Medical Terminology Skeletal System Medical Terminology Combining Form

Medical Terminology Skeletal System

• • • Medical Terminology Combining Form arthr/o chondr/o cost/o crani/o -desis kyph/o lord/o -lysis lumb/o -plasty -centesis Definition joint cartilage ribs skull/head fixation/bind together humped-back , hill curve, swayback destruction loins surgical repair surgical puncture

Medical Terminology Combining Form myel/o oss, oste/o scoli/o synovi/o fluid • carp/o • dactyl/o • femor/o • • • Definition bone marrow bone crooked, bent synovial membrane, wrist digits femur(thigh bone)

Medical Terminology • • • Combining Form humer/o ili/o mandibul/o maxill/o phalang/o stern/o tibi/o pod/o orth/o Definition humerus(upper arm bone) ilium mandible(upper jawbone) maxilla(lower jawbone) finger/toes sternum tibia foot straight

Medical Terminology • • • Arthroplasty Arthr/o/plasty Surgical repair of a joint Arthrocentesis Arthr/o/centesis Surgical puncture of a joint Arthritis Arthr/itis Inflammation of a joint Chrondroplasty Chrondr/o/plasty Surgical repair of cartilage

• • • • Medical Terminology Orthopedist Orth/o/pedist Specialist in straightening bones Osteorrhaphy Oste/o/rrhaphy Suturing or wiring together bones Osteomyelitis Oste/o/myel/itis Inflammation of bone and bone marrow Osteonecrosis Oste/o/necrosis Death of bone(tissue) Osteomalacia Oste/o/malacia Softening of bones(from disease)

Medical Terminology • Chiropractor • Treats disorders originating from misalignment of the spine • Cranioectomy • Crani/o/ectomy • The surgical removal of a portion of the skull • Myeloma • Myel/oma • Cancer(tumor) that occurs in blood-making cells found in the red bone marrow • Podiatrist • Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the foot