Chapter 5 - Muslces, Bones, and Joints - Words Flashcards
a/taxia
no muscular coordination
de/calcification
when calcium is removed from the bone
epi/condyle
above a condyle
epi/cardi/um
upon the heart
epi/chondr/al
upon the cartilage
infra/cost/al
pertaining to below the rib
inter/costal
pertaining to between the ribs
inter/chondr/al
pertaining to between cartilage
inter/dent/al
pertaining to between the teeth
inter/vertebr/al
pertaining/relating to disks of spine
meta/carpals
beyond the carpals
meta/tarsals
beyond the tarsals
carp/o/metacarpal
pertaining to the wrist and metacarpals
meta/carp/o/phalang/eal
relating to both metacarpals and phalanges
supra/pubic
above pelvis
supra/lumb/ar
above lumbar
supra/crani/al
on top of the skull
supra/cost/al
above the ribs
supra/pelv/ic
above the pelvis
acromi/o/clavicul/ar
pertaining to acromion and clavicle
acromi/o/humer/al
pertaining to acromion and humerus
acromi/o/scapul/ar
pertaining to acromion and scapula
acromi/o/plasty
surgical repair of the acromion process
acromi/al
pertaining to the acromion
arthr/o/scope
instrument to look inside joint
arthr/o/scopy
process of looking inside joint
arthr/o/pathy
disease of joints
oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
disease of bones and joints
arthr/o/plasty
surgical repair of a joint
arthr/o/centesis
surgical puncture of a joint
arthr/o/tomy
incision into a joint
arthr/itis
inflammation of a joint
oste/o/arthr/itis
arthritis associated with bone deterioration
calcane/o/dynia
heel pain
fibul/o/calcane/al
pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus
calcane/al
pertaining to the heel
cervic/o/brachi/al
pertaining to cervical and arm
oste/o/chondr/itis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
chondr/algia
pain in the cartilage
chondr/ectomy
excision of cartilage
chondr/o/dys/plasia
defective cartilage development; hereditary skeletal disorder
oste/o/chondr/o/dys/plasia
defective bone and cartilage development
chondr/o/cost/al
pertaining to cartilage and ribs
inter/chondr/al
pertaining to between the cartilage
clavicul/ar
pertaining to the clavicle
coccyg/eal
pertaining to the coccyx
coccyg/ectomy
removal of coccyx
condyl/ar
pertaining to a condyle
condyl/ectomy
excision of a condyle
condyl/oid
resembling or like a condyle
epi/condyle
upon the condyle
cost/al
pertaining to the rib
sub/cost/al
pertaining to under the ribs
inter/cost/al
pertaining to the muscles between the ribs
stern/o/costal
pertaining to sternum and ribs
cost/ectomy
surgical removal of a rib
xiph/o/cost/al
pertaining to xiphoid process and ribs
crani/o/malacia
softening of the skull
crani/o/meter
instrument that measures the head
crani/o/metry
process of measuring the head
dent/al
pertaining to teeth
dent/algia
pain the teeth
dent/ist
specialist in teeth, tooth care
dent/oid
resembling or like a tooth
inter/dent/al
pertaining to between the teeth
disk/ectomy
surgical removal of a disk
fibul/o/plasty
surgical repair of fibula
tibi/o/fibul/ar
pertaining to the tibia and fibula
femor/al
pertaining to the femur
femor/o/tibi/al
pertaining to femur and tibia
humer/al
pertaining to humerus
humer/o/radi/al
pertaining to humerus and radius
humer/o/scapul/ar
pertaining to humerus and scapula
iliac
of, relating to, or located near the ilium
sacr/o/iliac -or- ili/o/sacr/al
relating to, affecting, or being in the region of the SI joint
ischi/o/cele
herniation of the ischium
ischi/o/pubic
pertaining to the ishium and pubis
ischi/o/rect/al
pertaining to the ischium and rectum
ischi/o/pub/ic
retaining to the ischium and pubis
ischi/al
pertaining to the ischium
brady/kinesia
slow movement
kinesi/algia
pain with movement
kinesi/o/logy
study of movement
kyph/osis
condition of humpback
