chapter 8 med terms(prefixes & suffixes)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 -oid | resembling |
| -ary -ine -ar -ic -al -ous -eal -ac -ial -ed -tic -ative | pertaing to |
| trans- | across; through |
| inter- | between |
| -verse | to travel; to turn |
| meta- | after; subsequent to; transition; change |
| sym- | together; with |
| -physis | state of growing |
| -ation -tion | process; being or having |
| peri- | around |
| -ion | action; condition |
| -clast | cell that breaks down substances |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -cyte | cell |
| -ure | system; result of |
| -ment | action; state |
| mal- | bad; inadequate |
| a- | away from; with out |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -itis | inflammation of; infection of |
| -ization | process of making; creating, or insterting |
| -osing | a condition of doing |
| de- | reversal of; without |
| -olisthesis | abnormal condition with slipping |
| -ia | condition; state; thing |
| -pathy | disease; suffering |
| dis- | away from |
| -phyte | growth |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gram | a record or picture |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| extra- | outside of |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -ee | person who is the object of an action |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -desis | procedure to fuse together |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -graft | tissue for implant or transplant |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -tome | instrument used to cut; area with distinct edges |
| an- | without; not |
| re- | again and again |
| -steroid | steroid |
| intra- | within |
| non- | not |
| anti- | against |
| -ory | having the function of |
| AKA | above-the-knee amputation |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| BKA | below-the-knee amputation |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| C1-C7 | cervical vertebrae |
| CDH | cogenital dislocation of the hip |
| Ca | calcium |
| DEXA DXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiopmetry |
| DIP | distal interphalangeal(joint) |
| DJD | degeneritive joint disease |
| ESWT | extracorporeal shock wave therapy |
| Fx | fracture |
| L1-L5 | lumbar vertebrae |
| LLE | left lower extremity |
| LUE | left upper extremity |
| MCP | metacarpophalangeal(joint) |
| NSAID | nonsteriodal anti-inflammitory drug |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ORIF | open reduction and internal fixation |
| ortho | orthopedics(slang) |
| P | phosphorus |
| PIP | proximal interphalangeal(joint) |
| PT | physical therapy |
| QCT | quantitative computerized tomography |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| RLE | right lower extremity |
| ROM | range of motion |
| RUE | right upper extremity |
| S1 | first sacral vertebrae |
| T1-T12 | thoracic vertebrae |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| tib-fib | tibia-fibula(slang) |
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