Week 5 HLSC: Chapter 6, Orthopedics

arthr/o

joint (word root)

burs/o

bursa (word root)

carp/o

carpus (wrist) (word root)

chondr/o

cartilage (word root)

clavicul/o

clavicle (collar bone) (word root)

coccyg/o

coccyx (tailbone) (word root)

cost/o

rib (word root)

crani/o

skull (word root)

femor/o

femur (thigh bone) (word root)

fibul/o

fibula (thinner lower leg bone) (word root)

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone) (word root)

ili/o

ilium (part of pelvis) (word root)

ischi/o

ischium (part of pelvis) (word root)

mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw) (word root)

maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw) (word root)

menisc/o

meniscus (word root)

metacarp/o

metacarpus (hand bones) (word root)

metatars/o

metatarsus (foot bones) (word root)

muscul/o

muscle (word root) (6 letters begins with m)

my/o

muscle (word root) (2 letters starts with m)

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord (word root)

oste/o

bone (word root)

patell/o

patella (kneecap) (word root)

phalang/o

phalanges (fingers and toes) (word root)

pub/o

pubis (part of pelvis) (word root)

radi/o

ray (X-ray), radius (part of forearm) (word root)

sacr/o

sacrum (word root)

scapul/o

scapula (shoulder blade) (word root)

spondyl/o

vertebra (word root) (7 letters starts with s)

stern/o

sternum (breast bone) (word root)

tars/o

tarsus (ankle) (word root)

ten/o

tendon (word root) (3 letters starts with t)

tendin/o

tendon (word root) (6 letters starts with t)

tibi/o

tibia (shin bone, larger lower leg bone) (word root)

uln/o

ulna (part of forearm) (word root)

vertebr/o

vertebra (backbone) (word root)

ankyl/o

stiff (word root)

cutane/o

skin (word root) (6 letters starts with c)

dors/i

back (of body) (word root)

duct/o

to lead (word root)

electr/o

electricity (word root)

extens/o

to stretch out (word root)

fasci/o

fascia (word root)

fibr/o

fibers (word root)

flex/o

to bend (word root)

kyph/o

hump (word root)

lord/o

bent backward (word root)

orth/o

straight (word root)

path/o

disease (word root)

plant/o

sole of foot (word root)

scoli/o

crooked (word root)

vers/o

to turn (word root)

-ac

pertaining to (suffix) (-ac)

-al

pertaining to (suffix) (-al)

-algia

pain condition (suffix) (5 letters starts with a)

-ar

pertaining to (suffix) (-ar)

-ary

pertaining to (suffix) (-ary)

-asthenia

weakness condition (suffix)

-centesis

puncture to withdraw fluid (suffix)

-clasia

surgical breaking (suffix)

-cyte

cell (suffix)

-desis

surgical fusing (suffix)

-dynia

pain condition (suffix) (5 letters starts with d)

-eal

pertaining to (suffix) (eal)

-ectomy

surgical removal (suffix)

-genic

pertaining to producing (suffix)

-gram

a record (suffix)

-graphy

process of recording (suffix)

-ic

pertaining to (suffix) (-ic)

-ion

action (suffix)

-itis

inflammation (suffix)

-kinesia

movement condition (suffix)

-malacia

abnormally soft condition (suffix)

-metry

process of measuring (suffix)

-oma

mass, tumor (suffix)

-osis

abnormal condition (suffix) (4 letters starts with o)

-ous

pertaining to (suffix) (ous)

-pathy

disease (suffix)

-plasty

surgical repair (suffix)

-porosis

porous (suffix)

-rrhaphy

to suture (suffix)

-rrhexis

rupture (suffix)

-scope

instrument for viewing (suffix)

-scopy

process of visually examining (suffix)

-tome

instrument to cut (suffix)

-tomy

cutting into (suffix)

-trophy

development (suffix)

a-

without (prefix)

ab-

away from (prefix)

ad-

toward (prefix)

brady-

slow (prefix)

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful (prefix)

e-

outward (prefix)

hyper-

excessive (prefix)

in-

inward, not (prefix)

inter-

between (prefix)

intra-

within (prefix)

per-

through (prefix)

pseudo-

false (prefix)

sub-

under (prefix)