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)
combining form
pub/o
example: pub/ic
pubis
combining form
rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o
example: rachi/o/tomy
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
combining form
radi/o
example: radi/al
radius (lower arm bone)
combining form
sacr/o
example: sacr/al
sacrum
combining form
sarc/o
example: oste/o/sarc/oma
flesh, connective tissue
combining form
scapul/o
example: supra/scapul/ar
scapula (shoulder blade)
combining form
maxill/o
example: maxill/itis
maxilla (upper jawbone)
combining form
mandibul/o
example: sub/mandibul/ar
mandible (lower jawbone)
combining form
menisc/o
example: menisc/itis
meniscus (crescent)
combining form
my/o, myos/o
example: my/o/rrphaphy
muscle
combining form
myel/o
example: myel/oma
bone marrow
combining form
oste/o
example: oste/itis
bone
combining form
patell/o
example: patell/ectomy
patella (kneecap)
combining form
pelv/i
example: pelv/ic
pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
combining form
humer/o
example: humer/al
humerus (upper arm bone)
combining form
ili/o
example: ili/o/femor/al
ilium
combining form
ischi/o
example: ischi/o/fibul/ar
ischium
combining form
kinesi/o
example: brady/kinesi/a
movement, motion
combining form
kyph/o
example: kyph/osis
hump
combining form
lamin/o
example: lamin/ectomy
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
combining form
lord/o
example: lord/osis
bent forward
(increased concavity of the spine)
combining form
lumb/o
example: lumb/o/sacr/al
loin; lumbar region of the spine
combining form
carp/o
example: carp/al
carpals (wrist)
combining form
chondr/o
example: chondr/ectomy
cartilage
combining form
clavic/o, clavicul/o
example: clavicul/ar
clavicle (collarbone)
combining form
cost/o
example: inter/cost/al
rib
combining form
crani/o
example: crani/al
cranium (skull)
combining form
disk/o
example: disk/itis
intervertebral disk
combining form
femor/o
example: femor/al
femur (upper leg bone)
combining form
fibul/o
example: fibul/ar
fibula (lower leg bone)
suffix
-trophy
example: dys/trophy
nourishment, development