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Extremity


CF

Acr/o

Gland


CF

Aden/o

White


CF

Albin/o

Vessel


CF

Ang/i

Burn; burning


CF

Caus/o

Little cell


CF

Cellul/o

Skin


CF

Cutane/o, derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o

Red


CF

Erythr/o

Little bag


CF

Follicul/o

Sweat


CF

Hidr/o

Jaundice


CF

Icter/o

A covering


CF

Integument/o

Tumor


CF

Kel/o

Horn


CF

Kerat/o

Black


CF

Melan/o

Fungus


CF

Myc/o

Nail


CF

Onych/o

Thick


CF

Pachy/o

A louse


CF

Pedicul/o

Plate


CF

Plak/o

Itching


CF

Prurit/o

Wrinkle


CF

Rhytid/o

Hard, hardening


CF

Scler/o

Oil


CF

Seb/o

Hot, heat


CF

Therm/o

Hair


CF

Trich/o

To pull


CF

Vuls/o

Yellow


CF

Xanth/o

Dry


CF

Xer/o

Inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

Acne

Absence of loss of hair especially of the head baldnes


Alopecia



A-: without, lack of


Lopec: fox mange


-ia: condition


Abnormal condition in which there is a lack of or complete absence of

Anhidrosis



An-: without, lack of


Hidr: sweat


-osis: condition

Graft taken from one part of the patient's body and transferred to another part of that same patient

Autograft



Auto-: self


-Graft: pencil, grafting knife

And acute diffuse inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized by local heat redness pain and swelling

Cellulitis



Cellul: little cell


-itis: inflammation

Technique of using sub freezing temperature usually with liquid nitrogen to produce Well-demarcated areas of cell injury and destruction

Cryosurgery

Pertaining to the skin

Cutaneous



Cutane: skin


-ous: pertaining to

Inflammation of the skin

Dermatitis



Dermat: skin


-itis: inflammation

Physician who specializes in the study of skin

Dermatologist



Dermat/o: skin


Log: study of


-ist: one who specializes

Study of the skin

Dermatology


Dermat/o: skin


-logy: study of

Surgical instrument used to cut the skin for grafting

Dermatome



Derm/a: skin


-tome: interment to cut

Inflammation of the follicle or follicles

Folliculitis



Follicul: little bag


-itis: inflammation

Inflammation of the sweat glands

Hidradenitis



Hidr: sweat


Aden: gland


-itis: inflammation

Abnormal condition of excessive sweating

Hyperhidrosis



Hyper-: excessive


Hidr:sweat


-osis: condition

Pertaining to under the skin or inserted under the skin as a hypodermic injection

Hypodermic



Hypo-: under


Derm: skin


-ic: pertaining to

Covering the skin consisting of the dermis in the epidermis

Integumentary



Integument: a covering


-ary: pertaining to

Pertaining to within the skin of an intradermal injection

Intradermal



Intra-: within


Derm: skin


-al: pertaining to

Cancer that develops in the pigment cells of the skin malignant black mole or tumor

Melanoma



Melan: black


-oma: tumor

Inflammation of the nail bed resulting in the loss of the nail

Onychia



Onych: nail


-ia: condition

Thick skin also called pachydermia

Pachyderma



Pachy: Thick


-derma: skin

Condition of infestation with lice

Pediculosis



Pedicul: a louse


-osis: condition

Severe itching

Pruritus



Prurit: itching


-us: pertaining to

Chronic condition with hardening of the skin and other connective tissues of the body

