Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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Combining form meaning; calc/o, calci/o
Calcium.
Combining form meaning; kyph/o
Humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region).
Ie) kyphosis
Combining form meaning; lamin/o
Lamina (part of the vertebral arch).
Combining form meaning; lord/o
Curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region).
Ie) lordosis
Combining form meaning; lumb/o
Loins, lower back.
Combining form meaning; myel/o
Bone marrow.
Ie) myelopoiesis - formation of bone marrow.
Combining form meaning; orth/o
Straight.
Orthopedics -Pertaining to straightening bones, muscles, joints.
Combining form meaning; oste/o
Bone.
Combining form meaning; scoli/o
Crooked, bent (lateral curvature).
Ie) scoliosis - abnormal curvature of spinal column to side
Combining form meaning; spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
Vertebra.
Ie) spondylosis - degeneration of intervertebral disks in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions.
Combining form meaning; vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
Vertebra.
Ie) vertebroplasty - surgical repair of vertebra
Suffix meaning; -blast
Embryonic, or immature cell.
Suffix meaning; -clast
To break.
Suffix meaning; -listhesis
Slipping.
Ie) spondylolisthesis - the forward slipping (subluxation) of a vertebra over a lower vertebra.
Suffix meaning; -malacia
Softening.
Ie) osteomalacia - softening of bone. A condition in which vitamin D deficiency leads to decalcification of bones.
Suffix meaning; -physis
To grow.
Suffix meaning; -porosis
Pore, passage.
Ie) osteoporosis - loss of bony tissue w/ decreased mass of bone.
Suffix meaning; -tome
Instrument to cut.
Ie) osteotome - surgical chisel designed to cut bone.
Combining form meaning; acetabul/o
Acetabulum (hip socket)
Combining form meaning; calcane/o
Calcaneus (heel)
Combining form meaning; carp/o
Carpals (wrist bones)
Combining form meaning; clavicul/o
Clavicle (collar bone)
Combining form meaning; cost/o
Ribs (true ribs, false ribs, floating ribs).
Combining form meaning; crani/o
Cranium (skull)