Chapter 15 combining forms Flashcards by Erik Fontelera

Q

calc
calci

A

calcium

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kypho

A

humpback
hunchback

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lamino

A

lamina

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lordo

A

curve
swayback
anterior curvature in L spine

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lumbo

A

lower back
loins

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myelo

A

bone marrow

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ortho

A

straight

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scoli

A

crooked, bent

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spondylo

A

vertebra (conditions)

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vertebro

A

Vertebrae (structure)

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-blast

A

embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

A

to break

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listhesis

A

slipping

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

pore
passage

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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acetaubul

A

acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcaneo

A

calcaneus

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carpo

A

carpals (wrist bones)

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claviculo

A

clavicle

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costo

A

ribs

Q

cranil

A

cranium

Q

femoro

A

femur

humero

humerusi

ilio

iliumis

ischio

ischium

malleolo

malleolus (side of ankle)

mandibulo

mandible

maxillo

maxilla

metacarpo

metacarpals (hand bones)

metatarso

metatarsals (foot bones)

olecrano

olecranon (elbow)

patello

patella

pelvo

pelvis

phalango

phalanges (fingers or toes)

pubo

pubis

radi

radius

scpaulo

scapula

sterno

sternum

tarso

tarsals (bones of the mid and hindfoot)

tibio

tibia

ulno

ulna

ankylo

stiff

anthr

joint

articulo

joint

burso

bursa

chondro

cartilage

ligamento

ligament

rheumato

watery flow

synovo

synovial membrane

teno tedino

tendon

-desis

to bind tie together

-stenosis

narrowing