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1. 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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Meaning
Example(s)
Ancient Greek ζάλπιγξ, ζαλπιγγ-,
(sálpinx, salpingo-) trumpet
(literally)
Salpingectomy,
salpingopharyng
eus muscle
Of or pertaining to blood
Latin (sanguis, sanguin-), blood
Sanguine
muscular, fleshlike
split, cleft
sarcoma
schistocyte
salping(o)- Of or pertaining to tubes e.g. fallopian tubes
sangui-,
sanguinesarcoschist(o)-
Origin language and etymology
schiz(o)-
Denoting something 'split' or 'double-sided'
scler(o)-
hard
Greek ζάπξ, ζαπκGreek ζσιζηόρ (schistos)
Ancient Greek ζσιζω; irregular
formation of the verb ζσίζειν
(schizein), to cut, split
Greek ζκληπόρ
-sclerosis
hardening
Greek ζκλήπωζιρ
scoli(o)-scope
-scopy
twisted
instrument for viewing
use of instrument for viewing
Greek ζκολιόρ (skolios)
Greek -ζκόπορ
Greek -ζκοπία
Schizophrenia
Scleroderma
Atherosclerosis,
multiple
sclerosis
scoliosis
stethoscope
endoscopy

2. scotosemisial(o)sigmoid(o)
sinistr(o)sinussitosomat(o)-,
somatico-
darkness
one-half, partly
saliva, salivary gland
Greek ζκόηορ (skotos)
Latin
Greek ζίαλορ (sialos)
scotopic vision
semiconscious
sialagogue
sigmoid, S-shaped curvature
Greek ζιγμοειδήρ
sigmoid colon
left, left side
Of or pertaining to the sinus
food, grain
Latin
Latin (sinus), a curve, bend, bay
Greek ζῖ ηορ (sitos)
Sinusitis
Sitophobia
body, bodily
Greek ζῶμα (sōma)
somatic
-spadias
slit, fissure
Greek ζπάδων
spasmo-
spasm
Greek ζπαζμόρ
hypospadias,
epispadias
Spasmodic
dysphonia
semen, spermatozoa
Greek ζπέπμα (sperma)
Spermatogenesi
s
viscera
Greek ζπλάγσνον
splanchnology
spleen
Greek ζπλήν, ζπληνGreek ζπόνδςλορ / ζθόνδςλορ,
(spóndylos, sphóndylos), the spine
Latin sqāmōsus, full of scales;
scaly
Greek ζηάλζιρ
Splenectomy
sperma-,
spermo-,
spermatosplanchn(i
)-,
splanchn(
o)splen(o)spondyl(o)
squamos(
o)-stalsis
Of or pertaining to the spine, the vertebra
Denoting something as 'full of scales' or 'scaly'
contraction
Spondylitis
Squamous cell
Peristalsis

3. -stasis
stopping, standing
Greek ζηάζιρ
-staxis
dripping, trickling
Denoting something as 'narrow in shape' or
pertaining to narrowness
abnormal narrowing in a blood vessel or other
tubular organ or structure
Of or pertaining to the upper chest, chest, the
area above the breast and under the neck
strength, force, power
mouth
Greek ζηάξιρ, ζηακηόρ
Ancient Greek ζηενόρ (stenos);
narrow, short
sten(o)-stenosis
steth(o)sthenostom(a)
Ancient Greek ζηένωζιρ (stenōsis)
Ancient Greek ζηῆ θορ (stēthos),
chest, cuirass
Greek ζθένορ
Greek ζηόμα
stomat(o)-
Of or pertaining to the mouth
Ancient Greek ζηόμα, ζηομαη(stóma, stomat-), mouth
-stomy
creation of an opening
Greek -ζηομία
sub-
beneath
Latin
super-
in excess, above, superior
Latin
supra-
above, excessive
Latin
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 ζςν- (syn), with,
together
Cytostasis,
homeostasis
Stenography
Restenosis,
stenosis
Stethoscope
Stomatogastric,
stomatognathic
system
colostomy
subcutaneous
tissue
superior vena
cava
supraorbital vein
Symptom,
synalgia,
synesthesia,
syssarcosis

4. Dr. Alan Moelleken MD, Public Library Resource Library
Alan_Moelleken,MD_Biography
Alan Moelleken, MD Curriculum Vitae
Back Pain defined - Spine and Orthopedic Center Santa Barbara CA
Carpal tunnel syndrome defined - Spinal and Orthpedic Center
Chronic pain - Dr Alan Moelleken Spine and Orthopedic Center
Neck Pain Dr Allen Moelleken Spine and Orthopedic Center

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