Chapter 15 Terminology- Bones Flashcards
1
Q
calc/o, calci/o
A
calcium
2
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
3
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
4
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loins, lower back
6
Q
myel/0
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth/o
A
straight
8
Q
oste/o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
10
Q
spondyl/o (used to make words about the condition of the structure
A
vertebra
11
Q
vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
A
vertebra
12
Q
-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
13
Q
-clast
A
to break
14
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
