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unit 4 med term

QuestionAnswer
on a
sis ses
is es
nx nges
um a
us i
ma mata
ix ex ices
ax aces
meter the instrument used to measure
metry the process
scope instrument
scopy the process
tome cutting instrument
tomy to cut into
ectomy excising or removing
ostomy new opening
gram the picture or record
graph the instrument
graphy process of getting picture
grapher one who gets the picture
osteo bone
malaco softening
malacia suffix ending for softening
arthro joint
myelo bone marrow, or spinal cord
polio gray matter of the spinal cord
athero porridge like junk
arterio artery
burso sac of fluid in joints
chondro cartilage
costo ribs
teno tendo tendino tendons
abdomino abdomen
amino fluid that surrounds baby while developing
cyto cell
cyte suffix ending for cell
cysto urinary bladder or sac
cyst suffix ending for urinary bladder or sac
hydro water
dento tooth
odonto shape like a tooth
ortho to straighten
cervico first 7 vertebra in your neck. C 1-7
throaco thorax area, middle of back 12. T 1-12
lumbo lower back, 5 L1-5
pubo pelvic bone
pelvi pelvis
hyper more than normal
hypo less than normal
a, an without
dys difficult, bad, painful
inter between
peri around
supra above
ad toward
ab away
adhesion two parts put together that are not normally
adduction movement towards midline
abduction taken away
aberrant wandering away from the normal
epi upon
plasia abnormally shaped
genesis original growth
itis inflamation
pathy disease
lysis destruction, destroy
clysis irrigation or cleansing
cele herniation or protrusion
plasty surgical repair
oid resembling
centesis surgical puncture
porosis breakdown
CXR chest x-ray
DDS doctor of dental surgery
DO doctor of osteopathy
FAS fetal alcohol syndrome
Fx fracture
OA osteoarthritis
ORTHO orthopedic section
RA rheumatoid arthritis
inflammation of the bone osteitis
softening of the bone osteomalacia
disease of the bone osteopathy
disease of the bone and joint osteoarthopathy
tumor of the bone osteoma
disease of the brain encephalopathy
herniation of the spinal cord myelocele
poor development dysplasia or dystrophy
process of using scope to examine joint arthroscopy
surgical repair of joint arthroplasty
inflammation of a joint arthritis
surgical repair of tendon tendinoplasty
pain in bursa bursodynia
excision of cartilage chondrectomy
rib pain costodynia
pertaining to between the ribs intercostal
toothache dentodynia
pertaining to the lower back lumbar
above the ribs supracostal
instrument used to measure the chest thoracometer
prefix for away from ab
prefix for towards ad
surgical puncture of abdomen abdominocentesis
incision into urinary bladder cystotomy
plural of chest thoraces
abnormal fear of water hydrophobia
overdevelopment hypertrophy
small serous sac between a tendon and a bone burso
pain around the cartilage perichondrodynia
inflammation of the bone and cartilage osteochondritis
resembles a tooth dentoid
lower back lumbar
above the arch of the pubis suprapubic
movement away from the midline abduction
area between the ribs intercostal
movement toward the midline adduction
incision into the chest thoracotomy
wanders away from normal aberrant
puncture of the abdomen abdominocentesis
bladder inflammation cystitis
area around the heart pericardium
surgical puncture to the chest to remove fluid thoracocentesis
enlarged head due to increased amount of fluid around the brain hydrocephalis
treatments used by PT's to ease movement using swirling water hydrotherapy
herniation of the bone marrow myelocele
porous condition of the bones osteoperosis
bone tumor or tumor of the bone osteoma
surgical repair of the joint arthroplasty
chrondro cartilage
thoraco thorax area
cephalo head
encephalo brain
cranio skull
burso sac of fluid in joints
al,ous,ic endings are what noun endings
us, ia, y endings are adj endings
pathy disease
trophy size
plasia abnormally shaped and number
cele herniation or protrusion
penia decrease
algia dynia pain
malacia softening
plasty surgical repair
blast immature cell
oid resembling
centesis surgical puncture
dys difficult bas painful
ad toward
ab away
peri around
inter between
supra above
combining form for tumor onco
suffix for tumor oma
Created by: breslynjeschke
 

 



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