Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System: Combining Forms Flashcards
calc/o
calcium
calci/o
calcium
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback
Posterior curvature in the thoracic region
lamin/o
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
lord/o
curve, swayback
Anterior curvature in the lumbar region
lumb/o
loins, lower back
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
oste/o
bone
scoli/o
crooked, bent
Lateral curvature
spondyl/o
Used to make words about the conditions of the structure
vertebra
vertebr/o
Used to describe the structure itself
vertebra
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip socket)
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel)
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
ili/o
ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)