CLASSICS 2MT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Xiphoid Process, Coracoid Process, Acromion
3 Mar 2017
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Latin phrase: similia similibus curantur - similar things are cured by similar things dactyl/o/graph/ist - one who records the digits dactyl/o/graph/ics - the science of dactyl/o/graph/y. Chapter 3: msk: oste/o - bone, oss(e)/o - bone (os-latin) Crani/ost/osis - the ossification of the skull. Crani/oste/osis - an abnormal condition involving a/the bones of the skull. Combining forms for bones are: oste, osse, oss if you see os in the middle of a word it isn"t bone, usually short form of ous : skelet/o - skeleton, cleid/o - collar bone, clav/i. cul/o - collar bone. Clavic/o/rrhes/is - the rupturing of a/the collarbone (s) Cleid/al/orrhex/is - the rupturing of something p. t a/the collarbone(s) Cleid/itis - inflammation of the collar bone: acromi/o - acromion. Acr/om/o/plasty - the surgical repairing of a/the shoulder(s), involving the extremities. Acromi/o/plasty - the surgical repairing of the acromion: corac/o. Corac/oid/o - coracoid process: cubit/o -elbow.
