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    This document lists and defines medical terms related to bones and joints by breaking them down into their prefix, root word, and suffix components. Many terms describe conditions affecting bones or joints, often denoting inflammation (e.g. -itis), tumors (e.g. -oma), or abnormal softening or hardening (e.g. -malacia, -sclerosis). Other terms relate to surgical procedures performed on bones or joints, such as incision (e.g. -otomy), removal (e.g. -ectomy), or repair (e.g. -plasty). The root words often denote specific bones, joints, or tissues involved (e.g. oste-/bone, arthro-

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    This document lists and defines medical terms related to bones and joints by breaking them down into their prefix, root word, and suffix components. Many terms describe conditions affecting bones or joints, often denoting inflammation (e.g. -itis), tumors (e.g. -oma), or abnormal softening or hardening (e.g. -malacia, -sclerosis). Other terms relate to surgical procedures performed on bones or joints, such as incision (e.g. -otomy), removal (e.g. -ectomy), or repair (e.g. -plasty). The root words often denote specific bones, joints, or tissues involved (e.g. oste-/bone, arthro-

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    Homework - 1 Unit 3

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    This document lists and defines medical terms related to bones and joints by breaking them down into their prefix, root word, and suffix components. Many terms describe conditions affecting bones or joints, often denoting inflammation (e.g. -itis), tumors (e.g. -oma), or abnormal softening or hardening (e.g. -malacia, -sclerosis). Other terms relate to surgical procedures performed on bones or joints, such as incision (e.g. -otomy), removal (e.g. -ectomy), or repair (e.g. -plasty). The root words often denote specific bones, joints, or tissues involved (e.g. oste-/bone, arthro-

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    Word Prefix Rootword Suffix

    1.- Periosteum Peri- Oste/ -Um


    (surrounding) (bone) (noun ending)
    2.- Endosteum End- Oste/ -Um
    (within) (bone) (noun ending)
    3.- Hemopioetic Hem/o -Poietic
    (blood) (pertaining to
    formation)
    4.- Cranium Crani/ -Um
    (skull) (noun ending)
    5.- Costals Cost/ -Al
    (rib) (pertaining to)
    6.- Sacroiliac Sacro/ -Ac
    (sacrum) (pertaining to)
    Ili/
    (ilium)
    7.- Osteopath Oste/o -path
    (bone) (disease)
    8.- Podiatrist Pod/ -Iatrist
    (foot) (specialist)
    9.- Ankylosis Ankyl/ -osis
    (crooked) (abnormal condition or
    disease)
    10.- Adhesie capsulitis Capsul/ -Itis
    (little box) (inflammation)
    11.- Arthrosclerosis Arthr/o -Sclerosis
    (joint) (abnormal hardening)
    12.- Bursitis Burs/ -Itis
    (bursa) (inflammation)
    13.- Chondromalacia Chondr/o -Malacia
    (cartilage) (abnormal softening)
    14.- Costochondritis Cost/o -Itis
    (rib) (inflammation)
    Chondr/
    (cartilage)
    15.- Hemarthrosis Hem/ -Osis
    (blood) (abnormal condition or
    Arthr/ disease)
    (join)
    16.- Polymyalgia Poly- My/ -Algia
    (Many) (muscle) (pain)
    17.- Synovitis Synov/ -Itis
    (synovial membrane) (inflammation)
    18.- Arthritis Arthr/ -Itis
    (join) (inflammation)
    19.- Osteoarthritis Oste/o -Itis
    (bone) (inflammation)
    Arthr/
    (join)
    20.- Spondylosis Spodyl/ -Osis
    (vertebrae) (abnormal condition or
    disease)
    21.- Ankylosing Ankylosin/ -Itis
    spondylitis (the progresive (inflammation)
    stiffening of a join or
    joints)
    Spondyl/
    (vertebrae)
    22.- Lumbago Lumb/ -Ago
    (lumbar) (disease condition)
    23.- Spondylolisthesis Spondyl/o -Listhesis
    (vertebrae) (slipping)
    24.- Kyphosis Kyph/ -Osis
    (hump) (abnormal condition or
    disease)
    25.- Lordosis Lord/ -Osis
    (bent backward) (abnormal condition or
    disease)
    26.- Scoliosis Scoli/ -Osis
    (curved) (abnormal condition or
    disease)
    27.- Avascular necrosis A- Vascul/ -Ar
    (without) (blood vessels) (pertaining to)
    28.- Craniostenosis Crani/o -Stenosis
    (skull) (abnormal narrowing)
    29.- Osteitis Oste/ -It is
    (bone) (inflammation)
    30.- Osteomalacia Oste/o -Malacia
    (bone) (abnormal softening)
    31.- Osteomyelitis Oste/o -It is
    (bone) (inflammation)
    Myel/
    (bone marrow)
    32.- Periostitis -Peri Ost/ -It is
    (surrounding) (bone) (inflammation)
    33.- Myeloma Myel/ -Oma
    (bone marrow) (tumor)
    34.- Osteochondroma Oste/o -Oma
    (bone) (tumor)
    Chondr/
    (cartilage)
    35.- Osteoporosis Oste/o -Osis
    (nope) (abnormal condition or
    Por/ disease)
    ( small opening)
    36.- Osteopenia Oste/o -Penia
    (bone) (deficiency)
    37.- Arthroscopy Arthr/o -Scopy
    (joint) (visual examination)
    38.- Arthrodesis Arthr/o -Desis
    (joint) (bind)
    39.- Arthrolysis Arthr/o -Lysis
    (joint) (loosening or setting
    free)
    40.- Chondroplasty Chondr/o -Plasty
    (cartilage) (surgical repair)
    41.- Synovectomy Synov/ -Ectomy
    (synovial membrane) (surgical removal)
    42.- Arthroplasty Arhtr/o -Plasty
    (joint) (surgical repair)
    43.- Vertebroplasty Vertebr/o -Plasty
    (vertebra) (surgical repair)
    44.- Laminectomy Lamin/ -Ectomy
    (lamina) (surgical removal)
    45.- Craniectomy Crani/ -Ectomy
    (skull) (surgical removal)
    46.- Craniotomy Crani/ -Otomy
    (skull) (surgical incision)
    47.- Cranioplasty Crani/o -Plasty
    (skull) (surgical repair)
    48.- Osteoclasis Oste/o -Clasis
    (bone) (to break)
    49.- Ostectomy Ost/ -Ectomy
    (bone) (the surgical removal)
    50.- Osteorrhaphy Oste/o -Rrhaphy
    (bone) (surgical suturing)
    51.- Osteotomy Oste/ -Otomy
    (bone) (surgical incision)
    52.- Periosteotomy Peri- Oste/ -Otomy
    (surrounding) (bone) (surgical incision)

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