Ch 13 - Musculoskeletal Combining Forms Flashcards
acr/o
extremities
acroanesthesia = absence of sensation in the extremities
ankyl/o
stiff joint
ankylosis = abnormal condition of a stiff joint
arthr/o; articul/o
joint
articular = pertaining to a joint
burs/o
bursa, sac
bursitis = inflammation of a bursa
carp/o
carpus
carpectomy = excision of a carpus
cervic/o
neck
cervicodynia = pain of the neck
chondr/o
cartilage
chondrodysplasia = bad, painful or difficult formation or growth of cartilage
cost/o
ribs
costochondritis = inflammation of ribs & cartilage
crani/o
cranium
craniocerebral = pertaining to cranium & brain
fasci/o
fascia
fasciodesis = binding of a fascia
femor/o
femur
femorotibial = pertaining to femur and tibia
fibul/o
fibula
fibular = pertaining to the fibula
humer/o
humerus
humeral = pertaining to humerus
ili/o
ilium
iliolumbar = pertaining to the ilium and lower back
kinesi/o
movement
kinesiology = study of movement
kyph/o
hump
kyphosis = abnormal condition of a humb
lamin/o
lamina
laminectomy = surgical removal of a lamina
lord/o
bent backward
lordoscoliosis = abnormal condition of crookedness and backward bend
lumb/o
lower back
lumbodynia = pain in lower back
menisc/o
meniscus
meniscectomy = excision of a meniscus
metacarp/o
metacarpus
metacarpectomy = excision of a metacarpus
metatars/o
metatarsals, ankle
metatarsophalangeal = pertaining to ankle, metatarsals and phalanges
muscul/o; my/o
muscle
myocardial = pertaining to heart muscle
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myeloplegia = paralysis of spinal cord