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Meaning
decalcification
kyphosis
laminectomy
lordosis
lumbar
lumbosacral
myelopoiesis
orthopedics
The specialty of medicine dealing with bones and bone diseases. Orthopedists
originally straightened (orth/o) the bones of children (ped/o).
osteitis
Inflammation of bones.
osteodystrophy
osteogenesis
Formation of bone.
scoliosis
spondylosis
vertebroplasty
Suffixes
osteoblast
osteoclast
Large cell found in the bone marrow of growing bones; absorbs and removes
unwanted bone tissue.
spondylolisthesis
osteomalacia
Softening of bone.
epiphysis
pubic symphysis
osteoporosis
Condition of increased porosity of bone with loss of bony tissue and decrease in
bone mass.
osteotome
Specific Bones
acetabular
calcaneal
carpal
supraclavicular
subcostal
chondrocostal
craniotomy
craniotome
femoral
fibular
humeral
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iliac
ischial
Pertaining to the ischium (lower and posterior part of the hip bone).
malleolar
mandibular
maxillary
metacarpectomy
metatarsalgia
olecranal
patellar
pelvimetry
peroneal
phalangeal
pubic
radial
scapular
sternal
tarsectomy
tibial
Pertaining to the tibia, the larger and inner of the two lower leg bones.
ulnar
arthroplasty
arthrotomy
Incision of a joint.
hemarthrosis
hydrarthrosis
polyarthritis
articular cartilage
bursitis
Inflammation of a bursa.
achondroplasia
chondroma
chondromalacia
ligamentous
Pertaining to a ligament.
rheumatologist
synovitis
tenorrhaphy
Suture of a tendon.
tenosynovitis
tendinitis
arthrodesis
spinal stenosis
Narrowing of the neural canal or nerve root canals in the lumbar spine.
Incision of fascia.
fibromyalgia
leiomyoma
leiomyosarcoma
myalgia
Pain of a muscle.
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electromyography
myopathy
Disease of muscles.
myocardial
myositis
Inflammation of muscle.
plantar flexion
rhabdomyoma
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rhabdomyosarcoma
sarcopenia
myasthenia gravis
atrophy
hypertrophy
amyotrophic
abduction
Process of carrying away (muscle is pulled away from the midline of the body).
adduction
Process of carrying toward (muscle is pulled toward the midline of the body).
dorsiflexion
polymyalgia
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