Clinical Terminology – Latin and Greek Prefixes and Suffixes

This set of flashcards covers important clinical terminologies, including Latin and Greek prefixes and suffixes, as well as specific medical definitions related to musculoskeletal terminology.

acr(o)-

limb

aesthesi(o)-

sensation

arthr(o)-

joint

cranio(o)-

cranium, skull

chondr(o)-

cartilage

dys-

difficult, painful, wrong

endo-

inside

hyper-

above normal / excess

kine-

movement

my(o)-

muscle

myel(o)-

bone marrow

oste(o)-

bone

pod(o)-

foot, leg

py(o)-

pus

scoli(o)-

crooked / twisted

spondyl(o)-

vertebra

sym-, syn-

together, with

ten(o)-

tendon

-algia

condition of pain

-gen

originating in / pertaining to formation

-genesis

formation

-graphia

technique of recording / making an X-ray

-itis

inflammation

-kymia

condition of involuntary twitching of muscle

-lysis

absorption, destruction, breakdown, disintegration

-malacia

softening

-meter

measuring instrument

-oma

tumor, swelling

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-paresis

slight paralysis

-pathia

disease of sg

-rrhapia

suture, suturing

-rrhexia

break / rupture

-scop

viewing instrument

-spasmus

spasm, involuntary muscle contraction

-trophia

nourishment

arthritis

inflammation of the joint

arthroendoscop

instrument to view within a joint

arthrographia

X-ray of joints

osteoma

tumor of the bone

osteoporosis

loss of bone density

osteodystrophia

bad nourishment of a bone

osteomyelitis

inflammation of the bone marrow

chondrogenesis

formation of cartilage

acromegalia

enlargement of a limb

dyskinesia

difficulty in performing voluntary movements

hyperkinesia

excessive motility and muscular activity

kinaesthesia

the sense by which position, weight and movement are perceived

myectomia

removal of a muscle

myocardiopathia

disease of the myocardium

myodystrophia

muscular dystrophy, progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass

myogen

proteins extracted from skeletal muscle / of muscle origin

myomalacia

softening of the muscular tissue

myositis

inflammation of the muscle

myoma

tumor of the muscle

myokinesimeter

device for registering exact contraction of larger muscles in response to electric stimulation

myokymia

involuntary twitching of a muscle

myoparesis

paralysis affecting the muscles

myopathia

any several disease of a muscle

myorrhexia

tearing of a muscle

myospasmus

spasmodic muscular contraction

sympodia

union of the feet

spondylolysis

deficiency of a portion of the vertebra

spondylopyosis

pus in the vertebra

craniomalacia

softening of the cranial bone / skull

tenalgia

pain of the tendon

tenorrhapia

suture of a tendon

scoliosis

lateral curvature of the vertebral column