Scleroderma



Scler/o: hard, hardening


-derma: skin

Excessive flow of oil from the sebaceous gland

Seborrhea



Seb/o: oil


-rrhea: flow

Pertaining to below the skin as a subcutaneous injection

Subcutaneous



Sub-: below


Cutane: skin


-ous: pertaining to

Pertaining to below the nail

Subungal



Sub-: below


Ungu: nail


-al: pertaining to

Inability to distinguish between the sensations of heat and cold

Thermoanesthesia



Therm/o: hot, heat


An-: without, lack of


-esthesia: sensation

Yellowness of the skin

Xanthoderma



Xanth/o: yellow


-derma: skin

Literally means yellow tumor

Xanthoma



Xanth: yellow


-oma: tumor

Dry skin

Xeroderma



Xer/o: dry


-derma: skin

Abnormal dryness of skin mucous membranes or the conjuctiva

Xerosis



Xer: dry


-osis: condition

Biopsy

Bx

Centimeter

cm

Dermatology

Derm

Intradermal

ID

Incision and drainage

I & D

Millimeter

mm

Skin graft

SG

Staphylococcus

staph

Streptococcus

strep

Ultraviolet

UV

Subcutaneous

Sub-Q, sub Q

Agony, a contest


CF

Agon/o

To cut through


CF

Amputat/o

Arm


CF

Brach/i

Clavicle


CF

Cleid/o

To lead


CF

Duct/o

Finger or toe


CF

Dactyl/o

Skin


CF

Dermat/o

A band


CF

Fasc/i

Fiber


CF

Fibr/o

Equal


CF

Is/o

To measure


CF

Metr/o

Muscle


CF

Muscul/o, my/o (s)

Nerve


CF

Neur/o

Disease


CF

Path/o

An addition


CF

Prosthe/e

To turn


CF

Rotat/o

Flesh


CF

Sarc/o

Hardening


CF

Scler/o

Sternum


CF

Stern/o

Synovial


CF

Synov/o

Tendon


CF

Ten/o

Hot, heat


CF

Therm/o

Tone, tension


CF

Ton/o

Twisted


CF

Tors/o, tort/i

Nourishment, development


CF

Troph/o

Will


CF

Volunt/o

Muscle that on contraction drives away from the middle

Abductor



Ab-: away from


Duct: to lead


-or: a doer

Muscle that draws a part towards the middle

Adductor



Ad-: toward


Duct: to lead


-or: a doer

Surgical or traumatic removal of a limb part or other appendage

Amputation



Amputat: to cut through


-ion: process

Muscle that counteracts the action of another muscle when one contracts the other relaxes

Antagonist



Ant-: against


Agon: agony, a contest


-ist: agent

A strong flat sheet of fibrous connective tissue that serves of the tendon to attach muscles to bone or as a fascia to bind muscle together or two other tissues at their origin or insertion

Aponeurosis


Lack of muscular coordination and inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of some nervous disorders

Ataxia



A-: lack of


-Taxia: order

Pertaining to a lack of a normal tone or tension the lack of normal muscle tone

Atonic



A-: lack of


Ton: tone, tension


-ic: pertaining to

Muscle with two heads or points of origin

Biceps



Bi-: two


-ceps: head

Pain in the arm

Brachialgia



Brach/i: arm


-algia: pain

Slowness of motion or movement

Bradykinesia



Brady-: slow


-Kinesia: motion

The process of drawing up and sickening of a muscle fiber

Contraction



Con-: with, together


Tract: to draw


-ion: process

Condition in which a muscle shortens and renders the muscle resistant to the normal stretching process

Contracture



Con-: with, together


Tract: to draw


-ure: process

Medical term for a cramp of a finger or toe

Contracture



Con-: with, together


Tract: to draw


-ure: process

Chronic immunological disease with system pathology; inflammation of the muscles and the skin,a connective tissue disease characterized by edema dermatitis

Dermatomyositis



Dermat/o: skin


My/o(s): muscle


-itis: inflammation





Partition of muscles and membranes that separates the chest cavity and the abdominal cavity

Diaphragm



Dia-: through


-phragm: partition

Treatment using high-frequency current to produce heat within a part of the body used to increase blood flow but should not be used in acute stage of recovery from trauma

Diathermy



Dia-: through


Therm: hot, heat


-y: pertaining to

Condition of impaired muscle tone

Dystonia



Dys-: difficult


Ton: tone, tension


-in: chemical

Protein found in muscle cells

Dystrophin



Dys-: difficult


Troph: nourishment, development


-in: chemical

Any condition of abnormal development caused by defective nourishment often noted by the degeneration of muscle

Dystrophy



Dys-: difficult


-trophy: nourishment, development

Thin layer of connective tissue covering supporting you happy in the muscles of inter organs of the body

