Chapter 10 Combining Forms Flashcards
Leiomy/o
Smooth visceral muscle
My/o muscul/o
Muscle
Rhabd/o
Rod shaped (striated)
Rhabdomy/o
Rod-shaped (striated muscle)
Brachi/o
Arm
Carp/o
Carpus (wrist bone)
Cephal/o
Head
Cervic/o
Neck; cervix uteri (neck if the uterus)
Clavicul/o
Clavicle (collar bone)
Cost/o
Ribs
Crani/o
Cranium (skull)
Dactyl/o
Fingers; toes
Humer/o
Humerus (Upper arm bone)
Metacarp/o
Metacarpus (Hand bones)
Phalang/o
Phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
Radi/o
Radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
Spondyl/o vertebr/o
Vertebrae (backbone)
Stern/o
Sternum (breastbone)
Thorac/o
Chest
Calcane/o
Calcaneum (heel bone)
Femor/o
Femur (thigh bone)
Fibul/o
Fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone
Ischi/o
Ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
Lumb/o
Loins (lower back)
Metatars/o
Metatarsus (foot bones)
Patell/o
Patella (kneecap)
Pelv/i pelv/o
Pelvis
Pod/o
Foot
Pub/o
Pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
Tibi/o
Tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)
Ankyl/o
Stiffness; bent, crooked
Arthr/o
Joint
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Fasci/o
Band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
Fibr/o
Fiber, fibrous tissue
Kyph/o
Humpback
Lamin/o
Lamina (part of vertebral arch)
Lord/o
Curve, swayback
Myel/o
Bone marrow; spinal cord
Orth/o
Straight
Oste/o
Bone
Ped/o ped/i
Foot; child
Scoli/o
Crooked, bent
Synov/o
Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
Ten/o tend/o tendin/o
Tendon