Medical Terms Flashcards
Arthrocentesis
Arthr/o/centesis
Removal of fluid in the joint
Arthropathy
Arthr/o/pathy
Joint disease
Arthroplasty
Athr/o/plasty
Surgical repair of the joint
Arthrotome
Arthr/o/tome
Instrument to cut into a joint
Cephalopelvic
Cephal/o/pelvic
Concerning the fetal head and maternal pelvis
Chondroangioma
Chondr/o/angi/oma
Cartilage in a angioma (tumor vessel)
Condylectomy
Condyl/ectomy
Excision of a condyle
Condyloid
Condyl/oid
Resembling of condyle
Costochondral
Cost/o/chondr/al
Pertaining to a rib and it’s cartilage
Craniocele
Crani/o/cele
Protrusion or herniation of brain from the skull
Arthritis
Arthr/itis
Inflammation of the joints
Craniomalacia
Crani/o/malacia
Softening of skull bones
Cranioplasty
Crani/o/plasty
Repair of the skull
Craniotomy
Crani/o/tomy
Incision through the cranium
Diskectomy
Disk/ectomy
Removal of a disc
Myelosarcoma
Myel/o/sarc/oma
Sarcoma of the bone marrow
Osteoblast
Developing bone cells
Osteocarcinoma
Oste/o/carcin/Oma
Malignant cancer tumor in the bone
Osteomalacia
Oste/o/malacia
Softening of the bone
Osteomyelitis
Oste/o/mye/itis
Inflammation of the bone marrow
Pelvimeter
Pelv/i/meter
Instrument for measuring the pelvis
Pubofermoral
Pub/o/fermor/al
Pertaining to a the os pubis and femur
Scoliosis
Scoli/o/sis
Curved spine
Spondnarthritis
Spondn/arthr/itis
Inflammation of the joint vertebra
