MS: root words Flashcards
calc/o, calci/o
calcium
kyph/o
humpback, hunchback, posterior curvature of the thoracic region
lamin/o
lamina; part of the vertebral arch
lord/o
curve, swayback, anterior curvature in the lumbar region
orth/o
straight
scoli/o
crooked, bent, lateral curvature
spondyl/o
vertebra (used to make words about the condition of the structure)
acetabul/o
acetabulum, hip socket
calcane/o
calcaneus, heel
clavicul/o
clavicle, collar bone
cost/o
ribs
femor/o
femur, thigh bone
fibul/o
fibula, smaller lower leg bone
humer/o
humerus, upper arm bone
ili/o
ilium, upper part of the pelvic bone
ischi/o
ischium, posterior part of the pelvic bone
malleol/o
malleolus, process on each side of the ankle
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jawbone
maxill/o
maxilla, upper jawbone
metacarp/o
metacarpals, hand bones
metatars/o
metatarsals, foot bones
olecran/o
olecranon, pointy part of the ulna that’s part of the elbow
patell/o
patella, kneecap
perone/o
fibula
phalang/o
phalanges, finger or toe bones
radi/o
radius, forearm bone, thumb side
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder blade
stern/o
sternum, breastbone
tars/o
tarsals, bones of the hindfoot
tibi/o
tibia, shin bone
ankyl/o
stiff
articul/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
ligament/o
ligament
rheumat/o
watery flow [think arthritis collecting fluid]
synov/o
synovial membrane
ten/o; tendin/o
tendon
fasci/o
fascia
fibr/o
fibrous connective tissue
leiomy/o
smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
fasciotomy
treatment for compartment syndrome
compartment syndrome
compression of muscle, blood vessels, and nerves inside an enclosed space, generally the lower leg
myocard/o
heart muscle
myos/o
muscle
plant/o
sole of foot
rhabdomy/o
skeletal muscle connected to bones
