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Orthopedics Terms
NHTC 12 Orthopedics Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of the vertebral arch) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| rachi/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| acromi/o | acromion (projection of the scapula) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bones) |
| phalang/o | phalanges (bones of fingers & toes) |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
| uln/o | ulna (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
| calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg) |
| ili/o | ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone) |
| ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of the hip bone) |
| lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| ped/i | foot, child |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| pod/o | foot |
| pub/o | pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger inner bone of the lower leg) |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| condyl/o | condyle (rounded protuberance at end of a bone that forms an articulation) |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| my/o | muscle |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped (striated) |
| fasci/o | band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| dia- | through, across |
| epi- | above, upon |
| endo- | in, within |
| peri- | around |
| itis | inflammation |
| ar | pertaining to |
| desis | surgical immobilization |
| malacia | softening |
| al | pertaining to |
| ectomy | excision |
| algia | pain |
| dys | bad, painful, difficult |
| trophy | development |
| sarc | flesh |
| oma | tumor |
| osteo | bone |
| porosis | porous |
| kyph | hill, mountain |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| lord | curve, swayback |
| scoli | crooked, bent |
| pathy | disease |
| ic | pertaining to, relating to |
| ectomy | excision |
| ptosis | prolapse |
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