Musculoskeletal Combining Forms Flashcards by Amanda Green

Q

ankylo

A

crooked or stiff

ankylotic

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arthro

A

joint

arthritis

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Q

articulo

A

joint

articulation

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Q

brachio

A

arm

brachium

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Q

cervico

A

neck

cervical

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Q

chondro

A

cartilage

chondral

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Q

costo

A

rib

intercostal

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Q

cranio

A

skull

cranial

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Q

dactylo

A

digit (finger or toe)

dactylomegaly

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Q

fascio

A

fascia (a band)

fasciodesis

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Q

femoro

A

femur

femoral

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Q

fibro

A

fiber

fibrous

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Q

kypho

A

humback

kyphosis

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Q

leio

A

smooth

leiomyoma

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lordo

A

bent

lordosis

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Q

lumbo

A

loin (lower back)

lumbar

Q

myel

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

myelitis

Q

myo

A

muscle

myalgia

Q

myoso

A

muscle

myositis

Q

musculo

A

muscle

muscular

Q

osteo

A

bone

osteomyelitis

Q

patello

A

knee cap

patellar

Q

pelvi

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

pelvimeter

Q

pelvo

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

pelvic

Q

radio

A

radius

radial

Q

rhabdo

A

rod shaped or striated (skeletal)

rhabdomyoma

Q

sarco

A

flesh

sarcoma

Q

scolio

A

twisted

scoliosis

Q

spondylo

A

vertebra

spondylitis

Q

vertebro

A

vertebra

vertebral

Q

sterno

A

sternum

sternocostal

Q

teno

A

tendon

tenodesis

Q

tendo

A

tendon

tendolysis

Q

tendino

A

tendon

tendinitis

Q

thoraco

A

chest

thoracic

Q

tono

A

tone or tension

myotonia

Q

ulno

A

ulna

ulnar