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MED TERM CHAPTER 4/5
MED TERM CHAPTER 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff joint (cf) |
| arthr/o , articul/o | joint (cf) |
| burs/o | bursa/ sac (cf) |
| carp/o | carpus (cf) |
| cervic/o | neck (cf) |
| chondr/o | cartilage (cf) |
| clavicul/o, cleid/o | clavicle (cf) |
| coccyg/o | coccyx (cf) |
| cortic/o | outer layer (cf) |
| cost/o | rib (cf) |
| crani/o | skull (cf) |
| femor/o | femur (cf) |
| fibr/o, fibrin/o | fibers (cf) |
| fibul/o | fibula (cf) |
| humer/o | humerus (cf) |
| ili/o | ilium (cf) |
| ischi/o | ischium (cf) |
| kyph/o | hump (cf) |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of vertebra) (cf) |
| lord/o | bent backward (cf) |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back btwn ribs and pelvis) (cf) |
| mandibul/o | mandible (cf) |
| maxill/o | maxilla (cf) |
| medull/o | inner region (cf) |
| menisc/o | meniscus (cf) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (cf) |
| metatars/o | metatarsus (cf) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord (cf) |
| orth/o | straight (cf) |
| oste/o | bone (cf) |
| patell/o | patella (cf) |
| pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o | chest (cf) |
| ped/o | child; foot (cf) |
| pelv/o | pelvis (cf) |
| phalang/o | phalanges (cf) |
| pod/o | foot (cf) |
| prosthet/o | addition (cf) |
| pub/o | pubis (cf) |
| radi/o | radius; ray (x-ray) (cf) |
| sacr/o | sacrum (cf) |
| scapul/o | scapula (cf) |
| scoli/o | crooked (cf) |
| spin/o | spine (cf) |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebra (cf) |
| stern/o | sternum (cf) |
| synovi/o , synov/o | synovial membrane (cf) |
| tars/o | tarsus (cf) |
| tibi/o | tibia (cf) |
| uln/o | ulna (cf) |
| -blast | immature (s) |
| -clasia | to surgically break (s) |
| -clast | broken (s) |
| -desis | to fuse (s) |
| -listhesis | slipping (s) |
| -logic | pertaining to study of (s) |
| -phyte | growth (s) |
| -porosis | porous (s) |
| cutane/o | skin (cf) |
| erythr/o | red (cf) |
| necr/o | death (cf) |
| path/o | disease |
| sarc/o | flesh (cf) |
| system/o | system (cf) |
| -algia, -dynia | pain (s) |
| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid (s) |
| -clasia | surgically break (s) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (s) |
| -genic | producing (s) |
| -gram | record (s) |
| -graph | to record (s) |
| -graphy | process of recording (s) |
| -iatry | medical treatment (s) |
| -itis | inflammation (s) |
| -logy | study of (s) |
| malacia | abnormal softening (s) |
| -metry | process of measuring (s) |
| -oma | tumor (s) |
| -osis | abnormal condition (s) |
| -otomy | cutting into (s) |
| -pathy | disease (s) |
| -penia | abnormal decrease, too few (s) |
| -phyte | growth (s) |
| -plasty | surgical repair (s) |
| -scope | instrument for viewing (s) |
| -scopic | pertaining to visually examining (s) |
| -scopy | process of visually examining (s) |
| -tome | instrument to cut (s) |
| anti- | against(p) |
| bi- | two (p) |
| dis- | apart from (p) |
| ex- | outward (p) |
| inter- | between (p) |
| intra- | within (p) |
| non- | not (p) |
| per- | through (p) |
| pre- | before (p) |
| sub- | under(p) |
| bi/o | life (cf) |
| electr/o | electricity (cf) |
| fasci/o | fibrous band (cf) |
| kinesi/o | movement (cf) |
| later/o | side (cf) |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle (cf) |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon (cf) |
| -asthenia | weakness (s) |
| -kinesia | movement (s) |
| -opsy | view of (s) |
| -rrhaphy | suture (s) |
| -rrhexis | rupture (s) |
| -tonia | tone (s) |
| -trophic | pertaining to development (s) |
| -trophy | development (s) |
| brady- | slow (p) |
| dys- | abnormal; difficult (p) |
| epi- | above (p) |
| hyper- | excessive (p) |
| hypo- | insufficient (p) |
| poly- | many (p) |
| pseudo- | false (p) |
| re- | again (p) |
| angi/o, vas/o | vessel (cf) |
| aort/o | aorta (cf) |
| arteri/o | artery (cf) |
| arteriol/o | arteriole (cf) |
| ather/o | fatty substance (cf) |
| atri/o | atrium (cf) |
| bi/o | life (cf) |
| cardi/o, coron/o | heart (cf) |
| ad- | toward (p) |
| corpor/o | body (cf) |
| cutane/o | skin (cf) |
| duct/o | to lead (cf) |
| electr/o | electricity (cf) |
| embol/o | plug (cf) |
| esophag/o | esophagus (cf) |
| hem/o | blood(cf) |
| isch/o | to hold back (cf) |
| lip/o | fat (cf) |
| my/o | muscle (cf) |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle (cf) |
| orth/o | straight (cf) |
| peripher/o | away from center (cf) |
| pulmon/o | lung (cf) |
| scler/o | hard (cf) |
| sept/o | a wall(cf) |
| son/o | sound (cf) |
| sphygm/o | pulse (cf) |
| tele/o | distant (cf) |
| thromb/o | clot (cf) |
| valv/o, valvul/o | valve (cf) |
| varic/o | dilated vein (cf) |
| vascul/o | blood vessel (cf) |
| ven/o, phleb/o | vein (cf) |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (cf) |
| venul/o | venule (cf) |
| -cardia | heart condition (s) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal (s) |
| -emia | blood condition (s) |
| -gram | record (s) |
| -graphy | process of recording (s) |
| -ia | condition (s) |
| -itis | inflammation (s) |
| -logy | study of (s) |
| -lytic | destruction (s) |
| -manometer | instrument to measure pressure (s) |
| -megaly | enlarged (s) |
| -metry | process of measuring (s) |
| -ole, -ule | small (s) |
| -oma | mass (s) |
| -pathy | disease (s) |
| -plasty | surgical repair (s) |
| -pressor | to press down (s) |
| -rrhexis | rupture (s) |
| -sclerosis | hardening (s) |
| -scope | instrument for viewing (s) |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction (s) |
| -stenosis | narrowing (s) |
| -tension | pressure (s) |
| -therapy | treatment (s) |
| -tonic | pertaining to tone (s) |
| a-, de-, | without (p) |
| anti- | against (p) |
| brady- | slow (p) |
| endo- | inner (p) |
| extra- | outside of (p) |
| hyper- | excessive (p) |
| hypo- | insufficient (p) |
| inter- | between (p) |
| intra- | within (p) |
| per- | through (p) |
| peri-, circum- | around (p) |
| poly- | many (p) |
| pre- | before (p) |
| re- | again (p) |
| tachy- | fast (p) |
| tetra- | four (p) |
| trans- | across (p) |
| ultra- | beyond (p) |
| extens/o | to stretch out (cf) |
| flex/o | to bend (cf) |
| plant/o | sole of foot (cf) |
| rotat/o | to revolve (cf) |
| vers/o | to turn (cf) |
| -ion | action (s) |
Created by:
Karen.