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Chpt 15 terms
combining forms, prefix, suffix
Question | Answer |
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calc/o | calcium |
kyph/o | humpback |
lamin/o | lamina |
lord/o | curve |
lumb/o | lower back |
myel/o | bone marrow |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
scoli/o | bent |
spondyl/o | vertebra |
vertebr/o | vertebra |
acetabul/o | acetabulum |
calcane/o | calcaneus |
carp/o | carpals |
clavicul/o | clavicle |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
femor/o | femur |
fibul/o | fibula |
humer/o | humerus |
ili/o | ilium |
ischi/o | ischium |
malleol/o | malleolus |
mandibul/o | mandible |
maxill/o | maxilla |
metacarp/o | metacarpals |
metatars/o | metatarsals |
olecran/o | olecranon |
patell/o | patella |
pelvi/o | pelvis |
perone/o | fibula |
phalang/o | phalanges |
pub/o | pubis |
radi/o | radius |
scapul/o | scapula |
stern/o | sternum |
tars/o | tarsals |
tibi/o | tibia |
uln/o | ulna |
-blast | embryonic |
-clast | to break |
-listhesis | slipping |
-malacia | softening |
-physis | to grow |
-porosis | pore |
-tome | instrument to cut |
ankyl/o | stiff |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa |
chondr/o | cartilage |
ligament/o | ligament |
rheumat/o | watery flow |
ten/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
fasci/o | fascia |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
leiomy/o | smooth muscles that line wass of internal organs |
my/o | muscle |
plant/o | sole of foot |
rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle connected to bones |
-desis | to bind |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-asthenia | lack of strength |
-trophy | nourishment |
AC joint | acromioclavicular joint |
CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
EMG | electromyography |
IM | intramuscular |
ORIP | open reduction internal fixation |
TKR | total knee replacement |
THR | total hip replacement |
TMJ | temporomandibular joint |