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Ch 6 combing form
anatomy and physiology terms combining form
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arth/o articul/o | Joint ex- arthralgia |
| burs/o | purse or sac,bursa |
| carp/o | wrist |
| chondr/o | gristle, cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull, cranium |
| fasci/o | fascia ex-fasciotomy connective tissue sheath surrounding a muscle called fascia |
| femor/o | thigh, femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| ili/o | flank, hip, groin,ilium of the pelvis |
| ischi/o | haunch, hip joint,ischium |
| menisci/o | meniscus |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| pariet/o | wall |
| patell/o | patella |
| petr/o | stone |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| phys/o | growth |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| spondyl/o, vertebro/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | chest, sternum |
| synov/o, synovi/o | synovial |
| tars/o | tarsal bone |
| ten/o, tendon/o | tendon |
| Kinesi/o | motion |
| Tax/o | reaction to a stimulus, movement |
| troph/o | development |
| ankyl/o | crooked |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| kyph/0 | hump |
| leuk/o | white |
| lith/o | stone |
| lord/o | bent forward, anterior curve |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| myso/o | muscle |
| ost/o | bone |
| scoli/o | curved |
| orth/o | straight |
| syn/o | connect |
| por/o | hole |