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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Definition
Scapul/o	Scapula
Metacarp/o	Metacarpus
-Metry	Process of measuring
Extens/o	To stretch out
Ischi/o	Ischium
Kyph/o	Hump
Synovi/o	Synovial membrane
Ad-	Toward
-itis	Inflammation
-Ac	Pertaining to
Ex-	Outward
Later/o	Side
-Eal	Pertaining to
Brady-	Slow
-ion	Action, condition
-Ar	Pertaining to
-Ory	Pertaining to
-Porosis	Porous
-Desis	To fuse
Phalang/o	Phalanges
Tars/o	Tarsus
Ten/o	Tendon
-Al	Pertaining to
Chondr/o	Cartilage
Ped/o	Foot, child
-Ectomy	Surgical removal
Oste/o	Bone
Muscul/o	Muscle
Sarc/o	Flesh
Pelv/o	Pelvis
Vascul/o	Blood vessel
Vertebr/o	Vertebra
Vers/o	To turn
Bi-	Two
Lamin/o	Lamina, part of the vertebra
Kinesi/o	Movement
Rotat/o	To revolve
-Graph	Record
Maxill/o	Maxilla
-Rrhexis	Rupture
Scoli/o	Crooked
Uln/o	Ulna
Cortic/o	Outer layer
My/o	Muscle
Pub/o	Pubis
Medull/o	Inner portion
-Pathy	Disease
Ili/o	Ilium
E-	Outward
-Trophic	Pertaining to development
-Ary	Pertaining to
Ultra-	Beyond
-iatry	Medical treatment
Lumb/o	Loin, low back
Per-	Through
-Scopy	Process of visually examining
-Penia	Abnormal decrease, too few
Radi/o	Radius, ray
-Algia	Pain
Cervic/o	Neck
Ankyl/o	Stiff joint
-Genic	Producing
-Clasia	To break surgically
Necr/o	Death
Ab-	Away from
Cost/o	Rib
-Clast	Broken
Prosthet/o	Addition
Stern/o	Sternum
-Stenosis	Narrowing
Spondyl/o	Vertebrae
Arthr/o	Joint
-Blast	Immature
Synov/o	Synovial membrane
Humer/o	Humerus
-Asthenia	Weakness
-Osis	Abnormal condition
-Trophy	Development
-ic	Pertaining to
-Ous	Pertaining to
Path/o	Disease
Cleid/o	Clavicle
Pre-	Before
Carp/o	Carpus
Myos/o	Muscle
Hyper-	Excessive
-Phyte	Growth
Femor/o	Femur
Fibul/o	Fibula
Dys-	Abnormal, difficult
Circum-	Around
Sacr/o	Sacrum
Orth/o	Straight
Tendin/o	Tendon
-Malacia	Abnormal softening
-Dynia	Pain
Duct/o	To bring
Lord/o	Bent backward
-Listhesis	Slipping
Menisc/o	Meniscus
Tend/o	Tendon
-Scopic	Pertaining to visually examining
Tibi/o	Tibia
Sub-	Below, under
-Graphy	Process of recording
Articul/o	Joint
Dis-	Apart
-Otomy	Cutting into
-Tome	Instrument used to cut
Myel/o	Bone marrow, spinal cord
Mandibul/o	Mandible
Patell/o	Patella
-Centesis	Puncture to withdraw fluid
Thorac/o	Chest
-Tic	Pertaining to
-Gram	Record
Hypo-	Insufficient
Pod/o	Foot
-Scope	Instrument for viewing
Metatars/o	Metatarsus
-Oma	Tumor
Intra-	Within
Inter-	Between
Re-	Again
Anti-	Against
Crani/o	Skull
Bi/o	Life
Coccyg/o	Coccyx
-Opsy	View of
-Kinesia	Movement
Pector/o	Chest
-Plasty	Surgical repair
Non-	Not
Burs/o	Sac
Flex/o	To bend
Epi-	Above
Electr/o	Electricity
Plant/o	Sole of foot
Poly-	Many
-Rrhaphy	Suture
-Tonia	Tone
Spin/o	Spine
Pseudo-	False
Fibr/o	Fibers
A-	Without
-Logy	Study
-Logic	Pertaining to study of
Fasci/o	Fibrous band
Clavicul/o	Clavicle

Scapula	Term: Scapul/o	1	1	false
Metacarpus	Term: Metacarp/o	2	1	false
-Metry	Definition: Process of measuring	3	0	false
To stretch out	Term: Extens/o	4	1	false
Ischi/o	Definition: Ischium	5	0	false
Hump	Term: Kyph/o	6	1	false
Synovi/o	Definition: Synovial membrane	7	0	false
Toward	Term: Ad-	8	1	false
Inflammation	Term: -itis	9	1	false
Pertaining to	Term: -Ac	10	1	false
Outward	Term: Ex-	11	1	false
Side	Term: Later/o	12	1	false
Slow	Term: Brady-	14	1	false
Action, condition	Term: -ion	15	1	false
Porous	Term: -Porosis	18	1	false
To fuse	Term: -Desis	19	1	false
Phalanges	Term: Phalang/o	20	1	false
Tarsus	Term: Tars/o	21	1	false
Tendon	Term: Ten/o	22	1	false
Chondr/o	Definition: Cartilage	24	0	false