Musculoskeletal: Combining Forms Flashcards

1
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ankyl/o

A

crooked or stiff

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2
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arthr/o

A

joint (articulations)

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3
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articul/o

A

joint (articulations)

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4
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brachi/o

A

arm

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5
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cervic/o

A

neck

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6
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

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7
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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8
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crani/o

A

skull

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9
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dactyl/o

A

digit (finger or toe)

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10
Q

fasci/o

A

fascia (a band)

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11
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femor/o

A

femur

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12
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fibr/o

A

fiber

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13
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kyph/o

A

humpback

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14
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lei/o

A

smooth

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15
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lord/o

A

bent

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16
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lumb/o

A

loin (lower back)

17
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

18
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my/o

19
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myos/o

20
Q

muscul/o

21
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oste/o

22
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patell/o

23
Q

pelv/i

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

24
Q

pelv/o

A

hip bone or pelvic cavity

25
radi/o
radius
26
rhabd/o
rod shaped or striated (skeletal)
27
sarc/o
flesh
28
scoli/o
twisted
29
spondyl/o
vertebra
30
vertebr/o
vertebra
31
stern/o
sternum
32
ten/o
tendon
33
tend/o
tendon
34
tendin/o
tendon
35
thorac/o
chest
36
ton/o
tone or tension
37
uln/o
ulna