Chapters 12 & 13 Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
fascio
A
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
2
Q
fibro
A
fiber, fiberous tissue
3
Q
leiomyo
A
smooth muscle (visceral)
4
Q
lumbo
A
loins (lower back)
5
Q
musculo and myo
A
muscle
6
Q
teno
A
tendon
7
Q
tendo
A
tendon
8
Q
tendino
A
tendon
9
Q
carpo
A
carpus (wrist)
10
Q
cervico
A
neck; cervix uteri
11
Q
costo
A
ribs
12
Q
cranio
A
cranium (skull)
13
Q
humero
A
humerous (upper arm bone)
14
Q
metacarpo
A
metacarpus (hand bone)
15
Q
phalango
A
phanalges
16
Q
spondylo
A
vertebra (backbone)
17
Q
vertebro
A
vertebra
18
Q
sterno
A
sternum (breastbone)
19
Q
calcaneo
A
calcaneus (heel bone)
20
Q
femero
A
femur
21
Q
fibulo
A
fibula (small outer bone of leg)
22
Q
patello
A
patella (kneecap)
23
Q
pelvi
A
pelvis
24
Q
pelvo
A
pelvis
25
radio
radiation, xray, radius
26
tibio
tibia (larger lower bone of leg)
27
ankylo
stiffness, bent, crooked
28
arthro
joint
29
chondro
cartilage
30
lamino
lamina
31
myelo
bone marrow; spinal cord
32
ortho
straight
33
osteo
bone
34
-clasia
to break; surgical fracture
35
-clast
to break
36
-plegia
paralysis
37
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
38
dia-
through, across
39
peri-
around
40
belpharo
eyelid
41
chondroido
chondroid
42
conjunctivo
conjunctiva
43
corneo
cornea
44
coro
pupil
45
coreo
pupil
46
pupillo
pupil
47
dacryo
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
48
lacrimo
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
49
diplo
douple
50
irido
iris
51
kerato
horny tissue; hard; cornea
52
oculo
eye
53
opthalmo
eye
54
opto
eye, vision
55
retino
retina
56
acouso
hearing
57
audio
hearing
58
audito
hearing
59
myringo
tympanic membrane (ear drum)
60
tympano
tympanic membrane (ear drum)
61
oto
ear
62
salpingo
tube (fallopian or eustacian)
63
-acusis
hearin
64
-cusis
hearing
65
-opia
vision
66
-opsia
vision
67
-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
68
exo-
outside, outward
69
hyper-
excessive, above normal
