Vocab Pt. 3 Flashcards
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
arthr/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
-desis
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
kyph/o
bent, hemp
lord/o
curve, swayback bent
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, free, destruction, loosening
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
bone
scoli/o
curved, bent
spondyl/o
vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
synovi/o, synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
-um
singular noun ending
acteminophen=
APAP
bone density testing=
BDT
bone marrow biospy=
BMB
bone marrow transplant=
BMT
closed reduction=
CR
craniostenosis=
CSO
dual x-ray absorbtiomentry=
DXA
fracture=
Fx
hallux valgus=
HV
juvenile rhuematiod arthritis =
JRA
magnetic resonance imaging =
MRI