Medical Terminology Ch 10

Front 1

Articulation

Back 1

Joint

Front 2

Cancellous

Back 2

Lattice like arrangement of bony plates occurring at the ends of long bones

Front 3

Cruciate ligaments

Back 3

Ligaments that cross each other, forming an x within the notch between the femoral condyles

Front 4

Adduction

Back 4

Closer to midline

Front 5

Abduction

Back 5

Away from midline

Front 6

Flexion

Back 6

Decrease the angle of a joint

Front 7

Extension

Back 7

Increase the angle of a joint

Front 8

Pronation

Back 8

Palm down

Front 9

Supination

Back 9

Palm up

Front 10

Inversion

Back 10

Sole of foot inward

Front 11

Everson

Back 11

Sole of foot outward

Front 12

Dorsiflexion

Back 12

Elevates the foot

Front 13

Plantar flexion

Back 13

Lowers or points the foot

Front 14

Ankyl/o

Back 14

Stiffness; bent; crooked

Front 15

Arthr/o

Back 15

Joint

Front 16

Kyph/o

Back 16

Humpback

Front 17

Lamin/o

Back 17

Lamina

Hint 17

Part of vertebral arch

Front 18

Lord/o

Back 18

Curve, swayback

Front 19

Myel/o

Back 19

Bone marrow; spinal cord

Front 20

Orth/o

Back 20

Straight

Front 21

Oste/o

Back 21

Bone

Front 22

Ped/o

Back 22

Foot; child

Front 23

Ped/i

Back 23

Foot; child

Front 24

Scoli/o

Back 24

Crooked; bent

Front 25

Thorac/o

Back 25

Chest

Front 26

Acromi/o

Back 26

Acromion

Hint 26

Projection of the scapula

Front 27

Brachi/o

Back 27

Arm

Front 28

Calcane/o

Back 28

Calcaneum

Hint 28

Heel bone

Front 29

Carp/o

Back 29

Carpus

Hint 29

Wrist bone

Front 30

Cephal/o

Back 30

Head

Front 31

Cervic/o

Back 31

Neck

Front 32

Clavicul/o

Back 32

Clavicle

Front 33

Cost/o

Back 33

Ribs

Front 34

Crani/o

Back 34

Cranium

Front 35

Dactyl/o

Back 35

Fingers; toes

Front 36

Femor/o

Back 36

Femur

Front 37

Fibul/o

Back 37

Fibula

Front 38

Humor/o

Back 38

Humerus

Front 39

Ili/o

Back 39

Ilium

Front 40

Ischi/o

Back 40

Ischium

Front 41

Lumb/o

Back 41

Loins

Hint 41

Lower back

Front 42

Metacarp/o

Back 42

Matacarpus

Hint 42

Hand bones

Front 43

Metatars/o

Back 43

Metatarsus

Hint 43

Foot bones

Front 44

Patell/o

Back 44

Patella

Front 45

Pelv/i

Back 45

Pelvis

Front 46

Phalang/o

Back 46

Phalanges

Front 47

Pod/o

Back 47

Foot

Front 48

Pub/o

Back 48

Pelvis bone

Front 49

Radi/o

Back 49

Radiation, x ray; radius

Front 50

Spondyl/o

Back 50

Vertebrae

Front 51

Vertebr/o

Back 51

Vertebrae

Front 52

Stern/o

Back 52

Sternum

Front 53

Tibi/o

Back 53

Tibia

Front 54

Leiomy/o

Back 54

Smooth muscle

Front 55

Muscul/o

Back 55

Muscle

Front 56

My/o

Back 56

Muscle

Front 57

Rhabd/o

Back 57

Rod shaped (striated)

Front 58

Rhabdomy/o

Back 58

Rod shaped (striated) muscle

Front 59

Chondr/o

Back 59

Cartilage

Front 60

Fasci/o

Back 60

Band, fascia

Hint 60

Fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles

Front 61

Fibr/o

Back 61

Fiber, fibrous tissue

Front 62

Synov/o

Back 62

Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

Front 63

Ten/o

Back 63

Tendon

Front 64

Tend/o

Back 64

Tendon

Front 65

Tendin/o

Back 65

Tendon

Front 66

-asthenia

Back 66

Weakness, debility

Front 67

-blast

Back 67

Embryonic cell

Front 68

-clasia

Back 68

To break; surgical fracture

Front 69

-clast

Back 69

To break; surgical fracture

Front 70

-desis

Back 70

Binding, fixation of a bone or joint

Front 71

-malacia

Back 71

Softening

Front 72

-physis

Back 72

Growth

Front 73

-porosis

Back 73

Porous

Front 74

-sarcoma

Back 74

Malignant tumor of connective tissue

Front 75

-scopy

Back 75

Visual examination

Front 76

a-

Back 76

Without, not

Front 77

dys-

Back 77

Bad; painful; difficult

Front 78

sub-

Back 78

Under, below

Front 79

supra-

Back 79

Above; excessive; superior

Front 80

syn-

Back 80

Union, together, joined