Musculoskeletal Combining Forms Flashcards
(37 cards)
1
Q
ankylo
A
crooked or stiff
ankylotic
2
Q
arthro
A
joint
arthritis
3
Q
articulo
A
joint
articulation
4
Q
brachio
A
arm
brachium
5
Q
cervico
A
neck
cervical
6
Q
chondro
A
cartilage
chondral
7
Q
costo
A
rib
intercostal
8
Q
cranio
A
skull
cranial
9
Q
dactylo
A
digit (finger or toe)
dactylomegaly
10
Q
fascio
A
fascia (a band)
fasciodesis
11
Q
femoro
A
femur
femoral
12
Q
fibro
A
fiber
fibrous
13
Q
kypho
A
humback
kyphosis
14
Q
leio
A
smooth
leiomyoma
15
Q
lordo
A
bent
lordosis
16
Q
lumbo
A
loin (lower back)
lumbar
17
Q
myel
A
bone marrow or spinal cord
myelitis
18
Q
myo
A
muscle
myalgia
19
Q
myoso
A
muscle
myositis
20
Q
musculo
A
muscle
muscular
21
Q
osteo
A
bone
osteomyelitis
22
Q
patello
A
knee cap
patellar
23
Q
pelvi
A
hip bone or pelvic cavity
pelvimeter
24
Q
pelvo
A
hip bone or pelvic cavity
pelvic
25
radio
radius
radial
26
rhabdo
rod shaped or striated (skeletal)
rhabdomyoma
27
sarco
flesh
sarcoma
28
scolio
twisted
scoliosis
29
spondylo
vertebra
spondylitis
30
vertebro
vertebra
vertebral
31
sterno
sternum
sternocostal
32
teno
tendon
tenodesis
33
tendo
tendon
tendolysis
34
tendino
tendon
tendinitis
35
thoraco
chest
thoracic
36
tono
tone or tension
myotonia
37
ulno
ulna
ulnar