med term chapters 9-13

aden/o

gland

agglutination/o

clumping, gluing

blast/o

embryonic cell

chrom/o

color

erythr/o

red

granul/o

granule

hem/o

blood

hemat/o

blood

immun/o

immune, immunity, safe

leuk/o

white

lymph/o

lymph

lymphaden/o

lymph gland

lymphangi/o

lymph vessel

morph/o

form, shape, structure

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

nucle/o

nucleus

phag/o

swallowing, eating

poikil/o

varied, irregular

ser/o

serum

sider/o

iron

splen/o

spleen

thromb/o

blood clot

thym/o

thymus gland

CBC

complete blood count

Hb, Hgb

hemoglobin

PA

pernicious anemia

PT

prothrombin time

RBC

red blood cell

WBC

white blood cell

leiomy/o

smooth muscle

muscul/o

muscle

my/o

muscle

rhabd/o

rod-shaped (striated)

rhabdomy/o

rod-shaped (striated) muscle

brachi/o

arm

carp/o

carpus (wrist)

cephal/o

head

cervic/o

neck; cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)

clavicul/o

clavicle

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium

dactyl/o

fingers, toes

humer/o

humerus

metacarp/o

metacarpus

phalang/o

fingers, toes

radi/o

radiation, x-ray, radius

spondyl/o

vertebrae

vertebr/o

vertebrae

stern/o

sternum

thorac/o

chest

calcane/o

calcaneum (heel)

femor/o

femur

fibul/o

fibula

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

lumb/o

loins (lower back)

metatars/o

metatarsus

patell/o

patella

pelv/i

pelvis

pelv/o

pelvis

pod/o

foot

pub/o

pubis

tibi/o

tibia

ankyl/o

stiffness, bent, crooked

arthr/o

joint

chondr/o

cartilage

fasci/o

band, fasciab

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

kyph/o

humpback

lamin/o

lamina (part of vertebral arch

lord/o

curve, swayback

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

orth/o

straight

oste/o

bone

ped/o

foot; child

ped/i

foot; child

scoli/o

crooked, bent

synov/o

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

ten/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

ACL

anterior cruciate ligament

BMD

bone mineral density

CTS

carpal tunnel syndrome

DEXA, DXA

dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry

DJD

degenerative joint disease

DO, D.O.

doctor of osteopathy

IV

intravenous

MD

doctor of medicine

NSAIDs

nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs

PCL

posterior cruciate ligament

RA

rheumatoid arthritis, right atrium

THR

total hip replacement

albumin/o

albumin, protein

azot/o

nitrogenous compounds

bacteri/o

bacteria

cyst/o

bladder

vesic/o

bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus

kal/i

potassium