord/o curve, sway back
lordosis abnormal condition of curve
myel/o bone marrow, spinal cord
cyte cell
myelocyte cell within the bone marrow
ortho straight
ped foot; child
ist specialist
orthopedist specialist with feet or children
osteo bone
osteoma tumor in the bone
ped/o foot; child
graph instrument for recording
ped/i foot
pedicure taking care of the foot
pedograph instrument for recording the foot
scolio bent, crooked
scoliosis abnormal condition of being bent or crooked
synov/o synovial membrane
synectomy excision of the synovial membrane, or fluid
teno tendon
desis binding fixation
tenodesis binding fixation of a tendon
tendoplasty surgical repair of the tendon
tendinitis inflammation of the tendon
tendin tendon
asthenia weakness, debility
my muscle
myasthenia weakness in the muscle
clasia to break; surgical facture
osteoclasia break in the bone
clast to break; surgical facture
osteoclast surgical fracture in the bone
arthrodesis binding, fixation in the joint
malacia softening
chondro cartilage
chondromalacia softening in the cartilage
porosis porous
osteoporosis loss of bone density because of the holes in the bone
sarcoma malignant tumor of connective tissue
chondrosarcoma malignant tumor within the cartilage
a without; not
atrophy without development
trophy development; nourishment
syn union, together, joined
dactyl fingers, toes
ism condition
syndactylism condition with conjoined toes or fingers
ACL anterior cruciate ligament
BMD bone mineral density
c1, c2 first and second cervical vertebrae
CTS carpal tunnel syndrome
DEXA dual energy x ray absorptiometry
DJD degenerative joint disease
DMARDs disease modifying antirheumatic drugs
DO, D.O. Doctor of Osteopathy
HNP herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk)
IV intravenous
L1, L2 first and second lumbar vertebrae
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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