Medical Terminology: Unit 4 - The Skeletal System Word Parts

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering all combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes from Unit 4: The Skeletal System study deck.

acr/o

Extremities (tip, peak, extremity)

ankyl/o

Stiff; fused; together

arthr/o

Joint

brachi/o

Arm

chir/o

Hand

chondr/o

Cartilage

clavicul/o

Clavicle; collarbone

cost/o

Rib

crani/o

Skull

burs/o

Bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

calcan/o

Calcaneus (heel bone)

carp/o

Wrist

cervic/o

Cervix (neck of uterus / neck)

cubit/o

Elbow

dactyl/o

Fingers or toes

dextr/o

Right; to the right

femor/o

Femur (thigh bone)

fibul/o

Fibula (lower leg bone)

humer/o

Humerus (upper arm bone)

hy/o

Hyoid bone

ili/o

Ilium (top of the hip bone)

kyph/o

Humpback (increased convexity of the spine)

mandibul/o

Mandible (lower jaw bone)

menisc/o

Meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint

myel/o

Bone marrow; spinal cord

ligament/o

Ligament

lord/o

Swayback (bent forward)

lumb/o

Loin; lower back region

lux/o

Slide; dislocation

narc/o

Sleep; stupor

nas/o

Nose

orth/o

Straight; correct

oste/o

Bone

patell/o

Patella (kneecap)

ped/o

Foot; child

phalang/o

Phalanges (finger or toe bones)

physi/o

Nature / function

por/o

Passage; opening; porous

pod/o

Foot

pub/o

Pubis; pubic region

pyret/o

Fever

rachi/o

Spine; vertebral column

rheumat/o

Watery flow; rheumatic condition

rhin/o

Nose

sacr/o

Sacrum

sarc/o

Flesh; tissue

scoli/o

Crooked; bent (lateral curvature)

synovi/o

Synovial membrane; fluid of joints

tars/o

Tarsus (ankle)

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

Tendon

sinistr/o

Left; to the left

spondyl/o

Vertebra; backbone

ster/o

Solid structure; steroid

stern/o

Sternum (breastbone)

styl/o

Column; pillar; tube

tibi/o

Tibia (shin bone / lower leg bone)

uln/o

Ulna (lower arm bone)

vertebr/o

Vertebra; spinal column bones

A-, an-

Not; without

ambi-

Both; around; on both sides

anti-

Against; opposed to

inter-

Between

intra-

Within; into

meta-

Change; beyond; transformation

non-

Not

peri-

Around; surrounding

poly-

Many; much

sub-

Under; beneath; below

supra-

Above; superior

syn-

Together; joined; with

-al, -an, -ic, -ous

Pertaining to

-algia

Pain

-ation

Process; condition

-centesis

Surgical puncture to remove fluid

-ism

Process; condition

-itis

Inflammation

-malacia

Softening

-oid

Like; resembling

-oma

Tumor; mass; swelling

-scope

Instrument used to view

-scopy

Visual examination using a scope

-ectomy

Surgical removal; excision

-graph

Instrument for recording

-osis

Abnormal condition

-penia

Deficiency

-physis

Growth; growth plate

-plasty

Surgical repair

-porosis

Passage; opening; abnormal condition of small holes

-tomy

Cutting; incision

-clast

To breakdown; breaking

-desis

To bind; surgical fixation