AMCA Medical Terminology

Limited ROM

Amphiathroses are joints joined together by cartilage that is slightly moveable, such as the vertebrae of the spine or the pubic bone.

Ante-

Before, in front of

-scopy

a visual examination

Anti-

against

-emia

blood condition

Compression Fracture

bone collapses on itself

Carnin/o

cancerous, cancer

Thromb/o

clotting

Hypo-

deficient, below, under

Fet/o

fetus

Cephal/o

head

Enter/o

intestines

Adduction

movement towards the midline

-algia

pain

Rotation

revolving a bone around its axis

-oma

tumor, mass swelling

Inversion

turning inward

Eversion

turning outward

Pronation

turning the palm or foot downward

Supination

turning the palm or foot upward

Sub-

under, below

Ur/o

urinary tract

Dislocation

when a bone is completely out of place

End-, endo

within

PREFIX

word beginning

SUFFIX

word ending

Full ROM

Diathroses are joints that have free movement.

Greenstick Fracture

The bone is partially bent and partially broken. Common in children because the bones are so soft.

-stomy

a new opening

Sprain

a traumatic injury to a joint involving the soft tissue. Lesser injury usually is the result of overuse or overstretching.

Epi-

above, upon, surface

Pathologic Fracture

any fracture occurring spontaneously as a result of disease.

Pre-

before

Complicated Fracture

bone pierces an internal organ

Fracture

broken bone

Cyt/o

cell

Cerebr/o

cerebrum. largest part of the brain

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

Comminuted Fractures

crushed or shattered bone

-pathy

disease condition

Simple Fracture

does not rupture the skin

Electr/o

electrical activity

Impacted Fracture

ends of the bones are driven into each other

Hyper-

excessive, above, over

-ectomy

excision, removal

Sarc/o

flesh

WORD ROOTS

foundation of the healthcare term

Salter-Harris Fracture

fracture of the epiphyseal plate in children

Synovial joints

free moving joints, are surrounded by joint capsules.

Cardi/o

heart

-tomy

incision

-itis

inflammation

Subluxation

is partially out of joint

Arthr/o

joint

Bi/o

life

COMBINING VOWEL

links the root to the suffix or to another root.

Plantar flexion

lowering the foot, pointing the toes away from the shin

Hairline Fracture

minor and appears as a thin line on x ray and may not extend completely through the bone

No ROM

most synarthroses are immovable joints held together by fibrous tissue

Abduction

movement away from the midline

Retraction

moving a part of the body backward

Protraction

moving a part of the body forward

Rhin/o

nose

-dynia

pain

-al

pertaining to

-tripsy

process of crushing

-metry

process of measurement

-graphy

process of recording

-genic

produced by, pertaining to producing

-globin

protein

Dorsiflexion

raising the foot, pulling the toes toward the shin

Bursae

sacs of fluid that are located between the bones of the joint and tendons that hold the muscles in place.

Derm/o

skin

Brady-

slow

Compound Fracture

split open the skin allowing for an infection to occur.

-sis

state of; condition

Gastr/o

stomach

Peri-

surrounding, around

Dent/o

teeth

Colles

the break of the distal end of the radius at the epiphysis often occurs when the patient has attempted to break his or her fall

Dia-

through, complete

Flexion

to decrease the angle of a joint

Extensions

to increase the angle of a joint