Module 3: The Musculo-skeletal System Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
A-
A
Absence of
2
Q
Anti-
A
Against
3
Q
Ante-
A
Before
4
Q
Bi-
A
Two
5
Q
Dys-
A
Difficult/ abnormal/ painful
6
Q
En-/endo-
A
With/in/to
7
Q
Hemi-
A
Half
8
Q
Hypo-
A
Low/below/less than normal
9
Q
Hyper-
A
Above/high/in excess of normal
10
Q
Co-/con-
A
Together/joined
11
Q
Extra-
A
Outside
12
Q
Ecto-
A
External/outside/without
13
Q
Post-
A
After
14
Q
Pre-/pro-
A
Before
15
Q
Retro-
A
Backwards
16
Q
Ultra-
A
Beyond
17
Q
-tomy
A
Cutting into or dividing
18
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal of
19
Q
-pexy
A
Fixation
20
Q
-scopy
A
Examination with a lighted instrument
21
Q
Inter-
A
Between
22
Q
Intra-
A
Within/inside
23
Q
Mega-
A
Big, enlarged
24
Q
Micro-
A
Small
25
Per-
Through
26
Peri-
Around
27
Poly-
Many
28
Sub-
Below
29
-ia, - ism
Condition of/state of
30
-osis
Condition of
31
-logy
Study of
32
-itis
Inflammation of
33
-pathy
Disease of
34
-gen
Producing/forming
35
-genic
Producing or forming
36
-al, -ac, -ic, -ary
Concerning/pertaining to
37
-iac
Pertaining to
38
-oid
Likeness, resembling
39
-plasty
Form/mould/reconstruct (e.g. Plastic surgery)
40
-cele
Swelling/protrusion
41
BI/NBI
Bone injury/no bone injury
42
CDH
Congenital dislocation of the hip
43
PID
Prolapsed intervertebral disc
44
RTA/RTC
Road traffic accident/Road traffic collision
45
MUA
Manipulation under anaesthetic
46
NAD
Nothing abnormal detected
47
OA
Osteoarthritis/on admission
48
THR
Total hip replacement
49
TKR
Total knee replacement
