Unit 5: Musculoskeletal System - Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
bent, crooked, stiff
2
Q
arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
brachi/o
A
arm
4
Q
burs/o
A
fluid filed sac near a joint
5
Q
calcane/o
A
heel
6
Q
carp/o
A
wrist
7
Q
-cele
A
hernia, swelling, tumor
8
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
9
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
10
Q
-clasia
A
breaking, crushin
11
Q
coccyx
A
tail of the vertebral column, tailbone
12
Q
cost/o
A
rib
13
Q
crani/o
A
head, skull
14
Q
dactyl/o
A
finger
15
Q
dys-
A
bad, painful, difficult
16
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
17
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia, connective tissue that encases muscles
18
Q
femor/o
A
femur, thigh bone
