HSC3537 Module 4

kinesi/o

The combining form that means movement is

ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o

The combining form that means tendon is

my/o; myos/o; muscul/o

The combining form that means muscle is

arthr/o; articul/o

The combining form that means joint is

chondr/o

The combining form that means cartilage is

ankyl/o

The combining form that means stiff joint is

kyph/o

The combining form that means hump is

lord/o

The combining form that means bent backward is

myel/o

The combining form that means bone marrow is

orth/o

The combining form that means straight is

oste/o

The combining form that means bone is

ped/o

The combining form that means child or foot is

scoli/o

The combining form that means crooked is

vertebr/o; spondyl/o

The combining form that means vertebra is

synov/o; synovi/o

The combining form that means synovial membrane is

fibr/o

The combining form that means fibers is

plant/o

The combining form that means sole of foot is

-kinesia

A suffix that means movement is

-tonia

A suffix that means tone is

-asthenia

A suffix that means weakness is

-clasia

A suffix that means to surgically break is

-desis

A suffix that means to fuse is

-lis

A suffix that means slipping is

-porosis

A suffix that means porous is

ad-

A prefix that means toward is

fascia

Fibrous connective tissue that wraps muscle

tendons

Skeletal muscles are attached to bones by

action

type of movement that a skeletal muscle produces is

abduction

Movement away from the midline of the body is

extension

The opposite action from flexion is

plantar flexion

Pointing the toes downward is

supination

Turning the palm upward is called

ligament

Two bones are held together in a joint by

sinus

A hollow cavity within a bone is called

shin bone

The tibia is commonly referred to as the

collar bone

The clavicle is commonly referred to as the

patella

The anatomical name of the kneecap is the

ankyl/o

The combining form that means stiff joint is

arthr/o

The combining form that means joint is

burs/o

The combining form that means bursa is

carp/o

The combining form that means carpus is

cervic/o

The combining form that means neck is

chondr/o

The combining form that means cartilage is

clavicul/o

The combining form that means clavicle is

coccyg/o

The combining form that means coccyx is

cortic/o

The combining form that means outer layer is

cost/o

The combining form that means rib is

carni/o

The combining form that means skull is

cutane/o

The combining form that means skin is

erythr/o

The combining form that means red is

femor/o

The combining form that means femur is

fibul/o

The combining form that means fibula is

humer/o

The combining form that means humerus is

ili/o

The combining form that means ilium is

ischi/o

The combining form that means ischium is

kyph/o

The combining form that means hump is

lamin/o

The combining form that means lamina is

lord/o

The combining form that means bent backward is

lumb/o

The combining form that means loin is

mandibul/o

The combining form that means mandible is

medull/o

The combining form that means inner region is

metacarp/o

The combining form that means metacarpus is

myel/o

The combining form that means bone marrow is

orth/o

The combining form that means straight is

oste/o

The combining form that means bone is

patell/o

The combining form that means patella is

path/o

The combining form that means disease is

ped/o

The combining form that means child is

phalang/o

The combining form that means phalanges is

pod/o

The combining form that means foot is

prosthet/o

The combining form that means addition is

pub/o

The combining form that means pubis is

radi/o

The combining form that means radius/ray is

sacr/o

The combining form that means sacrum is

sacr/o

The combining form that means flesh is

scapula/o

The combining form that means scapula is

scoli/o

The combining form that means crooked is

spin/o

The combining form that means spine is

spondyl/o

The combining form that means vertebra is

stern/o

The combining form that means sternum is

synov/o

The combining form that means synovial membrane is

system/o

The combining form that means system is

tars/o

The combining form that means tarsus is

thorac/o

The combining form that means chest is

tibi/o

The combining form that means tibia is

uln/o

The combining form that means ulna is

vertebr/o

The combining form that means vertebra is

-algia

The suffix that means pain is

-centesis

The suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is

-clasia

The combining form that means surgically break is

-desis

The suffix that means to fuse is

-ectomy

The suffix that means surgical removal is

-genic

The suffix that means producing is

-listhesis

The suffix that means slipping is

-malacia

The suffix that means abnormal softening is

-oma

The suffix that means tumor is

-tome

The suffix that means instrument to cut is

anti-

The prefix that means against is

bi-

The prefix that means two is

dis-

The prefix that means apart is