Fascia



Fasc: a band


-ia: condition

Inflammation of the fascia

Fasciitis



Fasc: a band


-itis: inflammation

Inflammation of muscle and fibrous tissue

Fibromyitis



Fibr/o: fiber


My: muscle


-itis: inflammation

Treatment using a scientific application of water

Hydrotherapy



Hydro-: water


-Therapy: treatment

Point of attachment of a muscle to the part that it moves

Insertion



In-: into


Sert: to gain


-ion: process

Pertaining to within a muscle such as an IM injection

Intramuscular



Intra-: within


Muscul: muscle


-ar: pertaining to

Literally means pertaining to having equal measure

Isometric



Is/o: equal


Metr: to measure


-ic: pertaining to

Pertaining to having the same tone or tension

Isotonic



Is/o: equal


Ton: tone, tension


-ic: pertaining to

Muscle that raises or elevates a part

Levator



Levat: lifter


-or: a doer

Pain in the muscle

Myalgia



My: muscle


-algia: pain

Embryonic cell that develops into a cell of muscle fiber

Myoblast



My/o: muscle


Blast" immature cell, Germ cell

Tumor that contains muscle and fiber

Myofibroma



My/o: muscle


Fibr: fiber


-oma: tumor

Instrument used to record muscular contraction

Myograph



My/o: muscle


-graph: instrument for recording

Muscular motion or activity

Myokinesis



My/o: muscle


-kinesis: motion

Study of muscles

Myology



My/o: muscle


-logy: study of

Tumor containing muscle tissue

Myoma



My: muscle


-oma: tumor

Muscle disease

Myopathy



My/o: muscle


-pathy: disease

Surgical repair of a muscle

Myoplasty



My/o: muscle


-plasty: surgical repair

Malignant tumor derived from muscle tissue

Myosarcoma



My/o: muscle


Sarc: flesh


-oma: tumor

Abnormal condition of hardening a muscle

Myosclerosis



My/o: muscle


Scler: hardening


-osis: condition

Inflammation of muscle tissue especially skeletal muscles may be caused by infection, or parasitic infestation

Myositis



My/o(s): muscle


-itis: inflammation

Spasmodic contraction of

Myospasm



My/o: muscle


-spasm: tension, spasm

Surgical Incision into a muscle

Myotomy



My/o: muscle


-tomy: incision

Pertaining to both nerves and muscles

Neuromuscular



Neur/o: nerve


Muscul: muscle


-ar: pertaining to

Artificial device used to replace an organ or body parts such as a hand arm leg or hip

Prosthesis



Prosth/e: an addition


-sis: condition

Muscle that was for heads or points of origin

Quadriceps



Quadri-: Four


-ceps: head

Process in which a muscle license and returns to resting stage

Relaxation



Relaxat: to loosen


-ion: process

general term used to describe conditions characterize the inflammation soreness and stiffness of muscles in pain in joints

Rheumatism



Rheumat: discharge


-ism: condition

Process of moving a body part around a central axis

Rotation



Rotat: to turn


-ion: process

Pertaining to certain muscles that work together

Synergetic



Syn- with, together


Erget: work


-ic: pertaining to

Pertaining to turn especially muscular tension

Tonic



Ton: tone, tension


-ic: pertaining to

Muscle having three heads of the single and searching

Triceps



Tri-: three


-ceps: head

Under the control of one's will

Voluntary



Volunt: will


-ary: pertaining to

Above elbow

AE

Above knee

AK

Below elbow

BE

Below knee

BK

Electromyography

EMG

Full range of motion

FROM

Intramuscular

IM

Musculoskeletal

MS

Range of motion

ROM

Shoulder

sh

Shortness of breath

SOB

Loss of motion

LOM

Total body weight

TBW

Acetabulum


CF

Acetabul/o

Extremity


CF

Acr/o

Stiffening, crooked


CF

Ankyl/o

Joint


CF

Arthr/o

A pouch


CF

Burs/o

Heel bone


CF

Calcan/e

Wrist


CF

Carp/o

Cartilage


CF

Chondr/o

Clavicle, collar bone


CF

Clavicul/o

Coccyx, tailbone


CF

Coccyg/e, coccyg/o

Glue


CF

Coll/a

Rib


CF

Cost/o

Skull


CF

Crani/o

Finger or toe


CF

Dactyl/o

Femur


CF

Femor/o

Fibula


CF

Fibul/o

Fastened


CF

Fixat/o

Humerus


CF

Humer/o

ilium


CF

ili/o

Ischium, hip


CF

Isch/i

A hump


CF

Kyph/o

Lamina (thin plate)


