Chapter 15 Flashcards
1
Q
calc / o calci / o
A
calcium
2
Q
kyph / o
A
humpback or hunchback
3
Q
lamin / o
A
lamina
4
Q
lord / o
A
curve or swayback anterior
5
Q
lumb / o
A
loins or low back (lumbar)
6
Q
myel / o
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth / o
A
straight
8
Q
oste / o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli / o
A
crooked, bent
10
Q
spondyl / o
A
vertebra (used to make words about the conditions)
11
Q
vertebr / o
A
vertebra (used to describe the structure)
12
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
13
Q
-clast
A
to break
14
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
16
Q
-physis
A
to grow
17
Q
-porosis
A
pore, passage
18
Q
-tome
A
-instrument to cut
19
Q
acetabul /o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
20
Q
calcane / o
A
calcaneus (heal)
21
Q
clavicul / o
A
clavicle
22
Q
cost / o
A
ribs
23
Q
crani / o
A
skull
24
Q
femor / o
A
femur
25
Q
fibul / o
A
fibula
26
Q
humer / o
A
humerus
27
Q
ili / o
A
ilium
28
Q
ischi / o
A
ischium
