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Skeletal System
Medical Terminology-Skeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not, no |
| alb- | white |
| an- | without, not, no |
| auto- | self |
| bio- | life |
| con- | together |
| de- | down |
| dia- | through |
| dis- | free of, to undo |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| eu- | well, easily, good, normal |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | likeness, same |
| homo- | same |
| idio- | individual |
| im- | not |
| infra- | beneath, below, under |
| juxta- | near, beside |
| meta- | beyond, after |
| milli- | one-thousandths |
| multi- | many |
| pan- | all |
| para- | near, beside, beyond |
| post- | after |
| pro- | in front, before |
| pseudo- | false |
| quadri- | four |
| re- | backward, behind |
| reto- | backward, behind |
| semi- | half |
| sub- | under, below |
| supra- | over |
| sym- | joined, together |
| syn- | joined, together |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| tetra- | four |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| ultra- | beyond, excess |
| uni- | one |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -blast | embryonic stage of development |
| -cele | swelling or herniation |
| -cide | to kill; to destroy |
| -clast | to break |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | stretching or dilation |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregnancy |
| -ian | specialist in a field of study |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ile | pertaining to |
| -ist | practitioner, specialist |
| -lith | stone |
| -logist | one who specializes in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lytic | destruction |
| -malacia | softening |
| -mania | a mental disorder; a "madness" |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | an instrument used to measure |
| -metry | the process of measuring |
| -ole | small, little |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -opsy | process of viewing |
| -osis | condition, usually abnormal |
| -penia | decrease in; deficiency |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasia | formation or development |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -porosis | lessening in density |
| -ptosis | dropping or prolapsed |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stasis | stopping or controlling |
| -stomy | the surgical creation of a new opening |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tion | process of |
| -tomy | incision into |
| -tripsy | intentional crushing |
| -ula | small, little |
| -y | condition process |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/o | calcium |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| gen/o | to produce |
| kyph/o | hunchback |
| leiomy/o | smooth (visceral) muscle |
| -itis | inflammation |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lord/o | swayback; bent |
| lumb/o | loins |
| malac/o | softening |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| olecran/o | elbow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| phalang/o | fingers, toes |
| plant/o | sole of foot |
| por/o | cavity, opening, passage, or pore |
| pub/o | pubis |
| rach/i | spinal column |
| radi/o | radiation |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scapula/o | shoulder blade |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| sten/o | short, contracted, or narrow |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| tars/o | ankle bones |
| tempor/o | temples of the head |
| ten/o | tendon |
| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant (of abdomen) |
| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant (of abdomen) |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| THR | total hip replacement (an arthroplasty procedure) |
| TKR | Total knee replacement (an arthroplasty procedure) |
| BKA | below-knee amputation |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| OT | occuational therapy |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
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