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Start Flashcard Study Return to Medical Terminology homepage| Medical Term | Description |
| -clasis | breaking a bone |
| -desis | bind, fixation |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -lysis | loosening, separating |
| -physis | growth, growing |
| -pod | foot |
| -porosis | decrease in density |
| acetabulum | Concave surface of pelvis where the head of the femur lies |
| arthroplasty | Surgical reconstruction of a joint to relieve pain or restore motion. |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| bone density | The amount of mineral per square centimeter of bone. Bone density is an important predictor for osteoporosis. |
| brachial | Relating to the arm. |
| calcane/o | heel |
| carpal bones | The eight bones of the wrist: scaphoid bone; lunate bone; triquetrum bone; pisiform bone; trapezium bone; trapezoid bone; capitate bone; and hamate bone. |
| centr/o | center |
| cheir- | hand |
| cleid/o | clavicle |
| costal | Pertaining to the ribs. |
| cubit/o | elbow, forearm |
| cuspid | A tooth with one cusp. In particular, he third tooth to the left and to the right of the midline of either jaw. |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| drom/o | running |
| femoral | Pertaining to the thigh or femur. |
| flexion | The act of bending a limb or the position that a limb assumes after it is bent. |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| frontal bone | The bone that forms the frontal aspect of the skull. |
| Fx | fracture |
| geni/o | chin |
| gnath- | jaw, cheek |
| gout | Acute arthritis that causes severe pain and swelling in the joints due to the accumulation of urate crystals. |
| gyr- | ring, circle |
| hallux valgus | A bunion. A deformity of the joint connecting the big toe to the foot. |
| hemarthrosis | Bleeding into the joints. |
| hypsi- | high |
| incisor | Any of the four maxillary and four mandibular teeth, having a sharp incisal edge. |
| ithy- | erect, straight |
| JRA | juvenile rheumatoid arthritis |
| jt. | joint |
| kinetics | The study of the interrelationships that exist between body parts and how those connections influence movement. |
| lordosis | Abnormal, concave curvature of the lower spine. Also called swayback. |
| lox/o | oblique, slanting |
| malleolus | The bony prominence on either side of the ankle. |
| maxilla | One of a pair of irregularly shaped bones that form the upper jaw. |
| mel/o | limb |
| noto- | back |
| om/o | shoulder |
| opisth- | behind |
| orbit | Bony cavity that holds the eyeball and its associated tissues and appendages. |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| osteochondroma | A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. |
| osteosclerosis | An abnormal hardening or increased density of bone tissue. |
| osteotomy | Cutting of a bone. |
| patella | The flat, triangular bone about 5 cm in diameter, situated at the anterior part of the knee. Also called the kneecap. |
| petr/o | stone, stone-like hardness |
| PIP | proximal interphalangeal |
| pubic bone | A bone that forms the lower and anterior part of each side of the hip bone. |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| ROM | range of motion |
| sacrum | The large, triangular bone at the dorsal part of the pelvis, between the two hip bones. The sacrum strengthens and stabilizes the pelvis. |
| sagittal | A plane that extends down the long axis of the body, parallel to the median plane. |
| scoliosis | A sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty. |
| sphenoid bone | An irregular unpaired bone situated at the skull base and wedged between the frontal, temporal, and occipital bones. |
| sphenoid/o | sphenoid (compound bone at base of skull) |
| spina bifida | A spinal birth defect. |
| spondylolysis | The degeneration of a vertebra. |
| synovectomy | Removal of part or all of the synovial membrane of a joint |
| tal/o | talus, ankle |
| tarsal | Pertaining to the bones of the ankle and foot. |
| tendinosis | Degeneration of a tendon. |
| tennis elbow | A condition characterized by pain in or near the lateral humeral epicondyle or in the forearm extensor muscle mass as a result of unusual strain. |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| xiph/o | sword shaped, xiphoid |
Authors and Reviewers
Authored by Dr. Barbara A. EricksonMedically reviewed by Dr. Jonathan Keroes, MD
Last Update: 12/18/2022
