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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Q

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

Q

humero

A

humerusi

Q

ilio

A

iliumis

Q

ischio

A

ischium

Q

malleolo

A

malleolus (side of ankle)

Q

mandibulo

A

mandible

Q

maxillo

A

maxilla

Q

metacarpo

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

Q

metatarso

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

Q

olecrano

A

olecranon (elbow)

Q

patello

A

patella

Q

pelvo

A

pelvis

Q

phalango

A

phalanges (fingers or toes)

Q

pubo

A

pubis

Q

radi

A

radius

Q

scpaulo

A

scapula

Q

sterno

A

sternum

Q

tarso

A

tarsals (bones of the mid and hindfoot)

Q

tibio

A

tibia

Q

ulno

A

ulna

Q

ankylo

A

stiff

Q

anthr

A

joint

Q

articulo

A

joint

Q

burso

A

bursa

Q

chondro

A

cartilage

Q

ligamento

A

ligament

Q

rheumato

A

watery flow

Q

synovo

A

synovial membrane

Q

teno
tedino

A

tendon

Q

-desis

A

to bind
tie together

Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing