Musculoskeletal: Combining Forms Flashcards

1
Q

ankyl/o

A

crooked or stiff

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2
Q

arthr/o

A

joint (articulations)

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3
Q

articul/o

A

joint (articulations)

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4
Q

brachi/o

A

arm

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5
Q

cervic/o

A

neck

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6
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

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7
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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8
Q

crani/o

A

skull

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9
Q

dactyl/o

A

digit (finger or toe)

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10
Q

fasci/o

A

fascia (a band)

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11
Q

femor/o

A

femur

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12
Q

fibr/o

A

fiber

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13
Q

kyph/o

A

humpback

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14
Q

lei/o

A

smooth

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15
Q

lord/o

A

bent

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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