tim med term chapter 6

  1. acetabul/o
    acetabulum
  2. acr/o
    extremity
  3. ankyl/o
    stiffening, crooked
  4. arthr/o
    joint
  5. burs/o
    a pouch
  6. calcan/e
    heel bone
  7. carcin/o
    cancer
  8. carp/o
    wrist
  9. coll/a
    glue
  10. cost/o
    rib
  11. crani/o
    skull
  12. dactyl/o
    finger or toe
  13. femor/o
    femur
  14. fibul/o
    fibula
  15. fixat/o
    fastened
  16. humer/o
    humerus
  17. ili/o
    ilium
  18. isch/i
    ischium, hip
  19. kyph/o
    a hump
  20. lamin/o
    lamina (thin plate)
  21. lord/o
    bending, curve, swayback
  22. lumb/o
    loin, lower back
  23. menisc/i
    crescent
  24. myel/o
    bone marrow
  25. ped/o
    foot
  26. rach/i
    spine
  27. rad/i
    radius
  28. radi/o
    x-ray
  29. rheumat/o
    discharge
  30. sacr/o
    sacrum
  31. sarc/o
    flesh
  32. scapul/o
    shoulder blade
  33. scoli/o
    curvature
  34. spin/o
    spine
  35. spondyl/o
    vertebra
  36. stern/o
    sternum, breastbone
  37. tendon/o
    tendon
  38. tibi/o
    tibia
  39. tract/o
    to draw
  40. uln/o
    ulna, elbow
  41. vertebr/o
    vertebra
  42. xiph/o
    sword
  43. -um
    structure, tissue
  44. -plasia
    formation
  45. acr
    extremity, point.
  46. -algia
    pain
  47. arthr
    joint
  48. -scope
    instrument for examining
  49. burs
    a pouch
  50. -al
    pert. to
  51. cartil
    gristle
  52. -age
    related to
  53. -ar
    pert. to
  54. -dynia
    pain
  55. -gen
    formation, produce
  56. -ive
    nature of
  57. -ectomy
    surgical excision
  58. -tomy
    incision
  59. -ic
    pert. to
  60. -gram
    mark, record
  61. locat
    to place
  62. lord
    bending, curve, swayback
  63. lumb
    loin, lower back
  64. meta-
    beyond
  65. -poiesis
    formation
  66. -penia
    deficiency
  67. por
    a passage
  68. -malacia
    softening
  69. ped
    foot
  70. phos
    light
  71. phor
    carrying
  72. duct
    to lead
  73. re-
    back
  74. sub-
    under, beneath
  75. sym
    together
  76. -physis
    growth
  77. ACL
    anterior cruciate ligament
  78. ANA
    antinuclear antibodies
  79. AP
    anteroposterior
  80. BMD
    bone mineral density (test)
  81. C1
    cervical vertebra, first
  82. Ca
    calcium
  83. CDH
    congenital dislocation of hip
  84. CDH
    congenital dislocation of hip
  85. CRP
    C-reactive protein blood test
  86. DJD
    degenerative joint disease
  87. DMARDs
    disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs
  88. DXA
    dual-energy x-ray
  89. EHT
    estrogen hormone therapy
  90. Fx
    fracture
  91. JRA
    juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
  92. jt
    joint
  93. KJ
    knee jerk
  94. L1
    Lumbar vertebra, first
  95. LAC
    long arm cast
  96. lig
    ligament
  97. LLC
    long leg cast
  98. LLCC
    long leg cylinder cast
  99. OA
    osteoarthritis
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tim med term chapter 6
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prefix/suffix chap 6
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