MedTerm) Skeletal Flashcards
ADIP/O-
fat adip/oma fat/tumor (adip/oma is also known as lip/oma)
related term(s): steato-, lipo-
AMBUL/O-
to walk ambul/atory to walk or walking/process of
ANKYL/O-
fuse or bind ankylo/spondyl/itis fuse or bind, stiff, crooked/spine/inflammation
ARACHINO-
spider arach/oid spider/resembles
related term(s): ARACHN/O-
ARTHR/O-
joint arthro/scop/ic joint/viewing or examining/pertains to
ARTICUL/O-
jointed articula/tion jointed/process of
(The place of union between two or more bones.)
-ASTHENIA
weakness my/asthenia muscle/without strength; or having weakness neur/asthenia nerve/weakness
AVULS/I-
to tear avuls/ion to tear/process of
(ligaments torn from bones) related term(s): spadi-
BRACH/I-
arm brachi/al arm/refers to
(humerus is the bone of upper arm)
BRACHY-
short brachy/dactyl/ia short/fingers (and toes)/refers to
BURS/O-
sac, wine sac, pouch burs/a sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to
(protective pad-like structure in joints)
CALCIN/O-
calcium calcin/osis calcium/condition of
(excessive calcium buildup on bones)
CALX-
heel or lime calx/ectom/y heel (foot bone)/removal/procedure of
CAPUT:
head caput femoris head or head of (chief part of structure or organ)/thigh bone
related term(s): CEPHAL/O-, CAPIT/O-
CARCIN/O-
crab-like carcino/gen/ic crab-like/producing/refer to
(cancer-causing)
CARP/O-
wrist meta/carp/al beyond/wrist/refers to
CELI/O-
abdomen or belly celi/oma abdomen or belly/tumor
CERV/I-
neck cerv/ical neck (seven upper vertebrae of spine)/refers to cerv/ix neck/pertains to
CHONDR/O-
cartilage chondr/oma cartilage/tumor dys/chondro/plas/ia faulty/cartilage/formation or development/refers to
CLAVICUL/O-
collarbone infra/clavicul/ar beneath/collarbone or clavicle (little key shape)/refer to
CLEIDO-
clavicle or collarbone sterno/cleido/mast/oid sternum/clavicle, collarbone/breast/resemble
CLINO-
bent clino/dactylia bent/finger or toe
COCCYG/O-
tailbone coccyg/eal tailbone/refers to or small
CONDYLO-
knuckle condyl/oma knuckle (nob)/tumor or swellings (bone and wart points or projection)