Musculoskeletal Flashcards
1
Q
Cephal/o
A
Head
2
Q
Cervic/o
A
Neck
3
Q
Calcane/o
A
Heel bone
4
Q
Cubit/o
A
Elbow
5
Q
Dactyl/o
A
Finger/toe
6
Q
Faci/o
A
Face/form
7
Q
Femor/o
A
Thigh bone
8
Q
Fibul/o
A
Fibula, calf bone
9
Q
Hy/o
A
Hyoid
10
Q
Humer/o
A
Upper arm bone
11
Q
Lamin/o
A
Lamina of the vertebra
12
Q
Lumb/o
A
Lower back
13
Q
Mandibul/o
A
Lower jaw
14
Q
Odont/o, dent/o
A
Mouth, tooth
15
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
16
Q
Patella
A
Knee
17
Q
Phalang/o, phalange/o
A
Bones of the fingers and toes
18
Q
Pub/o
A
Pubis, pubic
19
Q
Ped/o
A
Feet
20
Q
Radi/o
A
Radius/X-ray
21
Q
Rachi/o
A
Vertebrae
22
Q
Sacr/o
A
Muscular substance
23
Q
Spondyl/o
A
Vertebrae, spine
24
Q
Thorac/o
A
Chest, chest wall
25
Tars/o
Sole of foot, ankle
26
Tibi/o
Inner/larger bone of calf
27
Uln/o
Inner arm bone
28
Vertebr/o
Vertebrae
29
Ambul/o
| Ambulat/o
Walk
30
Amb/i
Both
31
Ankyl/o
Crooked, bent
32
Arthr/o
| Articul/o
Joint
33
Burs/o
Bursa
34
Calc/o
| Calci-
Calcium
35
Caud/o
Tail
36
Chondr/o
Cartilage
37
Cry/oo
Cold
38
Dextr/o
Performing tasks with hands
39
Dist/o
Distant
40
Encephal/o
Brain
41
Fontan/o
Fontanel
42
Kinesi/o
| -kinsia
Movement
43
Menisc/o
Meniscus
44
Meningi/o
| mening/o
Meninges
45
-Asthenia
Weakness
46
-Blast
Build
47
-Clast
Destroy
48
-Desis
Fixation
49
-Pexy
Surgical Fixation
50
-Phobia
Abnormal fear
51
-Physis
To grow
52
-Plegia
Paralysis, stroke
53
-Poiesis
Formation
54
-Rrhexis
Rupture
55
-Taxia
Coordination
56
-Therapy
Treatment
57
Meter/o
| Meter
Measurement
58
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
59
My/o
| Muscul/o
Muscle
60
Orth/o
Teeth
61
Pelv/i
| Pelv/o
Pelvis
62
Physi/o
Physical, function
63
Por/o
Pore, small opening
64
Proxim/o
Near
65
Quadr/i
| Quadr/o
Four
66
Roentgen/o
X-ray
67
Sarc/o
Soft tissue
68
Scoli/o
| Scoli-
Curved, bent
69
Synov/o
| Synovi/o
Synovial membrane (surrounds a joint)
70
Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o
Tendin
71
Troph/p
| -Trophy
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