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Terminology Ch.III
Medical terminology - Combining form, Prefix, & Suffix
Term | Definition |
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oste/o, oss/i, osso/o | bone |
burs/o | bursa |
calc/o | calcium |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cartilage/o | cartilage |
pector/o | thorax |
thorac/o | thorax |
cleid/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
scoli/o | curvature |
femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
fibul/o | fibula (lower lateral leg bone) |
humer/o | humerous (upper arm bone) |
kyph/o | round back |
arthr/o | articulation (joint) |
articul/o | articulation (joint) |
lumb/o | lower back |
mandibul/o | lower jaw |
maxilla/o | maxilla (upper jaw bone) |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myos/o | muscle |
troph/o | development, nourishment |
patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
cost/o | costa (rib) |
scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
sin/o | sinus cavity |
sinus/o | sinus cavity |
crani/o | cranium (skull) |
stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal) muscle |
lord/o | sway back |
thorac/o | thorax (chest) |
tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
vertebr/o | vertebra (spine) |
spondyl/o | vertebra (spine) |
leiomy/o | smoothe muscle |
dia- | through, complete |
syn- | together, joined |
poly- | many, much, excessive, frequent |
inter- | between |
ex- | out |
pro- | forward, in-front of, favor |
re- | back, backward, again |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-desis | binding |
-clasis | intentional breaking |
-listhesis | slipping |
-trophy | development; process of nourishment |
-plasia | development; condition of formation |
-malacia | condition of softening |