Worksheet 14 Flashcards
Nocti
Night
Ambulo
Able to walk (ambulatory)
Schizo
Split / cleft / fissure
Ankylo
Immovable / fixed
Carpo
Wrist
Acromio
Acromion (scapula)
Calcaneo
Calcaneus bone (heel)
Ilio
Ilium (bone in the pelvis)
Femoro
Femur
Xipho
Xiphoid (projection at the end of the sternum)
Rachio / Rachi
Spine
Lamino
Thin flat sheet / plate / membrane
Nycto
Night
Somno
Sleep
Schisto
Split / Cleft / Fissure
Tarso
Tarsal bones in the ankle
Humero
Humerus (bone in the upper arm)
Ischio
Ischium (bone in the pelvis)
Pubo
Pubis (bone in the pelvis)
Sterno
Sternum
Ganglio
Ganglion (collection of nerve cell bodies)
Spondylo
Spine
Radio
Radius
Ulno
Ulnus
Tibio
Tibia
Fibulo
Fibula
Brachio
Arm
Cervico
Cervix (neck)
Thoraco
Thoracic Vertebrae
Lumbo
Lumbar Vertebrae
Sacro
Sacrum
Coccygo
Coccyx
-schisis
split
C1, C2, C3-7
Cervical Vertebrae 1 - 7
L1, L2, L3-5
Lumbar Vertebrae 1-5
T1, T2, T3-12
Thoracic Vertebrae 1-12
Noctambulism
Sleepwalking
Somnambulism
Sleepwalking
Nyctalopia
Night blindness / Difficulty seeing at night
Nyctophobia / Noctiphobia
Abnormal fear of the night
Nyctophelia / Noctophelia
Abnormal attraction to the night
Nycturia
Excessive urinating at night
Ankylosis
Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones
Ankylostoma
Lockjaw (stiff mouth)
Ankylocheilia
Adhesion’s of the lips (immovable lips)
Ankyloglossia
Tongue Tied (stiff tongue)
Schizophrenia
Split mind
Schistoglossia
Split tongue (hello Gene Simmons)
Schisotcyte
Split cell (Cell with a fissure)
Carpal
Pertaining to the wrist
Metacarpals
Bones in the hand (beyond the carpals)
Metatarsals
Bones located beyond the tarsals (in the foot)
Phalanges
Bones in the fingers and toes
Phalangitis
Inflammation of bones in the fingers and toes
Acromion
Bony projection on the scapula at the humeroscapular joint
Scapula
Shoulder blade
Humerus
Bone of the upper arm
Humeral
Pertaining to the upper arm
humeroscapular
Pertaining to the humerus (upper arm) and scapula (shoulder blade)
Femur
Thigh bone
Femoral
Pertaining to the thigh bone
Tibia
Shin bone
Fibula
Thin, long bone located lateral to the tibia
Condyle
A rounded process that occurs on many bones
Condylectomy
Removal / Excision of a condyle
Calcaneodynia / Calcanealgia
Pain in the heel bone
Calcaneus
Heel bone
Ilium
Upper pelvic bone
Ischium
Lower pelvic bone
ischioneuralgia
Nerve pain in the hip (sciatica)
Ischiocele
Herniation through the ischium (lower pelvic bone)
Suprapubic
Above the pubis (bone in the pelvis)
Sternal
Pertaining to the sternum
Sternalgia / Sternodynia
Pain in the sternum
Xiphocostal
Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs
Ganglion / Ganglia
Collection of nerve bodies (that create one freak-ass cyst!)
Rachitis / Spondylitis
Inflammation of the spine
Rachialgia / Rachiodynia
Pain in the spine
Rachiotomy
Incision in the spine
Brachial
Pertaining to the arm
Brachiocephalic
Pertaining to the arm and the head (why?)
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck
Cervicectomy
Excision of the cervix
Sacral
Pertaining to the sacrum
Sacroiliac
Joint between the sacrum and the ilium
Coccygeal
Adjectival form for coccyx
Coccygectomy
Excision of the coccyx
Laminectomy
Removal of the lamina of the vertebral posterior arch / Treatment to repair an inter-vertebral disk herniation
Diskectomy
Excision of a hernatied intervertebral disc
Myelogram
X-ray of the spine