combining forms Flashcards
oste/o
bone
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
myel/o
bone marrow
orth/o
straight
crani/o
cranium
mandibul/o
mandible
maxill/o
maxilla
spondyl/o
vertebra
rachi/o
spine
cervic/o
neck
lumb/o
lower back
lamin/o
lamina
disk/o, disc/o
disk, disc
lord/o
curve
kyph/o
posterior curve
scoli/o
crooked/twisted
thorac/o
thorax/chest
clavicul/o, clavic/o
clavicle
scapul/o
scapula
cost/o
ribs
stern/o
sternum
humer/o
humerus
radi/o
radius
uln/o
ulna
carp/o
carpals
metacarp/o
metacarpals
phalang/o
phalanges
femur/o
femur
patell/o
patella
fibul/o
fibula
perone/o
fibula
tibi/o
tibia
tars/o
tarsals
metatars/o
metatarsals
phalang/o
phalanges
pelv/i
pelvis
ili/o
ilium
ischi/o
ischium
pub/o
pubis
arthr/o, articul/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
ligament/o
ligament
ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
tendon
burs/o
bursa
synov/o
synovial
rheumat/o
watery flow
ankyl/o
stiff
my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
muscle
rhabd/o
striated muscle
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
myocardi/o
cardiac muscle
sarc/o
muscles and flesh
fasci/o
fascia, band
fibr/o
fibrous
ton/o
tone, tension
kinesi/o
movement
poli/o
gray
esthesi/o
sensation, perception, nervous sensation
phas/o
speech
lex/o
word, phrase
my/o
muscle
kines/o
movement
tax/o
order, coordination
encephalon/o
entire brain