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MedTerm Chapter 10
Medical Terminology Systems: A Body Systems Approach
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pronation | turns the palm down |
| supination | turns the palm up |
| inversion | moves the sole of the foot inward |
| eversion | moves the sole of the foot outward |
| dorsiflexion | elevates the foot |
| plantar flexion | lowers the foot (points the toes) |
| ankyl/o | stiffness; bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ped/o | foot; child |
| ped/i | foot; child |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| thorac/o | chest |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| cephal/o | head |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| femor/o | femur |
| lumb/o | lumbar (lower back) |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pod/o | foot |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone) |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fasci/o | band, fascia |
| synov/o | synovial membrane; synovial fluid |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -clasia | to break; surgical fracture |
| -malacia | softening |
| -sarcoma | malignant tumor of connective tissue |
| strain | muscular trauma caused by violent contraction or excessive stretch |
| sprain | tearing of ligament tissue |
| NSAIDs | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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