Chapter 15 + 16 Combining Forms

calc/o, calci/o

calcium

kyph/o

humpback, hunchback

lamin/o

lamina

lord/o

curve, swayback

lumb/o

loins, lower back

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

ortho/o

straight

oste/o

bone

scoli/o

crooked, bent

spondyl/o

vertebra

vertebr/o

vertebra

acetabul/o

acetabulum

calcane/o

calcaneus

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

clavicul/o

clavicle

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium (skull)

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

pelv/i, pelv/o

pelvis

phalang/o

phalanx

pub/o

pubis

radi/o

radius (x-rays, radiation)

scapul/o

scapula

stern/o

sternum

tars/o

tarsals

tibi/o

tibia

uln/o

ulna

fasci/o

fascia

fibr/o

fibrous connective tissue

leiomy/o

smooth muscle

my/o

muscle

myocardi/o

heart muscle

myos/o

muscle

rhabdomy/o

skeletal muscle

sarc/o

muscles and flesh (connective tissue)

ankyl/o

stiff

arthr/o

joint

articul/o

joint

burs/o

bursa

chondr/o

cartilage

ligament/o

ligament

rheumat/o

watery flow

synov/o

synovial membrane

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

adip/o

fat

albin/o

white

caus/o

burn, burning

cauter/o

heat, burn

cutane/o

skin

derm/o, dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

erythem/o, erythemat/o

redness

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

dry, scaly (fish-like)

karat/o

hard, horny tissue

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

phyt/o

plant

pil/o

hair, hair follicle

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

seb/o

sebum

squam/o

scale-like

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry

anthrac/o

black (coal)

chlor/o

green

cirrh/o

tawny yellow

cyan/o

blue

eosin/o

rosy

erythr/o

red

jaund/o

yellow

lute/o

yellow

poli/o

grey