Musculoskeletal Combining Forms Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
Q

ankylo

A

crooked or stiff

ankylotic

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2
Q

arthro

A

joint

arthritis

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3
Q

articulo

A

joint

articulation

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4
Q

brachio

A

arm

brachium

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5
Q

cervico

A

neck

cervical

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6
Q

chondro

A

cartilage

chondral

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7
Q

costo

A

rib

intercostal

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8
Q

cranio

A

skull

cranial

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9
Q

dactylo

A

digit (finger or toe)

dactylomegaly

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10
Q

fascio

A

fascia (a band)

fasciodesis

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11
Q

femoro

A

femur

femoral

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12
Q

fibro

A

fiber

fibrous

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13
Q

kypho

A

humback

kyphosis

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14
Q

leio

A

smooth

leiomyoma

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15
Q

lordo

A

bent

lordosis

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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