Musculoskeletal: Combining Forms Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked or stiff
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint (articulations)
3
Q
articul/o
A
joint (articulations)
4
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
cost/o
A
rib
8
Q
crani/o
A
skull
9
Q
dactyl/o
A
digit (finger or toe)
10
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (a band)
11
Q
femor/o
A
femur
12
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber
13
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback
14
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
15
Q
lord/o
A
bent
16
Q
lumb/o
A
loin (lower back)
17
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
18
Q
my/o
A
muscle
19
Q
myos/o
A
muscle
20
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
21
Q
oste/o
A
bone
22
Q
patell/o
A
knee cap
23
Q
pelv/i
A
hip bone or pelvic cavity
24
Q
pelv/o
A
hip bone or pelvic cavity
25
Q
radi/o
A
radius
26
Q
rhabd/o
A
rod shaped or striated (skeletal)
27
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
28
Q
scoli/o
A
twisted
29
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
30
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
31
Q
stern/o
A
sternum
32
Q
ten/o
A
tendon
33
Q
tend/o
A
tendon
34
Q
tendin/o
A
tendon
35
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
36
Q
ton/o
A
tone or tension
37
Q
uln/o
A
ulna
