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ch14wp&addterms
Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch14wordparts andadded terms(N.D's class)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankylo | stiff, bent |
| aponeuro | aponeurosis; fascia sheath that attaches muscle to bone |
| arthro | joint |
| burso | bursa; fluid filled sac near joints |
| carpo | carpals ; wrist bones |
| carpal | pertaining to the carpals; wrist bones |
| chondro | cartilage |
| chondral | pertaining to cartilage |
| clavico | clavicle; collarbone |
| claviculo | clavicle; collarbone |
| clavicular | pertaining to the clavicle; collarbone |
| costo | rib |
| costal | pertaining to the rib |
| cranio | cranium; skull |
| cranial | pertaining to the cranium; skull |
| disko | intervertebral disk |
| femoro | femur; upper leg bone |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur; upper leg bone |
| fibulo | fibula; lower leg bone |
| fibular | pertaining to the fibula; lower leg bone |
| humero | humerus; upper arm bone |
| humeral | pertaining to the humerus; upper arm bone |
| ilio | ilium; upper pelvic bones |
| iliac | pertaining to the ilium, upper pelvic bones |
| ischio | ischium; lower posterior pelvic bone |
| ischial | pertaining to the ischium; lower posterior pelvic bone |
| kinesio | movement |
| kinesic | pertaining to movement |
| lamino | lamina; thin, flat plate of vertebra |
| lordo | bent forward |
| lumbo | lower spine region |
| lumbar | pertaining to the lower spine region |
| mandibulo | mandible; lower jawbone |
| mandibular | pertaining to the mandible; lower jawbone |
| maxillo | maxilla ; upper jawbone |
| maxillary | pertaining to the maxilla; upper jawbone |
| menisco | cartilage within a joint (crescent) |
| meniscal | pertaining to cartilage within a joint (crescent) |
| myelo | bone marrow ( inside bone) |
| myo | muscle |
| myoso | muscle |
| osteo | bone |
| patello | patella; kneecap |
| patellar | pertaining to the patella; kneecap |
| pelvi | pelvis |
| pelvo | pelvis |
| pelvic | pertaining to the pelvis |
| phalango | phalanges; finger or toe bones |
| phalangeal | pertaining to the phalanges; finger or toe bones |
| pubo | pubis |
| pubic | pertaining to the pubis |
| rachio | vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column |
| radio | radius; lower arm bone |
| radial | pertaining to radius; lower arm bone |
| sacro | sacrum; base of spine |
| sacral | pertaining sacrum; base of spine |
| scapulo | scapula; shoulder blade |
| scapular | pertaining to the scapula; shoulder blade |
| spondylo | vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column |
| sterno | sternum; breastbone |
| sternal | pertaining to the sternum; breastbone |
| synovio | synovial membrane |
| tarso | tarsals; ankle bones |
| tarsal | pertaining to the tarsals; ankle bones |
| tendino | tendon |
| tendo | tendon |
| teno | tendon |
| tibio | tibia; lower leg bone |
| tibial | pertaining to the tibia; lower leg bone |
| ulno | ulna; lower arm bone |
| ulnar | pertaining to the ulna; lower arm bone |
| vertebro | vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column |
| vertebral | pertaining to the vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column |
| inter- | between |
| supra- | above |
| sym- | together, joined |
| syn- | together, joined |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia | break |
| -clasis | break |
| -desis | fusion |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | split, fissure |
| alignment | placing of portions of a fractured bone into correct anatomical position |
| ambulate | able to walk, not confined to bed |
| ambulatory | pertaining to ambulate |
| deformity/deformed | distortion of any part or disfigurement of the body |
| dislocate/dislocation | temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint |
| fracture | broken bone or bent bone |
| immobilize/immobilization | making of a part or limb immovable |
| orthopod | orthopedist |
| reduce/reduction | restoring a fractured bone to its normal position |
| symmetry | both sides being equal |
| traction | pulling force exerted on a limb in an effort to return the bone or joint to a normal position |
| abduction | moving away from the midline |
| adduction | moving toward the midline |
| inversion | turning inward |
| eversion | turning outward |
| extension | movement in which a limb is placed in a straight postion |
| flexion | movement in which a limb is bent |
| pronation | movement that turns the palm down |
| supination | movement that turns the palm up |
| rotation | turning around its own axis |
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