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Chapter 15 Bones and Joints rd

Terms, suffixes, prefixes and vocabulary for Language of Medicine, Chapter 15

AB
-blastembryonic or immature cell
-physisto grow
-listhesisslipping
-clastto break
-malaciasoftening
-tomeinstrument to cut
-porosispore, passage
isch/oposterior part of the pelvis
humer/oupper arm bone
femor/othigh bone
ili/oupper part of the pelvic bone
fibul/osmaller lower leg bone; lateral bone
crani/oskull bone
cost/oribs
clavicul/ocollar bone
carp/owrist bones
acetabul/ohip socket; "vinegar cup"
calcane/oheel bone
malleol/omalleous; process (the bump) on each side of the ankle
uln/oulnar; lower arm bone, little-finger side
mandibul/olower jaw bone
tibi/oshin bone of lower leg; medial bone
maxill/omaxillary; upper jaw bone
tars/obones of the hindfoot; ankle bones
metacarp/ohand bones; bones of the palm
stern/obreast bone
metatars/ofoot bones; from the ankle to the toes
scapul/oshoulder blade
olecran/oelbow
radi/oradius; lower arm bone, thumb side
patell/oknee cap
pub/opubis; anterior part of the pelvis bone
pelv/ihip bone; fused ischium, ilium, and pubis
perone/ofibula
phalang/ofinger or toe bone
ankyl/ocrooked, stiff, bent
chondr/ocartilage
arthr/ojoint
articul/ojoint
burs/obursa
tendin/otendon (muscle to bone)
ligamen/oligament (bone to bone)
synov/osynovial fluid (of the joint)
ten/otendon
rheumat/o"watery fluid"
-stenosisnarrowing
-desisto bind, to tie
ab-away from the midline of the body
dorsi-towards the back
ad-towards the midline of the body
poly-many, much
fasci/osheath enveloping muscles
fibr/ofibrous connective tissue
leiomy/osmooth muscle; visceral muscle
my/o or myos/omuscle
rhabdomy/ostriated muscle; skeletal muscle
myocardi/oheart muscle
plant/osole of the foot
-trophydevelopment, nourishment
-asthenialack of strength; weakness
vertebr/oveterbra
scoli/ocrooked, bent, lateral curve
myel/obone marrow OR spinal cord
spondyl/overtebrae; used to make words about)
oste/obone
orth/ostraight
lamin/olamina; part of the vertebrae
lumb/oloin, lower back
kyph/ohumpback, posterior curvature in the thoracic region
lord/ocurve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
calc/ocalcium
calci/ocalcium


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