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Chapter 4
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09/23/2015

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Term
ab-
Definition
away from
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abdomin/o
Definition
abdomen
Term
ad-
Definition
toward
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amni/o
Definition
amnion
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
bursa
Term
-centesis
Definition
surgical puncture
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
Definition
rib
Term
cyst/o
Definition
urinary bladder, fluid-filled sac
Term
dont/o, dent/o, odont/o
Definition
teeth, tooth
Term
duct/o
Definition
movement
Term
dys-
Definition
difficult or painful
Term
fasci/o
Definition
fascia, connects muscle to muscle
Term
hydro-
Definition
water
Term
inter-
Definition
between
Term
-ist
Definition
one who practices (specialist)
Term
lumb/o
Definition
lumbar
Term
malac/o
Definition
softening
Term
menisc/o
Definition
meniscus of the knee
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myel/o
Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
Term
odont/o
Definition
tissue around the teeth
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orth/o
Definition
straight
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-osis
Definition
condition
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
pelv/o (ic)
Definition
pelvis
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peri-
Definition
around, near
Term
-phobia
Definition
abnormal fear
Term
-plasia
Definition
development
Term
-plasty
Definition
surgical repair
Term
poli/o
Definition
gray, gray matter
Term
por/o
Definition
porous
Term
prosthet/o (sis)
Definition
artificial limb
Term
pub/o (ic)
Definition
pubis
Term
rheumat/o
Definition
rheumatic, rheumatoid
Term
-scope
Definition
looking instrument
Term
-scopy
Definition
process of using a scope
Term
supra-
Definition
above
Term
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
Definition
tendon
Term
thorac/o
Definition
chest, thorax
Term
abdomen
Definition
belly area, cavity below the thorax
Term
abdominocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
Term
abduct
Definition
move away from the midline (verb)
Term
abduction
Definition
movement away from the midline, e.g.,arm abducted from side
Term
aberrant
Definition
wandering from normal location, process, or behavior
Term
abnormal
Definition
deviating from the average or expected
Term
addiction
Definition
habitual attraction, may include physical dependence
Term
adhesions
Definition
tissues grown together that are normally separate
Term
amniocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing
Term
arthritis
Definition
inflammation of a joint
Term
arthroplasy
Definition
surgical repair of reconstruction of a joint
Term
arthroscopy
Definition
process of using an arthroscope to examine a joint
Term
bursa
Definition
serous sac between a tendon and bone (pl. bursae)
Term
bursectomy
Definition
excision of a bursa
Term
bursitis
Definition
inflammation of a bursa
Term
cardiocentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid
Term
chondralgia, chondrodynia
Definition
cartilage pain
Term
chondrectomy
Definition
excision of cartilage
Term
chondrocostal, costochondral
Definition
pertaining to cartilage and rib
Term
costectomy
Definition
excision of a rib
Term
cystocele
Definition
herniation of the urinary bladder (into the vagina)
Term
cystoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of the urinary bladder
Term
cystoscopy
Definition
process of examining the bladder using a scope
Term
cystotomy
Definition
incision into the urinary bladder
Term
dentalgia
Definition
tooth pain
Term
dentist
Definition
specialist in care of teeth
Term
dentoid
Definition
resembling a tooth
Term
dysplasia
Definition
poor or defective development
Term
etiology
Definition
study of the origin of a disease
Term
fascia
Definition
tissue that connects muscle to muscle
Term
fracture
Definition
break or crack
Term
hydrocele
Definition
serous fluid accumulation in a saclike cavity (Example: Testicular hernia)
Term
hydrocephalus
Definition
fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage
Term
hydrocyst
Definition
fluid-filled sac
Term
hydrophobia
Definition
abnormal fear of water, rabies
Term
hydrotherapy
Definition
therapy using water
Term
hyperplasia
Definition
abnormally increased development referring to quantity of cells
Term
interchondral
Definition
pertaining to between the cartilage (intercartilaginous)
Term
intercostal
Definition
pertaining to between the ribs
Term
interdental
Definition
pertaining to between the teeth
Term
kyphosis
Definition
(hunch back) posterior thoracic cuvature
Term
ligament
Definition
tissue that connects bone to bone an visceral organs
Term
lumbar
Definition
pertaining to the lower back, between the thorax and the sacrum
Term
meniscitis
Definition
inflammation of the meniscus
Term
meniscectomy
Definition
excision of the meniscus of the knee
Term
myelocystes
Definition
bone marrow cells
Term
myelodysplasia
Definition
defective development of the bone marrow or the spinal cord
Term
orthodontics
Definition
dental practice of straightening teeth
Term
orthodontist
Definition
dentist specializing in straightening teeth
Term
orthopedist
Definition
physician specialist in treatment of skeletal and joint disorders
Term
orthotics
Definition
pertaining to appliances used to support muscoloskeletal system
Term
orthotist
Definition
specialist who develops and assists patients with orthotics
Term
osteitis
Definition
inflammation of the bone
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
inflammation of the bone and joint
Term
osteoarthropathy
Definition
disease of bone and joint
Term
osteochondritis
Definition
inflammation of the bone and cartilage
Term
osteoma
Definition
bone tumor
Term
osteomalacia
Definition
softening of the bone
Term
osteopathic
Definition
pertaining to the practice of osteopathic physicians or bone disease
Term
osteopathy
Definition
disease of the bones
Term
osteopenia
Definition
loss of bone
Term
osteosarcoma
Definition
cancer of the bone
Term
pelvis
Definition
the bony structure including the ilium, ischium, pubis, sacrum, and coccyx
Term
pericardium
Definition
around the heart (membrane)
Term
perichondrium
Definition
around the cartilage (membrane)
Term
periodontal
Definition
around the tooth
Term
periodontist
Definition
dentist specializing in treatment of diseased tissue around the teeth
Term
periosteum
Definition
around the bone (membrane)
Term
poliomyelitis
Definition
inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord
Term
prosthesis
Definition
artificial limb or other body part replacement
Term
prosthetics
Definition
pertaining to prostheses
Term
prosthetist
Definition
specialist who develops and assists patients with prostheses
Term
pubic
Definition
pertaining to the pubis, bone in the lower anterior pelvis
Term
rheumatology
Definition
study of rheumatic disease
Term
supracostal
Definition
above the ribs
Term
supracranial
Definition
above or on top of the skull
Term
supralumbar
Definition
above the lumbar spine
Term
tenalgia, tenodynia
Definition
tendon pain
Term
tendinitis
Definition
inflammation of a tendon
Term
tendon
Definition
tissue that connects muscle to bone
Term
tendinoplasty, tenoplasty, tendoplasty
Definition
surgical repair of a tendon
Term
thoracocentesis, thoracentesis
Definition
surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid
Term
thoracolumbar
Definition
pertaining to the chest and lower spine
Term
thoracometer
Definition
instrument used to measure the chest
Term
thoracopathy
Definition
disease of the chest
Term
thoracotomy
Definition
incision into the thorax
Term
thorax
Definition
chest, area of the back posterior to the chest (pl. thoraces)
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