orth/o
straighten, correct
ped/o
child
chir/o
hand
pract
practice
pod
foot
iatr
physician
MD
Doctor of Medicine
DO
Doctor of Osteopathy
DC
Doctor of Chiropractic
PT
Physical Therapist
Cortex
Cortical, husk, shell, bark
Medulla
Medullary, narrow, middle
periosteum
periosteal
dia-
complete, through
physis
growth
#NAME?
creation, formation
#NAME?
softness
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
#NAME?
inflammation
#NAME?
deficiency of
por
opening
#NAME?
abnormal condition
a-
without
chondr/o
cartilage
#NAME?
formation
sarc/o
flesh
#NAME?
tumor
BMD
bone mineral density
DEXA
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
FDA
food and drug administration
IU
international units