15 Musculoskeletal System Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
calc/o, calci/o
A
calcium
2
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback, hunchback (post curvature in thoracic region)
3
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
4
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback (ant curvature in lumbar region)
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loins, lower back
6
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth/o
A
straight
8
Q
oste/o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
10
Q
spondyl/o, vertebr/o
A
vertebra
11
Q
-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
12
Q
-clast
A
to break
13
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
14
Q
-malacia
A
softening
15
Q
-physis
A
to grow
16
Q
-porosis
A
pore, passage
17
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut (osteotome)
