Ch 4 CF/Prefix/Suffix Skeletal Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff joint
2
Q
arthr/o
articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
burs/o
A
sac
4
Q
carp/o
A
carpus
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle
8
Q
coccyg/o
A
coccyx
9
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
10
Q
cost/o
A
rib
11
Q
crani/o
A
skull
12
Q
femor/o
A
femur
13
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula
14
Q
humer/o
A
humerus
15
Q
ili/o
A
ilium
16
Q
ischi/o
A
ischium
17
Q
kyph/o
A
hump
18
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina, part of the vertebrae
19
Q
lord/o
A
bent backard
20
Q
lumb/o
A
loin, low back
21
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
22
Q
maxil/o
A
maxilla
23
Q
medull/o
A
inner portion
24
Q
metacarp/o
A
metacarpus
25
metatars/o
metatarsus
26
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
27
orth/o
straight
28
oste/o
bone
29
patell/o
patella
30
pector/o
chest
31
ped/o
foot, child
32
pelv/o
pelvis
33
phalang/o
phalanges
34
pod/o
foot
35
prosthet/o
addition
36
pub/o
pubis
37
radi/o
radius, ray
38
sacr/o
sacrum
39
scapul/o
scapula
40
scoli/o
crooked
41
spin/o
spine
42
spondyl/o
vertebrae
43
stern/o
sternum
44
synovi/o
synov/o
synovial membrane
45
tars/o
tarsus
46
thorac/o
chest
47
tibi/o
tibia
48
uln/o
ulna
49
vertebr/o
vertebra
50
-blast
immature
51
-clasia
to break surgically
52
-desis
to fuse
53
-listhesis
slipping
54
-logic
pertaining to study of
55
-porosis
porous
56
dis-
apart
57
non-
not
58
erythr/o
red
59
cutane/o
skin
60
sarc/o
flesh
61
-ar
-ary
-ac
-al
-eal
pertaining to
62
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
63
-clasia
surgically break
64
-iatry
medical treatment
65
-ory
pertaining to
66
-scopy
process of visually examining
67
-stenosis
narrowing