CF

Lamin/o

Bending, curve, swayback


CF

Lord/o

Loin, lower back


CF

Lumb/o

Lower jawbone


CF

Mandibul/o

Jawbone


CF

Maxill/o

Crescent


CF

Menisc/i

Bone marrow


CF

Myel/o

Bone


CF

Oste/o

Kneecap


CF

Patell/o

Foot


CF

Ped/o

Phalanges (finger/toe bones)


CF

Phalang/e

Radius


CF

Rad/i

X-ray


CF

Radi/o

Discharge


CF

Rheumat/o

Sacrum


CF

Sacr/o

Flesh


CF

Sarc/o

Shoulder blade


CF

Scapul/o

Curvature


CF

Scoli/o

Spine


CF

Spin/o

Vertebra


CF

Spondyl/o

Sternum, breastbone


CF

Stern/o

Tendon


CF

Tendon/o

Tibia


CF

Tibi/o

To draw


CF

Tract/o

Ulna


CF

Uln/o

Vertebra


CF

Vertebr/o

Sword


CF

Xiph/o

Anterposterior

AP

Bone mineral density

BMD

Dual-energy x-ray absorptionetry

DXA

Fracture

Fx

Joint

jt

Ligament

lig

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

NSAIDs

Osteoarthritis

OA

Orthopedics, orthopaedics

Ortho

Rheumatoid arthritis

RA

Rheumatoid factor

RF

Range of motion

ROM

Traction

Tx

Cup shaped socket of the innominate bone and to which the head of the femur fits

Acetabulum



Acetabul: acetabulum, hip socket structure


-um: structure, tissue

Defect in the formation of cartilage at the epiphyses of long bones

Achondroplasia



A-: without


Chondr/o: cartilage


-plasia: formation

Inflammation of the joints of the hands or feet

Acroarthritis


Acr/o: extremity


Arthr: joint


-itis: inflammation

Projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder articulates with the clavicle

Acromion



Acr: extremity, point


-Omion: shoulder

Abnormal condition of stiffening a joint

Ankylosis



Ankyl: stiffening, crooked


-osis: condition

Joint pain

Arthralgia



Arthr: joint


-algia: pain

Inflammation of a joint that can result from various disease processes such as an injury to a joint an attack on the joints by the body itself or general wear and tear on joints

Arthritis



Arthr: joint


-itis: inflammation

Surgical procedure to remove drain fluid may be used as a diagnostic to her as part of a treatment regimen

Arthrocentesis



Arthr/o: joint


-centesis: surgical puncture

Surgical procedure used to repair a joint

Arthroplasty


Arthr/o: joint


-plasty: surgical repair

Surgical instrument used to examine the interior of a joint

Arthroscope



Arthr/o: joint


-scope: instrument for examining

Pad like sex between muscles tendons and bones that is lined with synovial membrane and contains a fluid synovia

Bursa

Inflammation of a bursa

Bursitis



Burs: a pouch


-itis: inflammation

Pertain to the wrist bones

Carpal



Carp: wrist


-al: pertaining to

Specialized type of fibrous connective tissue found at the ends of bone; forms the major portions of the embryonic skeleton before birth

Cartilage



Cartil: gristle


-age: related to

Pertaining to cartilage

Chondral



Chondr: cartilage


-al: pertaining to

Pertain to the rib cartilage

Chondrocostal



Chondr/o: cartilage


Cost: rib


-al: pertaining to

Pertain to the clavicle

Clavicular



Clavicul: clavicle, collar bone


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the coccyx

Coccygeal



Coccyg/e: coccyx, tailbone


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the rib

Costal



Cost: rib


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the rib and the sternum

Costosternal



Cost/o: rib


Stern: sternum


-al: pertaining to

Surgical excision of a portion of the skull

Craniectomy



Crani/o: skull


-tomy: incision

Pertaining to the finger or toe

Dactylic



Dactyl: finger or toe


-ic: pertaining to

Medical term for fingerprint

Dactylogram



Dactyl/o: finger or toe


-gram: mark, record

Displacement of a bone from a joint

Dislocation



Dis: apart


Locat: to place


-ion: process

Pertain to the femur the thigh bone the longest been in the body

Femoral


Femor: femur


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the fibula the smaller of the two lower leg bones

Fibular



Fibul: Fibula


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the humerus

Humeral



Humer: humerus


-al: pertaining to

An abnormal condition in which there is an accumulation of watery fluid in the cavity of a joint

