Medical terminology- Integumentary system Flashcards
arthr/o
joint
articul/o
joint
burs/a, burs/o
bursa, sac
cervic/o
neck
chondr/o
cartilage
clavicul/o
clavicle (collarbone)
coccyg/o
coccyx
cost/o
rib
crani/o
skull
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
fibr/o
fibers
fibul/o
fibula (one of the lower leg bones)
flex/o
to bend
herni/o
hernia, rupture, protrusion
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
ili/o
ilium (top of the hip bone)
kines/o, kinesi/o
movement, motion
lumb/o
loin, low back
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
músculo
muscle
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
my/o
muscle
myos/o
muscle
orth/o
straight
oste/o, osse/o
bone
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
pector/o
chest
ped/o
foot; also child
pelv/i, pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
phalang/o
phalanges (finger and toe bones)
pod/o
foot
pub/o
pubis (pubic bone), pubic region
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; also radius (one of the lower arm bones)
rhabd/o
rod
sacr/o
sacrum (the back of the pelvis)
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
spin/o
spine (backbone)
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine
stern/o
sternum
tars/o
tarsus (ankle bones)
ten/o, tend/o,
Tendon
tendin/o
tendon
thorac/o
thorax, chest, trunk
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
ton/o
stretching, tension, muscle tone
uln/o
ulna (one of the lower arm bones)
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine