Greek and Latin Roots for Orthopedic Terms Flashcards by Kimberly La

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MALAC/O
(mal‐ă‐kō)

‐MALACIA
(mă‐lā‐shē‐ă)

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Soft, softening

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ORTH/O
(or‐thō)

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Straight, correct, normal, upright

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PED/O
(pē‐dō)

‐PEDIA
(pē‐dē‐ă)

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Child

Education in X

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FRANG/O
(frăn‐gō)

FRACT/O
(frak‐tō)

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Break, broken

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‐RHEXIS
(rek‐sĭs)

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A rupture

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LUX/O
(lŭks‐ō)

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Dislocated

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POR/O
(pō‐rō)

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Passage, pore

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‐PENIA
(pē‐nē‐ă)

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Decrease, deficiency

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CREPIT/O
(krep‐ĭ‐tō)

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Creak, crackle

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‐AGRA
(ag‐ră)

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Gout, attack (of severe pain)

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RHEUM/O
(roo‐mō)

RHEUMAT/O
(roo′mă‐tō)

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Flow, discharge, rheumatoid arthritis

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ANKYL/O
(ang‐kĭ‐lō)

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Stiff, fused, crooked

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SEQUESTR/O
(sĕ‐kwes‐trō)

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Fragment of bone/tissue

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TALIP/O
(tal‐ĭ‐pō)

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Deformity of foot and ankle

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PLAN/O
(plā‐nō)

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Flat

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CAV/O
(kā‐vō)

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Hollow

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VALG/O
(val‐gō)

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Bent Outward

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VAR/O
(vā‐rō)

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Bent inward

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KYPH/O
(kī‐fō)

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Bent forward (convex posteriorly)

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LORD/O
(lor‐dō)

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Bent backward (convex anteriorly)

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LEV/O
(lē‐vō)

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left

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DEXTR/O
(deks‐trō)

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right

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SCOLI/O
(skō‐lē‐ō)

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Bent sideways, crooked

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TORS/O
(tor‐sō)

TORT/O
(tort‐ō)

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twist, turn

-OLISTHESIS (ō‐lis‐thē‐sĭs)

slipping

BIFID/O (bī‐fĭd‐ō)

split in two

SCHIZ/O (skĭ‐zō) ‐SCHISIS (skĭ‐sĭs)

A splitting, a cleft

SPASM/O (spaz‐mō)

spasm

TRACT/O (trak‐tō)

to draw, pull

CAMPT/O (kămp‐tō) CAMPYL/O (kăm‐pĭ‐lō) ‐CAMPSIA (kamp‐sē‐ă) ‐CAMPSIS (kămp‐sĭs)

bent, curved