Suffixes/Prefixes (Musculoskeletal)

Question 1

-clast

Answer 1

To break
*oste/o/clast = cell that breaks down bone
[oste/o=bone]

Question 2

-plegia

Answer 2

Paralysis
*hemi/plegia = paralysis of one half (side) of the body
[hemi-=half]

Question 3

-sarcoma

Answer 3

Malignant tumor of connective tissue
*my/o/sarcoma = malignant tumor of muscle tissue
[my/o=muscle]

Question 4

Dia-

Answer 4

Through, across
*dia/physis = shaft or middle region of a long bone
[-physis=growth]

Question 5

Peri-

Answer 5

Around
*peri/oste/um= structure around bone; layer that covers the surface of a bone
[oset=bone; -um=structure, thing]

Question 6

-clasia

Answer 6

To break; surgical fracture
*arthr/o/clasia = surgical breaking of adhesions to improve mobility of a joint
[-arthr/o=joint]