Chapter 15; Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
Calco, Calcio
A
Calcium
2
Q
Kypho
A
Humpback, Hunchback
3
Q
Lamino
A
Lamina
4
Q
Lord
A
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in lumbar region)
5
Q
lumbo
A
loins, lowerback
6
Q
myelo
A
bone marrow
7
Q
ortho
A
straight
8
Q
osteo
A
bone
9
Q
scolio
A
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
10
Q
spondylo
A
vertebra. Used to make words about conditions of the structure
11
Q
vertebro
A
vertebra (used to describe the structure itself)
12
Q
-blast
A
embryonic or 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
peroneo
A
fibula
20
Q
ankylo
A
stiff
21
Q
arthro, articulo
A
joint
22
Q
burso
A
bursa
23
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
24
Q
ligamento
A
ligament
25
Q
rheumato
A
watery flow
26
Q
synovo
A
synovial membrane