Medical Terminology

acetabul/o

head of femur goes into hip joint.

ankyl/o

stiff; fused.

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

articulation of 2 bones.

burs/o

bursae

calc/o

calcium

calcane/o

calcaneous

calci/o

calcium

carp/o

carpals

cervic/o

cervical

chondr/o

cartilage

clavicul/o

clavicle

coccyg/o

coccyx

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium/skull

fasci/o

fascia

femor/o

femur

fibr/o

fibers

fibul/o

fibia (lateral side)

humer/o

humerus

ili/o

ilium (hip)

ischi/o

ischium

kyph/o

kyposis

lamin/o

lamina

leiomy/o

smooth muscle

ligament/o

ligament l

lord/o

lordosis (lumbar/cervical curve)

lumb/o

lumbar

malleol/o

malleolus

o

pertaining to

mandibul/o

mandible

maxill/o

maxilla

metacarp/o

metacarpals

metatars/o

metatarsals

my/o & myel/o, myos/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

olecran/o

olecranon

orth/o & oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella

ped/o

foot

pelv/i

pelvis

perone/o

pernial

phlang/o

fingers and toes.

plant/o

bottom of foot

pub/o

pubic bone

radi/o

radius

rhabdomy/o

breakdown

rheumat/o

watery flow.

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh connective tissue

scapul/o

scapula

scoli/o

spine

spondyl/o

vertebra (backbone)

stern/o

sternum

synov/o

synovial joint

tars/o

tarsal (Foot)

ten/o & tendin/o

tendon

thorac/o

CHEST

tibi/o

tibia u

uln/o

ulna

vertebr/o

vertebrae

- algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-blast

immature cell.

-clast

breakdown destory.

-desis

surgicial fix; binding.

-emia

blood

-listhesis

slipping/displacement

-malacia

softening

-penia

decrease

-physis

growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-porosis

condition; decrease

-stenosis

narrowing

-tome

cutting instrument

-trophy

development; nourishment

a- , an -

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

dia-

through; across

dorsi-

back

epi-

upon; above.

exo-

outside; outward.

hyper-

above normal

meta-

beyond

peri-

around

poly -

many

sub-

under

supra-

above

sym-

together