Medical Terminology: Test 4 Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
Q
ankyl-
A
stiffness, bent
2
Q
arthr-
A
joint
3
Q
kyph-
A
humpback
4
Q
lamin-
A
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
5
Q
lord-
A
curve, swayback
6
Q
myel-
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
7
Q
orth-
A
straight
8
Q
oste-
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
9
Q
pedi-
A
foot, child
10
Q
pedo-
A
foot, child
11
Q
scoli-
A
crooked, bent
12
Q
thorac-
A
chest
13
Q
acromi-
A
acromion (projection of scapula)
14
Q
brachi-
A
arm
15
Q
calcane-
A
calcaneum (heel bone)
16
Q
carp-
A
carpus (wrist bone)
17
Q
cephal-
A
head
18
Q
cervic-
A
neck, cervix
19
Q
clavicul-
A
clavicle
20
Q
cost-
A
ribs
21
Q
crani-
A
cranium
22
Q
dactyl-
A
fingers, toes
23
Q
femor-
A
femur
24
Q
fibul-
A
fibula
25
humer-
humerus
26
ili-
ilium (flaring portion of hip bone)
27
ischi-
ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
28
lumb-
lower back
29
metacarp-
metacarpus (hand bones)
30
metatars-
metatarsus (foot bones)
31
patell-
patella
32
pelv-
pelvis
33
pelv-
pelvis
34
phalang-
phalanges
35
pod-
foot
36
radi-
radiation, radius
37
spondyl-
vertebrae
38
vertebr-
vertebrae
39
stern-
sternum
40
tibi-
tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
41
-asthenia
weakness, debility
42
-blast
embryonic cell
43
-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
44
-clast
to break
45
-desis
bonding, fixation of bone or joint
46
-malacia
softening
47
-physis
growth
48
-porosis
porous
49
-scopy
visual examination
50
a-
without, not
51
dys-
pain, bad or difficult
52
sub-
under, below