Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
calc/o
calcium
calci/o
calcium
hypercalcemia
excessive calcium in blood
decalcification
lack of making calcium from bone
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
kyphosis
abnormal condition of posterior curvature in thoracic region
lamin/o
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
laminectomy
removal of lamina
lord/o
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
lordosis
abnormal condition of anterior curvature in lumbar spine
lumb/o
loins, lower back
lumbar
pertaining to lower back
lumbosacral
pertaining to lower back and sacrum
orth/o
straight
myel/o
bone marrow
myelopoiesis
formation of bone marrow
orthopedics
medical speciality for bones (surgeons)
oste/o
bone
osteitis
inflammation of bone
osteodystrophy
poor development of bone
osteogenesis
production of bone
scoli/o
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
scoliosis
abnormal condition of lateral curvature of spine
spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
vertebrae
spondylosis
abnormal condition of vertebrae
vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
vertebrae
vertebroplasty
surgical repair of vertebrae
-blast
embryonic or immature cell
osteoblast
immature bone cell
-clast
to break
-listhesis
slipping
spondylolisthesis
forward slipping of vertebra over lower vertebra
-malacia
softening
osteomalacia
softening of bone
-porosis
pore, passage
osteoporosis
abnormal condition of pores in bones
-physis
to grow
pubic symphysis
junction of pubic bones
-tome
instrument to cut
osteotome
instrument to cut bone
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
acetabular
pertaining to acetabulum
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
calcaneal
pertaining to calcaneus
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
carpal
pertaining to carpals
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
supraclavicular
pertaining to above the clavicle
cost/o
ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)
subcostal
pertaining to under the ribs
chondrocostal
pertaining to the cartilage that is attached to the ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
craniotomy
incision into the cranium
craniotome
instrument to cut the cranium
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
femoral
pertaining to femur
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
fibular
pertaining to fibula
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
humeral
pertaining to humerus
ili/o
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
iliac
pertaining to ilium
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
ischial
pertaining to ischium
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
malleolar
pertaining to the malleolus