Medical Terminology Chapter 4 – Flashcards
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Bone cell
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Osteocyte
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Immature bone cell
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Osteoblasts
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Disease of the bone
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Osteopathy
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Cutting into the bone
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Osteotomy
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Instrument to cut bone
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Osteotome
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
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Abnormal softening of bone
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Osteomalacia
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Bone and cartilage tumor
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Osteochondroma
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Muscle disease
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Myopathy
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Surgical repair of muscle
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Myoplasty
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Porous bone
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Osteoporosis
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Suture of muscle
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Myorrhapy
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Record of muscle electricity
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Electromyogram
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Muscle weakness
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Myasthenia
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Tendon pain
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Tendynia
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Tendon suture
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Tenorrhapy
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To fuse a join
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Arthrodesis
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Surgical repair of a joint
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Arthroplasty
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Cutting into a joint
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Arthrotomy
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Inflammation of a joint
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Arthritis
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Puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint
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Arthrocentesis
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Pain in the joint
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Arthralgia
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Surgical removal of cartilage
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Chondrectony
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Cartilage tumor
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Chondroma
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Abnormal softening of cartilage
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Chondromalacia
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To fuse
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-desis
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Weakness
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-asthenia
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Slipping
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-listhesis
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To surgically break
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Arthroclasia
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Movement
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-kinesia
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Porous
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-porosis
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Arthroscopy
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Visual exam of the inside of a joint
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Interverberal
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In between verterbrae
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Chondromalacia
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Abnormal softening of cartilage
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Diskectomy
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Surgical removal of a disk
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Intracranial
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Within the skull
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Spondylosis
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Abnormal condition of the verterbrae
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Ankyl/o
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Stiff joint
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow
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Chondroplasty
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Cartilage surgical repair
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Bradykinesia
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Slow movement
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Osteoporosis
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Porous bone
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Lordosis
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Lumbar spine curve abnormal increase
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Atrophy
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The lack of nourishment and development
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Myeloma
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Bone marrow tumor
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Prosthesis
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Body part, an artificial substitute
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Craniotomy
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The cutting into the skill
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Arthrocentesis
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A withdraw of fluid by the puncture of a joint
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Bursitis
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Inflammation of bursa
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arthr/o joint
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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sac
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carp/o
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carpus
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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coccyg/o
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coccyc
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cortic/o
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outer layer
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cost/o
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rib
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crain/o
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skull
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o
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fibula
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humer/o
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humerus
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ili/o
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illum
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ischi/o
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ischium
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kyph/o
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hump
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lami/o
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lamina
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lord/o
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bent backward
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lumb/o
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loin
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mandibul/o
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mandible
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maxill/o
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maxilla
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medull/o
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inner region
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meatcarp/o
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metacarpus
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meatatars/o
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metatarsus
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella
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pector/o
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chest
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ped/o
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child; foot
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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phalng/o
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phalanges
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pod/o
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foot
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prosthet/o
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addition
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pub/o
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pubis
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radi/o
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radius; ray
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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scapul/o
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scapula
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scoli/o
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crooked
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spin/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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stern/o
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sternum
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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tarsus
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thorac/o
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chest
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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-blast
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immature
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-desis
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to fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-logic
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pertaining to the study of
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-porosis
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-porous
