Chapter 2: Combining Forms of the Skeletal System Flashcards
1
Q
What means “Ankyl/o”?
A
Crooked, bent, stiff.
2
Q
What means “Arthr/o”?
A
Joint
3
Q
What means “Burs/o”?
A
Bursa
4
Q
What means “Chondr/o”?
A
Cartilage
5
Q
What means “Cost/o”?
A
Rib
6
Q
What means “Crani/o”?
A
Skull
7
Q
What means “Fasci/”?
A
Fascia
8
Q
What means “Fibr/o”?
A
Fibrous Tissue
9
Q
What means “Kyph/o”?
A
Bent, Hump
10
Q
What means “Muscul/o”?
A
Muscle
11
Q
What means “Myel/o”?
A
Bone Marrow, Spinal Cord
12
Q
What means “My/o”?
A
Muscle
13
Q
What means “Orth/o”?
A
Straight or Normal
14
Q
What means “Oste/o”?
A
Bone
15
Q
What means “Ped/o”?
A
Foot
16
Q
What means “Phalang/o”?
A
Bones of the fingers and toes
17
Q
What means “Pod/o”?
A
Foot
18
Q
What means “Scoli/o”?
A
Curved or Bent
19
Q
What means “Spondyl/o”?
A
Vertebrae or Vertebral Column
20
Q
What means “Synovi/o”?
A
Synovial Membrane or Synovial Fluid
21
Q
What means “Ten/o”?
A
Tendon
22
Q
What means “Tendin/o”?
A
Tendon
23
Q
What means “Vertebr/o”?
A
Vertebra
