Vibhuva Polisetty- Eunice Williams Unit 4

acr/o

Refers to extremities or top parts of the body, particularly fingers and toes. It is derived from the Greek word "akros."

ankyl/o

a combining form meaning "bent" or "stiff" as in conditions affecting joints or fusion.

arthr/o

refers to joints or articulation areas in the body.

brachi/o

refers to the arm or upper limb, particularly the portion between the shoulder and the elbow.

burs/o

refers to bursae, small fluid-filled sacs that reduce friction between tissues in joints.

calcane/o

refers to the heel bone in the foot.

carp/o

refers to the wrist bones that form the carpal structure.

cervic/o

refers to the neck or cervix, a part of the anatomy that connects the head to the trunk or the lower part of the uterus.

chir/o

chondr/o

clavicul/o

cost/o

crani/o

cubit/o

dactyl/o

dextr/o

femor/o

fibul/o

humer/o

hy/o

ili/o

kyph/o

ligament/o

lord/o

lumb/o

lux/o

mandibul/o

menisc/o

myel/o

narc/o

nas/o

orth/o

oste/o

patell/o

ped/o

phalang/o

physi/o

pod/o

por/o

pub/o

pyret/o

rachi/o

rheumat/o

rhin/o

sacr/o

sarc/o

scoli/o

sinistr/o

spondyl/o

stern/o

ster/o

styl/o

synovi/o

tars/o

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

tibi/o

uln/o

vertebr/o

a-, an-

ambi-

anti-

inter-

intra-

meta-

non-

peri-

poly-

sub-

supra-

syn-

-al, -an, -ic, -ous

-algia

-ation

-centesis

-clast

-desis

-ectomy

-graph

-ism

-itis

-malacia

-oid

-oma

-osis

-penia

-physis

-plasty

-porosis

-scope

-scopy

-tomy

amb

ATT PHYS

BP

CRIF

CT

CV

DJD

Fx

GI