Chapter 6 - Skeletal System Flashcards
sym-
together; joined
syn-
together; joined
ankyl/o
stiff; bent
aponeur/o
aponeurosis
arthr/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
carp/o
carpals; wrist
chondr/o
cartilage
clavic/o
clavicle; collarbone
clavicul/o
clavicle; collarbone
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium
disk/o
intervertebral disk
femor/o
femur; upper leg bone
fibul/o
fibula; upper arm bone
humer/o
humerus; upper arm bone
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischium
kinesi/o
movement; motion
kyph/o
increased convexity of the spine
lord/o
bent forward; increased concavity of the spine
lumb/o
loin; lumbar region of the spine
mandibul/o
mandible; lower jawbone
maxill/o
maxilla; upper jawbone
mensic/o
meniscus; crescent
myel/o
spinal cord
oste/o
bone
patell/o
patella; kneecap
pelv/i
pelvis; pelvic bone
pelv/o
pelvis; pelvic bone
petr/o
stone
phalang/o
phalanges; bones of finger and toes
pub/o
pubis
rachi/o
vertebral spine; vertebral column
radi/o
nerve root
scapul/o
scapula; shoulder blade
scoli/o
crooked; curved
spondyl/o
vertebra; spine; vertebral column
stern/o
sternum; breastbone
tars/o
tarsals; ankle bones
ten/o
tendon
tendin/o
tendon
tend/o
tendon
tibi/o
tibia; lower leg bone
uln/o
ulna; lower arm bone
vertebr/o
vertebra; spine; vertebral column
-asthenia
weakness
-clasia
break
-clasis
break
-clast
break
-desis
surgical fixation; fusion
-lysis
loosening; separating; dissolution
-oid
resembling
-physis
growth
-rrhaphy
suturing; repairing
-sarcoma
malignant tumor