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Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach

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Term
Definition
pronation   turns the palm down  
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supination   turns the palm up  
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inversion   moves the sole of the foot inward  
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eversion   moves the sole of the foot outward  
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dorsiflexion   elevates the foot  
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plantar flexion   lowers the foot (points the toes)  
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ankyl/o   stiffness; bent, crooked  
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arthr/o   joint  
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kyph/o   humpback  
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lamin/o   lamina  
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lord/o   curve, swayback  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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orth/o   straight  
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oste/o   bone  
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ped/o   foot; child  
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ped/i   foot; child  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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thorac/o   chest  
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brachi/o   arm  
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carp/o   wrist bones  
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cephal/o   head  
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cost/o   ribs  
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crani/o   skull  
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femor/o   femur  
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lumb/o   lumbar (lower back)  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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pod/o   foot  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone)  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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fasci/o   band, fascia  
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synov/o   synovial membrane; synovial fluid  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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-clasia   to break; surgical fracture  
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-malacia   softening  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue  
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strain   muscular trauma caused by violent contraction or excessive stretch  
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sprain   tearing of ligament tissue  
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NSAIDs   Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  
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