Medical Terminology Chapter 3 Terms

Vocabulary flashcards covering prefixes, suffixes, root words, and medical terms from Chapter 3.

ankyl/o

crooked, bent, stiff

arthr/o

joint

chondr/i, chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

-desis

to bind, tie together

kyph/o

bent, hump

lord/o

curve, swayback, bent

-lysis

loosening or setting free

myel/o

spinal cord, bone marrow

oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

bone

scoli/o

curved, bent

spondyl/o

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

synovi/o, synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

-um

singular noun ending

arthrolysis

surgical loosening of a joint

kyphosis

abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine

lordosis

abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine

osteoarthritis

inflammation of the bone and joint ("wear-and-tear arthritis")

scoliosis

abnormal lateral curvature of the spine