Medical Terminology Simplified

10–32 Proxim/al is a directional word that means pertaining to (a structure) near

the point of attachment to the trunk, or near the beginning of a structure.

From proxim/al, build the CF that means near or nearest.

____________________ / _____

10–33 To complete this frame, use the words farthest fromor nearest to.

The dist/al epiphysis is located ____________________ ____________________

the trunk.

The proxim/al epiphysis is located ______________________________the

trunk.

10–34 Milk is a good source of vitamin D. Deficiency of this vitamin results in a

softening and weakening of the skeleton, causing pain and bowing of the bones.

Construct medical terms that mean

softening of bones:__________ / _____ / ____________________

producing or forming bone:__________ / _____ / ____________________

10–35 Oste/o/malacia is the result of inadequate amounts of phosphorus and

calcium in blood for mineralization of the bones. It may be caused by a diet lacking

these minerals, deficiency in vitamin D, or a metabolic disorder that causes malab-

sorption of minerals.

The medical term that means softening of bones is

__________ / _____ / ____________________.

10–36 A form of oste/o/malacia known as rickets is seen in infants and children

in many underdeveloped countries. It is a result of vitamin D deficiency. Symptoms

of rickets include soft, pliable bones that cause such deformities as bowlegs and

knock-knees.

Rickets is another name for __________ / _____ / ____________________.

10–37 Calcium provides bone strength that is needed for its supportive func-

tions. Many children in underdeveloped countries develop rickets because of an

inadequate milk supply.

When oste/o/malacia occurs in children, it is called ____________________.

10–38 Combine calc/oand -emiato form a word that means calcium in

the blood.

__________ / __________

10–39 Recall that hypo-means

____________________, ____________________, ____________________.

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

470 CHAPTER 10• Musculoskeletal System

proxim/o

farthest from

nearest to

oste/o/malacia

ŏs-tē-ō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă

oste/o/genesis

ŏs-tē-ō-JĔN-ĕ-sĭs

oste/o/malacia

ŏs-tē-ō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă

oste/o/malacia

ŏs-tē-ō-mă-LĀ-shē-ă

rickets

RĬK-ĕts

calc/emia

kăl-SĒ-mē-ă

under, below, deficient