lamin/ectomy
surgical removal of the lamina
lord/osis
condition of swayback
lumb/o/sacr/al
pertainign to lumbar and sacrum
lumb/ar
pertaining to the lower back
supra/lumb/ar
above lumbar
malac/ic
pertaining to softening
malac/otomy
surgical incision into the soft tissue
metacarpal
relating/pertaining to metacarpus
meta/carp/o/phalang/eal
relating to both metacarpus and phalanges
muscul/o/skelet/al
pertaining to muscles and skeleton
my/o/rrhexis
rupture of a muscle
my/algia -or- my/o/dynia
muscle pain
my/o/fibr/oma
fibrous muscle tumor
lei/o/my/oma
a benign tumor consisting of smooth muscle fibers
my/o/lip/oma
muscle and fat tumor
my/o/pathy
muscle disease
fibr/o/my/algia
chronic muscle pain
my/o/cardi/um
heart muscle
my/o/card/itis
inflammation of heart muscle
my/oid
resembling, like muscle
my/o/plegia
paralysis of muscle
my/o/gram
chart, record, picture of muscle
my/o/graph
instrument used to measure muscle
my/o/graphy
process of making picture of muscle
my/asthenia gravis
condition of weakness and loss of muscle tone
orth/odont/ist
specialist in straightening teeth
peri/odont/al
around the teeth
end/odont/ist
specialist in treatment of teeth (root or pulp)
peri/odont/ist
specialist in treating tissues around the teeth
gingiv/ectomy
excision of gum tissue
orth/o/ped/ist
physicians that specialize in care of bone and joint disease
orth/o/pedics
specialty pertaining to correction of deformities in musculoskeletal system
oste/o/pathy
disease of the bone
oste/itis
inflammation of bones
oste/o/malacia
softening of the bones
oste/oma
bone tumor
oste/o/sarcoma
cancerous bone tumor
oste/o/arthr/o/pathy
disease of bones and joints
oste/o/chondr/o/itis
inflammation of bones and cartilage
oste/o/arthr/itis
inflammation of the bones and joints
oste/o/por/osis
condition of porous bones
pelv/i/meter
instrument used to measure pelvis
supra/pelv/ic
above the pelvis
pelv/i/metry
process of measuring pelvic size
phalang/itis
inflammation of the phalanges
phalang/ectomy
surgical removal of a phalange
supra/pub/ic
above the arch of the pelvis
ischi/o/pub/ic
pertaining to the ischium and pubis
pub/is
bone of anterior pelvis
pub/ic
of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis
pub/o/rect/al
pertaining to the pubis and rectum
radi/o/ulnar
pertaining to both radius and ulna
rheumat/ism
conditions that are characterized by inflammation, degeneration, and connective tissue changes in the joints
rheumat/oid
type of rheumatism condition
rheumat/o/logist
physician that specializes in arthritic disorders
rheumat/o/logy
study of arthritis
sacr/o/sciatic
pertaining to the sacrum and sciatic nerve
sacr/al
pertaining to the sacrum
scoli/osis
condition of a crooked back
skelet/al
pertaining to the skeleton
spondyl/o/listhesis
displaced vertebrae due to slipped disk
spondyl/itis
inflammation of the spine
spondyl/osis
condition of the spine
sub/stern/al
situated or perceived behind or below the sternum
stern/o/peri/cardi/al
pertaining to sternum and pericardium
stern/o/algia
pain in sternum
stern/al
pertaining to the sternum
tendin/itis -or- tendon/itis
inflammation of the tendon
tendon/o/tomy
cutting of a tendon
ten/o/plasty -or- tendin/o/plasty
surgical repair of tendon
ten/algia
tendon pain
tendin/ous
pertaining to a tendon
thorac/o/centesis
surgical puncture of the thorax or chest
thorac/o/pathy
any disease of the chest
thorac/o/lumbar
pertaining to the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
thorac/o/tomy
incision into the chest
thorac/o/meter
instrument that measures the chest
thorac/ic
pertaining to the thorax
tibi/al
pertaining to the tibia
uln/o/humer/al
pertaining to ulna and humerus
xiph/o/stern/al
pertaining to xiphoid process and sternum
