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Medical Terminology
Medical Terminology, chapter 10
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Undergraduate 3
11/23/2009

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Term
Appendage
Definition

Any body part attached to the main structure.

(Arms and legs)

Term
Articulation
Definition

Place of union between two or more bones.

(Joint)

Term

Hematopoiesis

 

Definition

Production and development of blood cells.

 

Term
Ankl/o
Definition

Stiffness; bent, crooked

 

(ankyl/osis- abnormal condition of stiffness)

Term
Arthr/o
Definition

Joint

 

(Arthr/itis- Inflammation of a joint)

Term
Kyph/o
Definition

Humpback

 

(kyph/osis- abnormal condition of a humpback posture)

Term
Lamin/o
Definition

Lamina (Part of vertebral arch)

 

(Lamin/ectomy- excision of the lamina)

Term
lord/o
Definition

Curve, swayback

(Lord/osis- abnormal condition of a swayback posture)

Term
Myel/o
Definition

Bone marrow; spinal cord

(myel/o/cyte- bone marrow cell)

Term
Orth/o
Definition

Straight

(orth/o/ped/ist- specialist in treatment of musculoskeletal disorders)

Term
Oste/o
Definition

Bone

(oste/oma- tumor composed of bone)

Term

Ped/o

Ped/i

Definition

Foot; child

(Ped/o/graph- instrument for recording the foot)

Term
scoli/o
Definition

Crooked; bent

(scoli/osis- abnormal bending of the spine)

Term
thorac/o
Definition

chest

(Thorac/o/dynia- pain in the chest)

Term
acromi/o
Definition

acromion (projection of scapula)

(acromi/al- pertaining to the acromion)

Term
brachi/o
Definition

arm

(brachi/algia- pain in the arm)

Term
calcane/o
Definition

calcaneum (heel bone)

(calcane/o/dynia- pain in the heel)

Term
carp/o
Definition

carpus (wrist bone)

(carp/o/ptosis- wrist drop)

Term
cephal/o
Definition

head

(cephal/ad- towards the head)

Term
cervic/o
Definition

neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

(cervic/o/dynia- Pain in the neck)

Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
Term
cost/o
Definition

Ribs

(cost/ectomy- excission of a rib)

Term
crani/o
Definition

cranium (skull)

(crani/o/tomy- incision of the cranium)

Term
dactyl/o
Definition

fingers; toes

(dactyl/itis- inflammation of fingers or toes)

Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula

(fibul/o/calcane/al- pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus)
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus

(humer/o/scapul/ar- relating to the humerus and scapula)
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium

(ili/o/pelv/ic- pertaining to the iliac area of the pelvis)
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ishium

(ishi/o/dynia- pain in the ishium)
Term
lumb/o
Definition
lower back

(lumb/o/dynia- pain in the lumbar region of the back)
Term
metacarp/o
Definition
matacarpus(hand bones)
Term
metatars/o
Definition
metatarsus(foot bones)
Term
patell/o
Definition
patella (kneecap)
Term
pelv/i
pelv/o
Definition
pelvis

(pelv/i/metry- act of measuring the pelvis)
Term
phalang/o
Definition
phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
Term
pod/o
Definition
foot
(pod/iatry- treatment of the feet)
Term
pub/o
Definition
pelvis bone
Term
radi/o
Definition
radiation,x-ray; radius
Term
spondyl/o
Vertebr/o
Definition
vertebrae

(spondyl/itis- inflammation of the vertebae)
Term
stern/o
Definition
sternum
Term
tibi/o
Definition
tibia
Term
leiomy/o
Definition
smooth muscle

(leiomy/oma- tumor of smooth muscle)
Term
muscul/o
my/o
Definition
muscle
Term
rhabd/o
Definition
rod-shaped(striated)

(rhabd/oid- resembling a rod)
Term
rhabdomy/o
Definition
rod-shaped(striated)muscle

(rhabdomy/oma- tumor ocmposed of striated muscular tissue)
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
fasci/o
Definition
band, fascia (fiberous membrane supporting and seperating muscles)
Term
fibr/o
Definition
fiber, fiberous tissue
Term
synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
Term
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
Definition
tendon
Term
-asthenia
Definition
weakness, debility

(my/asthenia- weakness of muscle)
Term
-blast
Definition
embryonic cell

(my/o/blast- embryonic cell that turns into muscle)
Term
-clasia
Definition
to break; surgical fracture

(oste/o/clasia- surgical fracture of a bone)
Term
-desis
Definition
binding, fixation

(arthr/o/desis-binding together of a joint)
Term
-malacia
Definition
softening
Term
-physis
Definition
growth

(epi/physis-growth upon)
Term
-porosis
Definition
porous
Term
-scopy
Definition
visual examination
Term
open (compound) fracture
Definition
broken bone that extends out of the skin
Term
closed (simple) fracture
Definition
broken bone but no open wound
Term
complicated fracture
Definition
broken bone that has injured an internal organ
Term
comminuted fracture
Definition
bone that has broken or splintered into peices
Term
impacted fracture
Definition
bone is broke and one end is wedged into the other end of the bone
Term
greenstick fracture
Definition
when broken bone does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone. One side is broke, the other side is bent.
Term
colle's fracture
Definition
break in the lower end of the radius, just above the wrist.
Term
sarcomas
Definition
malignancies that originate from bone, fat,muscle, cartilage, bone marrow, and cells of the lymphatic system.
Term
CTS
Definition
carpal tunnel syndrome (pain condition from compression of medial nerve within carpals)
Term
claudication
Definition
lameness limping
Term
crepitation
Definition
grating sound when bone ends rub together
Term
electromyography
Definition
electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contraction
Term
exacerbation
Definition
increase in severity of desease or its symptoms
Term
hemarthrosis
Definition
effusion of blood into a joint cavity
Term
multiple myeloma
Definition
primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow.
Term
phantom limb
Definition
percieved sensation that a amputated limb is still there when it is not.
Term
rickets
Definition
for of oseomalacia (bone softening) in children caused by vitamin D deficiency
Term
sequestrum
Definition
fragment of necrosed bone that has become seperated from surrounding tissue
Term
spondylolishthesis
Definition
any slipping of a vertebrae from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it
Term
spondylosis
Definition
degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae related tissue
Term
sprain
Definition
tearing a ligament
Term
strain
Definition
injury due to force, usually muscular
Term
subluxation
Definition
partial or complete dislocation
Term
talipes equinovarus
Definition
clubfoot
Term
arthrography
Definition
radiograph of contrast into joints
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