Musculoskeletal Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
Q

ankylo

A

crooked or stiff

ankylotic

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2
Q

arthro

A

joint

arthritis

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3
Q

articulo

A

joint

articulation

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4
Q

brachio

A

arm

brachium

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5
Q

cervico

A

neck

cervical

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6
Q

chondro

A

cartilage

chondral

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7
Q

costo

A

rib

intercostal

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8
Q

cranio

A

skull

cranial

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9
Q

dactylo

A

digit (finger or toe)

dactylomegaly

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10
Q

fascio

A

fascia (a band)

fasciodesis

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11
Q

femoro

A

femur

femoral

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12
Q

fibro

A

fiber

fibrous

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13
Q

kypho

A

humback

kyphosis

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14
Q

leio

A

smooth

leiomyoma

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15
Q

lordo

A

bent

lordosis

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16
Q

lumbo

A

loin (lower back)

lumbar

17
Q

myel

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

myelitis

18
Q

myo

A

muscle

myalgia

19
Q

myoso

A

muscle

myositis

20
Q

musculo

A

muscle

muscular

21
Q

osteo

A

bone

osteomyelitis

22
Q

patello

A

knee cap

patellar

23
Q

pelvi

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

pelvimeter

24
Q

pelvo

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

pelvic

25
Q

radio

A

radius

radial

26
Q

rhabdo

A

rod shaped or striated (skeletal)

rhabdomyoma

27
Q

sarco

A

flesh

sarcoma

28
Q

scolio

A

twisted

scoliosis

29
Q

spondylo

A

vertebra

spondylitis

30
Q

vertebro

A

vertebra

vertebral

31
Q

sterno

A

sternum

sternocostal

32
Q

teno

A

tendon

tenodesis

33
Q

tendo

A

tendon

tendolysis

34
Q

tendino

A

tendon

tendinitis

35
Q

thoraco

A

chest

thoracic

36
Q

tono

A

tone or tension

myotonia

37
Q

ulno

A

ulna

ulnar