Chapter 4 Medical Word Parts

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Skeletal System

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acr/o

extremities

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ankyl/o

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

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arthr/o

joint

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brachi/o

arm

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burs/o

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

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calcane/o

calcaneus; heel bone

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carp/o

wrist

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cervic/o

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chir/o

hand

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chondr/o

cartilage

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clavicul/o

clavicle; collarbones

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cost/o

rib

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crani/o

skull

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cubit/o

elbow

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dactyl/o

digits (fingers or toes)

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dextr/o

to the right

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femor/o

thigh bone

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fibul/o

fibula; lower leg bone

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humer/o

humerus; upper arm bone

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hy/o

hyoid bone

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ili/o

ilium; top of the hip bone

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kyph/o

humpback

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ligament/o

ligament

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lord/o

curve; swayback

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lumb/o

lumbar region; loin

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lux/o

slide

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mandibul/o

mandible; lower jaw bone

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menisc/o

meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint

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myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

numbness; sleep; stupor

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nas/o

nose

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orth/o

straight

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oste/o

bone

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patell/o

patella; kneecap

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ped/o

foot; child

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phalang/o

phalanges; fingers or toes

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physi/o

nature; function

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por/o

opening; passageway; porous

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pod/o

foot

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pub/o

pubis; public region

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pyret/o

fever

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rachi/o

spine; vertebra

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rheumat/o

watery flow

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rhin/o

nose

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sacr/o

sacrum

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sarc/o

flesh; connective tissue

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scoli/o

crooked; bent

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sinistr/o

to the left

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spondyl/o

vertebra; backbone

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ster/o

solid structure; steroid

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stern/o

sternum; breastbone

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styl/o

column; pillar; tube

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synovi/o

lubricating fluid of joints

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tars/o

ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

tendon

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tibi/o

tibia; lower leg bone

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uln/o

ulna; lower arm bone

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vertebr/o

vertebrae; spinal column bones

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a-, an-

not; without

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ambi-

both sides

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anti-

against

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inter-

between

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intra-

within; into

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meta-

change; beyond

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non-

not

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peri-

around; surrounding

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poly-

many; much

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sub-

below; under

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supra-

above

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syn-

together; with

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-al, -an, -ic, -ous

pertaining to

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-algia

pain

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-ation

process; condition

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-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-clast

to break down; destroy

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-desis

to bind; tie together

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-ectomy

surgical removal; excision

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-graph

instrument for recording

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-ism

process; condition

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-itis

inflammation

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-malacia

softening

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-oid

like; resembling

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-oma

tumor; mass

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-osis

abnormal condition

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-penia

deficiency

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-physis

growth; growth plate

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-porosis

abnormal condition of small holes

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-scope

instrument used to view

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-scopy

visual examination using a scope

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-tomy

process of cutting

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ATT PHYS

attending physician

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BP

blood pressure

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CRIF

closed reduction and internal fixation

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CT

computerized tomography; computed tomography

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CV

cardiovascular

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DJD

degenerative joint disease

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Fx

function; fracture

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GI

gastrointestinal

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L, Lt

left

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