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Med 107 week 1 Ruby Tamez
medical terminology
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10/02/2025

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Cards

Term

 

 

a-

Definition

 

 

 

Absence of, without

Term

 

 

ab-

Definition

 

 

Towards

Term

 

 

brady-

Definition

 

Slow

Term

 

dys-

Definition

 

 

painful, difficult, abnormal, labored

Term

 

hyper-

Definition

 

 

Above, excessive

Term

 

 

inter-

Definition

 

 

Between

Term

 

 

intra-

Definition

 

 

within, in

Term

 

 

poly-

Definition

 

 

Many, much

Term

 

sub-

Definition

 

Below, under

Term

 

 

supra-

Definition

 

 

Above-

Term

 

 

sym-

Definition

 

 

Together, joined

Term

 

syn-

Definition

 

 

Together, joined

Term

 

-algia

Definition

 

Pain

Term

 

-itis

Definition

 

inflamation

Term

 

 

-ectomy

Definition

 

 

Excision, surgical removal

Term

 

 

-plasty

Definition

 

 

Surgical repair

Term

 

-ad

Definition

 

 

Towards

 

Term

 

-al

Definition

 

 

Pertaining to

Term

 

 

-asthenia

Definition

 

Weakness

Term

 

-blast

Definition

 

 

formative cell

Term

 

-centesis

Definition

 

 

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

Term

 

 

-clasia

Definition

 

 

break

Term

 

 

-clast

Definition

 

 

Break

Term

 

 

-desis

Definition

 

 

 

 

Surgical fixation, fusion

 

Term
-ectomy
Definition

 

 

Excision, surgical, removal, cutting out

Term

 

 

-gram

Definition

 

 

The record, radiographic image

Term

 

 

-graphy 

Definition

 

 

Process of recording, radiographic imaging

Term

 

 

-ic

Definition

 

 

Pertaining to

Term

 

 

-lysis

Definition

 

 

loosening, separating, dissolution

Term

 

 

-malacia

Definition

 

 

Softening

Term

 

 

Arthralgia

Definition

 

 

Joint pain

Term

 

 

Neuralgia

Definition

 

 

Nerve pain

Term

 

 

-oid

Definition

 

 

Resembling

Term

 

 

-oma

Definition

 

 

tumor

Term

 

 

-osis

Definition

 

 

Tumor

Term

 

 

-penia

Definition

 

 

Abnormal reduction

Term

 

 

-physis

Definition

 

 

Growth

Term

 

 

-plasty

Definition

 

 

Surgical repair

Term

 

 

-rrhaphy

Definition

 

 

suturing, repairing

Term

 

 

-sarcoma

Definition

 

 

Malignant tumor

Term

 

 

-schisis

Definition

 

 

Split, fissure

Term

 

 

-scopy

Definition

 

 

Process of viewing, visual examination

Term

 

 

-tomy

Definition

 

 

Incision, cut into

Term

 

 

-trophy

Definition

 

 

Nourishment, development

Term

 

 

ankyl/o

Definition

 

 

still,bent

Term

 

 

aponeur/o

Definition

 

 

Aponeurosis

Term

 

 

arthr/o

Definition

 

 

Joint

Term

 

 

burs/o

Definition

 

 

Bursa

Term
carp/o
Definition

 

 

 

Carpals, wrist

Term

 

 

chondr/o

Definition

 

 

cartilage

Term

 

 

clavic

Definition

 

 

Clavicle, collarbone

Term

 

 

clavicul/o

Definition

 

 

clavicle, collarbone

Term

 

 

cost/o

Definition

 

 

Ribs

Term

 

 

crani/o

Definition

 

 

cranium

Term

 

 

disk/o

Definition

 

 

Intervertebral disc

Term

 

 

femor/o

Definition

 

 

Femur, upper leg bone

Term

 

 

fibul/o

Definition

 

 

Fibula, lower leg bone

Term

 

 

humer/o

Definition

 

 

 

Humerus, upper arm bone

Term

 

 

ili/o

Definition

 

 

Ischium

Term

 

 

Kines/o

Definition

 

 

 

Movement, motion

Term

 

 

kyph/o

Definition

 

 

Increased convexity of the spine

Term

 

 

lord/o

Definition

 

 

Bent forward, increased concavity of the spine

Term

 

 

lumb/o

Definition

 

 

Loin, lumber region of the spine

Term

 

 

maxill/o 

Definition

 

 

Maxilla, upper jawbone

Term

 

 

mandibul/o

Definition

 

 

Mandible, lower jawbone

Term

 

 

menisc/o

Definition

 

 

Meniscus, cresent

Term

 

 

myle/o

Definition

 

 

Bone marrow, spinal cord

Term

 

 

oste

Definition

 

 

Bone

Term

 

 

patell/o

Definition

 

 

 

Patela, kneecap

Term

 

 

pelv/i

Definition

 

 

Pelvis, pelvic bone

Term

 

 

Crainectomy

Definition

 

 

 

Surgical removal of a portion of the skull

Term

 

 

Bursitis

Definition

 

Inflammation of a bursa, a fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between joints.

Term

 

 

Tendonitis

Definition

 

 

Inflammation of a tendon.

Term

 

 

Cephalad

Definition

 

 

Toward the head

Term

 

 

Dorsad

Definition

 

 

Toward the back or posterior side.

Term

 

 

Myoblast

Definition

 

 

 

An immature muscle cell

Term

 

 

Osteoclast

Definition

 

 

A cell that breakdown bone.

Term

 

 

Osteosarcoma

Definition
A Malignant tumor of the bone.
Term

 

 

Laminectomy 

Definition

 

 

Surgical removal of the Lamina, the posterior part of vertebra

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