HAN 312 exam two medical terms

oste/o

Bone

calc/o, calci/o

Calcium

myel/o

Bone marrow; spinal cord

orth/o

Straight; correct

crani/o

Cranium; skull

mandibul/o

Mandible; lower jaw

maxill/o

Maxilla; upper jaw

spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Vertebra

rachi/o

Spine; spinal column

cervic/o

Neck; cervix

lumb/o

Lower back

lamin/o

Lamina

disk/o, disc/o

Disk or disc

lord/o

Curve; posterior curve

kyph/o

Posterior curve

scoli/o

Crooked; twisted

thorac/o

Thorax; chest

clavicula/o, clavic/o

Clavicle; collarbone

scapula/o

Scapula; shoulder blade

cost/o

Ribs

stern/o

Sternum; breastbone

humer/o

Humerus; upper arm bone

radi/o

Radius

uln/o

Ulna

carp/o

Carpals; wrist bones

metacarp/o

Metacarpals; palm bones

phalang/o

Phalanges; finger or toe bones

femor/o

Femur; thigh bone

patell/o

Patella; kneecap

fibul/o, perone/o

Fibula

tibi/o

Tibia; shinbone

tars/o

Tarsals; ankle bones

metatars/o

Metatarsals; foot bones

pelv/i

Pelvis

ili/o

Ilium

ischi/o

Ischium

pub/o

Pubis

arthr/o, articul/o

Joint

chondr/o

Cartilage

ligament/o

Ligament

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

Tendon

burs/o

Bursa; fluid-filled sac

synov/o

Synovial membrane or synovial fluid

rheumat/o

Watery flow; joint-related conditions

ankyl/o

Stiff; bent or crooked

-blast

Immature or embryonic cell

-clasia, -clasis, -clast

To break; breaking

-listhesis

Slipping

-malacia

Softening

-physis

To grow; growth

-porosis

Pore; passage

-tome

Instrument used to cut

-desis

Binding; tying together

-stenosis

Narrowing

my/o, myos/o, muscul/o

Muscle

rhabd/o

Striated muscle

leiomy/o

Smooth muscle

myocardi/o

Cardiac muscle

sarc/o

Muscles; flesh

fasci/o

Fascia; band

fibr/o

Fibrous; fiber

ton/o

Tone; tension

kinesi/o

Movement

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward

dorsi-

Back

-asthenia

Weakness

-trophy

Development; nourishment

Encephal/o

Entire brain

Cephal/o

Head

Cerebr/o

Cerebrum

Thalam/o

Thalamus

Cerebell/o

Cerebellum

Pont/o

Pons

Mening/o, Meningi/o

Meninges

Thec/o

Sheath; refers to the meninges

Dur/o

Hard; dura mater

Ventricul/o

Ventricle

Spin/o

Spine

Gangli/o, Ganglion/o

Ganglion

Gli/o

Neuroglia

Neur/o

Nerve

Radicul/o

Nerve root

Vag/o

Vagus nerve

Poli/o

Gray matter

Esthesi/o

Sensation or perception

Phas/o

Speech

Lex/o

Word or phrase

Kines/o

Movement

Tax/o

Order or coordination

Hemi-

Half

Epi-

On or following

Para-

Beside

Quadri-

Four

-Phrenia

The mind

-Phasia

Speech

-Kinesia, -Kinesis, -Kinetic

Movement

-Praxia

Action

-Sthenia

Strength

Ocul/o, Ophthalm/o

Eye