Dr. Alan Moelleken MD is a member of a variety of academic and scientific organizations, such as the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS), the North American Spine Society (NASS),

and the American Medical Association (AMA). He maintains his cutting-edge knowledge and expertise as a spine surgeon by regularly attending national and international spine conferences and by

constantly familiarizing himself with the latest research in the fields of orthopedic surgery and neurosurgery, especially as it pertains to disorders of the spine. Spine and Orthopedic Center, Cottage

Hospital Goleta Hospital and other California hospitals. Doctor Alan Moelleken, MD Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara

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Prefix/suffix

Meaning Origin language and etymology Example(s)

salping(o)- Of or pertaining to tubes e.g. fallopian tubesAncient Greek σάλπιγξ, σαλπιγγ-, (sálpinx, salpingo-) trumpet (literally)

Salpingectomy, salpingopharyngeus muscle

sangui-, sanguine-

Of or pertaining to blood Latin (sanguis, sanguin-), blood Sanguine

sarco- muscular, fleshlike Greek σάρξ, σαρκ- sarcoma

schist(o)- split, cleft Greek σχιστός (schistos) schistocyte

schiz(o)- Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided'Ancient Greek σχιζω; irregular formation of the verb σχίζειν (schizein), to cut, split

Schizophrenia

scler(o)- hard Greek σκληρός Scleroderma

-sclerosis hardening Greek σκλήρωσιςAtherosclerosis, multiple sclerosis

scoli(o)- twisted Greek σκολιός (skolios) scoliosis

-scope instrument for viewing Greek -σκόπος stethoscope

-scopy use of instrument for viewing Greek -σκοπία endoscopy

scoto- darkness Greek σκότος (skotos) scotopic vision

semi- one-half, partly Latin semiconscious

sial(o)- saliva, salivary gland Greek σίαλος (sialos) sialagogue

sigmoid(o)- sigmoid, S-shaped curvature Greek σιγμοειδής sigmoid colon

sinistr(o)- left, left side Latin

sinus- Of or pertaining to the sinus Latin (sinus), a curve, bend, bay Sinusitis

sito- food, grain Greek σῖτος (sitos) Sitophobia

somat(o)-, somatico-

body, bodily Greek σῶμα (sōma) somatic

-spadias slit, fissure Greek σπάδωνhypospadias, epispadias

spasmo- spasm Greek σπασμόςSpasmodic dysphonia

sperma-, spermo-, spermato-

semen, spermatozoa Greek σπέρμα (sperma) Spermatogenesis

splanchn(i)-, splanchn(o)-

viscera Greek σπλάγχνον splanchnology

splen(o)- spleen Greek σπλήν, σπλην- Splenectomy

spondyl(o)- Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra Greek σπόνδυλος / σφόνδυλος, Spondylitis

(spóndylos, sphóndylos), the spine

squamos(o)-

Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly' Latin sqāmōsus, full of scales; scaly Squamous cell

-stalsis contraction Greek στάλσις Peristalsis

-stasis stopping, standing Greek στάσιςCytostasis, homeostasis

-staxis dripping, trickling Greek στάξις, στακτός

sten(o)-Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or pertaining to narrowness

Ancient Greek στενός (stenos); narrow, short

Stenography

-stenosisabnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other tubular organ or structure

Ancient Greek στένωσις (stenōsis)Restenosis, stenosis

steth(o)-Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the area above the breast and under the neck

Ancient Greek στῆθος (stēthos), chest, cuirass

Stethoscope

stheno- strength, force, power Greek σθένος

stom(a) mouth Greek στόμα

stomat(o)- Of or pertaining to the mouthAncient Greek στόμα, στοματ- (stóma, stomat-), mouth

Stomatogastric, stomatognathic system

-stomy creation of an opening Greek -στομία colostomy

sub- beneath Latinsubcutaneous tissue

super- in excess, above, superior Latinsuperior vena cava

supra- above, excessive Latin supraorbital vein

sy, syl-, sym-, syn-, sys-

Indicates similarity, likeness, or being together; Assimilates before some consonants: before l to syl-, s to sys-, before a labial consonant to sym-.

Ancient Greek συν- (syn), with, together

Symptom, synalgia, synesthesia, syssarcosis

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