Chapter 15- Combining Forms Flashcards
(11 cards)
1
Q
cal/c, Calci/o
A
Calcium
2
Q
Kyph/o
A
Humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the vertebral arch)
3
Q
Lamin/o
A
Lamina (part of vertebral arch)
4
Q
Lord/o
A
Curve, swayback (anterior curvature in lumbar region)
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loins, lower back
6
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
7
Q
Orth/o
A
straight
8
Q
oste/o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli/p
A
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
10
Q
Spondyl/p (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
A
vertebra
11
Q
Vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
A
Vertebra