Hydrarthrosis



Hydr: water


Arthr: joint


-osis: condition

Pertaining to the ilium

Iliac



ili: ilium


-ac: pertaining to

Pertain to the ileum in the sacrum

iliosacral



ili/o: ilium


Sacr: sacrum


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the space between two ribs

Intercostal



Inter-: between


Cost: rib


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the ischium hip

Ischial



Isch/i: ischium, hip


-algia: pain

Pertaining to the Loins

Lumbar



Lumb: loin, lower back


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the lower jaw bone

Mandibular



Mandibul: lower jawbone


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the upper jaw bone

Maxillary



Maxill: jawbone


-ary: pertaining to

Crescent-shaped interarticular fibrocartilage in a structure found in certain joint especially the lateral and medial menisci of the knee joint

Meniscus



Mensic: crescent


-us: structure

Pertaining to the bones of the hand

Metacarpals



Meta-: beyond


Carp: wrist


-al: pertaining to

Inflammation of the bone marrow

Myelitis



Myel: bone marrow


-itis: inflammation

Tumor of the bone marrow

Myeloma



Myel: bone marrow


-oma: tumor

Formation of bone marrow

Myelopoiesis



Myel/o: bone marrow


-poiesis: formation


Inflammation of the bone and joint

Osteoarthritis



Oste/o: bone


Arthr: joint


-itis: inflammation

Bone forming cell

Osteoblast



Oste/o: bone


Blast: immature cell, Germ cell

Inflammation of bone and cartilage

Osteochondritis



Oste/o: bone


Chondr: cartilage


-itis: inflammation

Formation of bone

Osteogenesis



Oste/o: bone


-Genesis: formation

Information about a special two marrow caused by a pathogenic organism

Osteomyelitis



Oste/o: bone


Myel: bone marrow


-itis: inflammation

Deficiency of bone tissue regardless of the cause

Osteopenia


Oste/o: bone


-penia: deficiency

Abnormal condition characterized by decreased in the density of Education of strength and causing fragile bones which can result in

Osteoporosis



Oste/o: bone


Por: a passage


-osis: condition

Malignant tumor of the bone cancer arising from connective tissue

Osteosarcoma



Oste/o: bone


Sarc: flesh


-oma: tumor

Pertaining to the patella

Patellar



Patell: kneecap


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the foot

Pedal



Ped: foot


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to the bones of the fingers and the toes

Phalangeal


Phalang/e: phalanges


-al: pertaining to

Inflammation of more than one joint

Polyarthritis



Poly-: many, much


Arthr: joint


-itis: inflammation

Pertaining to the radius

Radial



Rad/i: radius


-al: pertaining to

Film record on which an x-ray image is produced

Radiograph



Radi/o: x-ray


-graph: record

Manipulative or surgical procedure used to correct a fracture or hernia

Reduction



Re-: back


Duct: to lead


-ion: process

Pertaining to the shoulder blade

Scapular



Scapul: shoulder blade


-ar: pertaining to

And abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

Scoliosis



Scoli: curvature


-osis: condition

Pertaining to the spine

Spinal



Spin: spine


-al: pertaining to

Inflammation of one or more vertebrae

Spondylitis



Spondyl: vertebra


-itis: inflammation

Pertaining to the sternum

Sternal



Stern: sternum, breastbone


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to beneath the clavicle

Subclavicular



Sub-: under, beneath


Clavicul: clavicle, collar bone


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to beneath the ribs

Subcostal



Sub-: under, beneath


Cost: rib


-al: pertaining to

Below the jar mandible

Submaxilla



Sub-: under, beneath


Maxilla: jaw

Literally means growing together a joint in which adjacent bony surfaces are finally united by fibrocartilage

Symphysis



Sym: together


-physis: growth

Inflammation of a tendon

Tendinitis



Tendin: tendon


-itis: inflammation

Pertaining to the tibia

Tibial



Tibi: Tibia


-al: pertaining to

Process of drawing you're pulling on bones your muscles to relieve displacement and facilitate healing

Traction



Tract: to draw


-ion: process

Pertaining to the ulna or to the nerve or artery name from it

Unlar



Uln: ulna


-ar: pertaining to

Pertaining to the ulna side of the wrist

Ulnocarpal



Uln/o: ulna


Carp: wrist


-al: pertaining to

Pertaining to a vertebra

Vertebral



Vertebr: vertebra


-al: pertaining to

Literally means resembling a sword

Xiphoid



Xiph: sword


-oid: resemble