Med Term Flashcards
Ankyl/o
Stiff
Arthr/o
Joint
Articul/o
Joint
Burs/o
Bursa
Calc/o
Calcium
Acetabul/o
Acetabulum
Calcane/o
Calcaneus
Carp/o
Carpus
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Clavicul/o
Clavicle
Cost/o
Rib
Costal/o
Rib
Crani/o
Skull
Dactyl/o
Toes
Digits
Erg/o
Work
Fasci/o
Fasc/i
Fascia
Femor/o
Femur
Fibros/o
Fibrous connective tissue
Fibul/o
Fibula
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Humer/o
Humerus
Hydr/o
Fluid
Water
Ili/o
Ilium
Ischi/o
Ischium
Kinesi/o
Movement
Kyph/o
Humpback
Bent
Hump
Lacrim/o
Tear
Tear duct
Lamin/o
Lamina
Leiomy/o
Smooth (visceral) muscle
Ligament/o
Ligament
Lord/o
Curve
Swayback
Bent Backward
Malleol/o
Malleolus
Mandibul/o
Mandible
Lower Jaw
Maxill/o
Maxilla
Upper Jaw
Metacarp/o
Metacarpals
Metatars/o
Metatarsals
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Bone marrow
Spinal cord
Myos/o
Muscle
Necr/o
Death
Olecran/o
Olecranon
Orth/o
Bone
Oss/e
Oss/i
Bone
Oste/o
Bone
Pariet/o
Side
Patell/o
Petella
Ped/o
Child
Foot
Pelv/o
Pelvis
Pelvic bone
Hip
Perone/o
Fibula
Phalang/o
Phalanges
Digits
Pub/o
Pubis
Radi/o
Radius
X-ray
Rhabdomy/o
Striated (skeletal) muscle
Rheumat/o
Watery flow
Sacr/o
Sacrum
Sarc/o
Connective tissue (flesh)
Scapul/o
Scapula
Sphen/o
Wedge
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
Stern/o
Sternum
Synov/o
Synovial membrane
Tendon sheath
Tars/o
Tarsus
Ten/o
Tendon
Tendin/o
Tendon
Tibi/o
Tibia
Ton/o
Tension
Uln/o
Ulna
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
vertebrae
back bones
a-
an-
no
not
without
ab-
away from
ad-
toward
amph-
around
on both sides
doubly
anti-
against
de-
lack of
down
less
removal of
dia-
through
complete
dys-
bad
painful
difficult
abnormal
electro-
electricity
endo-
in
within
epi-
above
upon
on
hyper-
above
excessive
hypo-
deficient
below
under
less than normal
inter-
between
meta-
change
beyond
pan-
all
peri-
surrounding
around
poly-
many
much
sub-
under
below
Supra-
above
upper
sym-
together
with
syn-
together
with
- ac -al -ar -ary
- eal -ic -ous -ical
- ior -ose
pertaining to
-algia
pain
-blast
immature
embryonic
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-clast
to break
-cyte
cell
-desis
surgical fixation
to bind
tie together
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
removal
excision
resection
-emia
blood condition
-fication
process of making
-genesis
producing
forming
-graphy
process of recording
-ion
process
-itis
inflammation
-kinesis
movement
-logy
study of
-malacia
softening
-metry
measurement
-oma
tumor
mass
fluid collection
-osis
abnormal condition
-pathy
disease condition
-pexy
surgical fixation
to put in place
-physis
to grow
growth plate
-plasty
surgical repair
-plasia
development
formation
growth
-poiesis
formation
-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
-rrhaphy
suture
-sclerosis
hardening
-scopy
visual examination
-therapy
treatment
-tome
instrument to cut
-tomy
process of cutting
incision
-trophy
development
nourishment
-y
condition
AAHA
American Animal Hospital Association
ACL
Anterior cruciate ligament
AVMA
American Veterinary Medical Association
Bilat.
Bilateral