Unit 4 Combining Forms

oste/o-

bone

fract/o-

bend; break up

sarc/o-

connective tissue

malac/o-

softening

myel/o-

bone marrow; myelin

por/o-

small openings

ankyl/o-

fused together; stiff

spondyl/o-

vertebra

kyph/o-

bent; humpbacked

lord/o-

swayback

Scoli/o-

Crooked; curved

Lev/o-

left

Dextr/o-

right

-listhesis

abnormal condition of slipping (suffix)

arthr/o-

joint

Alg/o-

pain

-Phyte

Growth (suffix)

rheumat/o-

water discharge

luxat/o-

displacement

Densit/o-

density

Scint/i-

Point of light

Corpor/o-

body

Goni/o-

angle

Orth/o-

straight

Prosth/o-

artificial part

Tract/o-

pulling

Cortic/o-

Cortex; outer region

Amput/o-

cut off

-graft

Tissue for implant or transplant (suffix)

Front/o-

Front

Pariet/o-

Wall of a cavity

Occipit/o-

back of the head

Sphen/o-

wedge shape

Ethm/o-

Sieve

Coron/o-

crown

Sagitt/o-

Front to back

Mast/o-

breast

Styl/o-

stake

Nas/o-

nose

Lacrim/o-

tears

Zygmat/o-

cheekbone

Maxill/o-

Upper jawbone

Palat/o-

palate

Cost/o-

Ribs

Clavic/o-

Clavicle

Chondr/o-

cartilage

Cartilagin/o-

cartilage

Cervic/o-

cervix/neck

Thorac/o-

chest/thorax

Lumb/o-

lower back

Sacr/o-

sacrum

Coccyg/o-

tailbone

Diaphys/o-

shaft

Medull/o-

inner region

Epiphys/o-

widened end of bone

-blast

cell that builds (suffix)

-clast

cell that breaks down (suffix)

Gen/o-

Production

Troph/o-

development

Vuls/o-

tear

Contract/o-

pull together

Fibr/o-

fiber

My/o-

muscle

Extens/o-

straightening

Flex/o-

bending

Tort/i-

twisted position

-Collis

condition of the neck (suffix)

asthen/o-

lack of strength

Tax/o-

coordination

Kines/o-

movement

-Colonus

rapid contracting and relaxing (suffix)

Burs/o-

Bursa

Condyl/o-

rounded prominence

Fasci/o-

fascia

Tendin/o-

tendon

Ten/o-

tendon

Synov/o-

joint membrane; synovium

Medi/o-

middle

Later/o-

side