chapter 14: musculoskeletal system Flashcards
combining form
arthr/o
example: arthr/itis
joint
combining form
burs/o
example: burs/itis
bursa (cavity)
combining form
ankyl/o
example: ankyl/osis
stiff, bent
combining form
aponeur/o
example: aponeur/o/rrhaphy
aponeurosis
suffix
-physis
example: sym/physis
growth
suffix
-schisis
example: crani/o/schisis
split, fissure
suffix
-asthenia
example: my/asthenia
weakness
suffix
-desis
example: arthr/o/desis
surgical fixation, fusion
prefix
supra-
example: supra/scapul/ar
above
prefix
sym-, syn-
example: sym/physis
together, joined
combining form
stern/o
example: stern/o/clavicul/ar
sternum (breastbone)
combining form
scoli/o
example: scoli/osis
(lateral) curved (spine)
combining form
synovi/o
example: synovi/ectomy
synovia, synovial membrane
combining form
tars/o
example: tars/ectomy
tarsals (ankle bones)
combining form
tibi/o
example: tibi/al
tibia (lower leg bone)
combining form
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
example: tendin/itis
tendon
combining form
uln/o
example: uln/o/radi/al
ulna (lower arm bone)
prefix
inter-
example: inter/vertebr/al
between
combining form
petr/o
example: oste/o/petr/osis
stone
combining form
phalang/o
example: phalang/ectomy
phalanx
(pl. phalanges)
(any bone of the fingers or toes)