Med Term

ankyl/o

stiff joint

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint

burs/o

sac

carp/o

carpus

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

clavicul/o

clavicle

coccyg/o

coccyx

cortic/o

outer layer

cost/o

rib

crani/o

skull

femor/o

femur

fibul/o

fibula

humer/o

humerus

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

kyph/o

hump

lamin/o

lamina, part of vertebra

lord/o

bent backward

lumb/o

loin, lower back

mandibul/o

mandible

maxill/o

maxilla

medull/o

inner portion

metacarp/o

metacarpus (hand bones)

metatars/o

metatarsus (foot bones)

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella

pector/o

chest

ped/o

foot, child

pelv/o

pelvis

phalang/o

phalanges

pod/o

foot

prosthet/o

addition

pub/o

pubis

radi/o

radius, ray

sacr/o

sacrum

scapul/o

scapula

scoli/o

crooked

spin/o

spine

spondyl/o

vertebrae

stern/o

sternum

synovi/o

synovial membrane

synov/o

synovial membrane

tars/o

tarsus

thorac/o

chest

tibi/o

tibia

uln/o

ulna

vertebr/o

vertebra

-blast

immature

-clasia

to surgically break

-desis

to fuse

-listhesis

slipping

-logic

pertaining to study of

-porosis

porous

dis-

apart

non-

not

angi/o

vessel

aort/o

aorta

arteri/o

artery

arteriol/o

arteriole

arther/o

fatty substance

atri/o

atrium

cardi/o

heart

coron/o

heart

embol/o

plug

fibrin/o

fibers

isch/o

to hold back

myocardi/o

heart muscle

phleb/o

vein

sept/o

wall

son/o

sound

sphygm/o

pulse

steth/o

chest

thromb/o

clot

valv/o

valve

valvul/o

valve

varic/o

dilated vein

vascul/o

blood vessel

vas/o

vessel

ven/o

vein

ventricul/o

ventricle

venul/o

venule

-cardia

heart condition

-monometer

instrument to measure pressure

-ole

small

-pressor

to press down

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

-tension

pressure

-tonic

pertaining to tone

-ule

small

di-

two

aggultin/o

clumping

bas/o

base

chrom/o

color

coagul/o

clotting

eosin/o

rosy red

fus/o

pouring