Root Words
What does my/o mean?
Muscle
What does Ec-, ecto mean?
Out, outside
What is enemia?
Having a substance in the blood, condition of the blood.
What does ROM mean?
Range of motion
What does pulm/o mean?
Lungs
What does chrom mean?
Color
What does ab mean?
Away from
What is plasty?
Surgical repair, reconstruction
What does Pt mean?
What does end/o mean?
What does cephal/o mean?
Head
What does A-, an mean?
without, absence of
What does centesis mean?
puncture, tap
What does NWB mean?
Non-weight bearing
What does pexy mean?
Fixation (as in surgery)
What does phleb/o mean?
Vein
What does peri mean?
Surrounding
What does ectomy mean?
Excision, removal
What does US mean?
Ultrasound
What does ACL stand for?
Anterior cruciate ligament
What does thromb/o mean?
Clot
What does poly mean?
Many, much
What does tripsy mean?
Crushing
What does BID mean?
twice daily
What is Periosteoplasty?
Surgical repair around a bone.