Chapter 15 + 16 Combining Forms
calc/o, calci/o
a
calcium
2
q
kyph/o
a
humpback, hunchback
3
q
lamin/o
a
lamina
4
q
lord/o
a
curve, swayback
5
q
lumb/o
a
loins, lower back
6
q
myel/o
a
bone marrow, spinal cord
7
q
ortho/o
a
straight
8
q
oste/o
a
bone
9
q
scoli/o
a
crooked, bent
10
q
spondyl/o
a
vertebra
11
q
vertebr/o
a
vertebra
12
q
acetabul/o
a
acetabulum
13
q
calcane/o
a
calcaneus
14
q
carp/o
a
carpals (wrist bones)
15
q
clavicul/o
a
clavicle
16
q
cost/o
a
ribs
17
q
crani/o
a
cranium (skull)
18
q
femor/o
a
femur
19
q
fibul/o
a
fibula
20
q
humer/o
a
humerus
21
q
ili/o
a
ilium
22
q
ischi/o
a
ischium
23
q
malleol/o
a
malleolus
24
q
mandibul/o
a
mandible
25
q
maxill/o
a
maxilla
26
q
metacarp/o
a
metacarpals
27
q
metatars/o
a
metatarsals
28
q
olecran/o
a
olecranon
29
q
patell/o
a
patella
30
q
pelv/i, pelv/o
a
pelvis
31
q
phalang/o
a
phalanx
32
q
pub/o
a
pubis
33
q
radi/o
a
radius (x-rays, radiation)
34
q
scapul/o
a
scapula
35
q
stern/o
a
sternum
36
q
tars/o
a
tarsals
37
q
tibi/o
a
tibia
38
q
uln/o
a
ulna
39
q
fasci/o
a
fascia
40
q
fibr/o
a
fibrous connective tissue
41
q
leiomy/o
a
smooth muscle
42
q
my/o
a
muscle
43
q
myocardi/o
a
heart muscle
44
q
myos/o
a
muscle
45
q
rhabdomy/o
a
skeletal muscle
46
q
sarc/o
a
muscles and flesh (connective tissue)
47
q
ankyl/o
a
stiff
48
q
arthr/o
a
joint
49
q
articul/o
a
joint
50
q
burs/o
a
bursa
51
q
chondr/o
a
cartilage
52
q
ligament/o
a
ligament
53
q
rheumat/o
a
watery flow
54
q
synov/o
a
synovial membrane
55
q
ten/o
a
tendon
56
q
tendin/o
a
tendon
adip/o
a
fat
2
q
albin/o
a
white
3
q
caus/o
a
burn, burning
4
q
cauter/o
a
heat, burn
5
q
cutane/o
a
skin
6
q
derm/o, dermat/o
a
skin
7
q
diaphor/o
a
profuse sweating
8
q
erythem/o, erythemat/o
a
redness
9
q
hidr/o
a
sweat
10
q
ichthy/o
a
dry, scaly (fish-like)
11
q
karat/o
a
hard, horny tissue
12
q
leuk/o
a
white
13
q
lip/o
a
fat
14
q
melan/o
a
black
15
q
myc/o
a
fungus
16
q
onych/o
a
nail
17
q
phyt/o
a
plant
18
q
pil/o
a
hair, hair follicle
19
q
py/o
a
pus
20
q
rhytid/o
a
wrinkle
21
q
seb/o
a
sebum
22
q
squam/o
a
scale-like
23
q
trich/o
a
hair
24
q
ungu/o
a
nail
25
q
xanth/o
a
yellow
26
q
xer/o
a
dry
27
q
anthrac/o
a
black (coal)
28
q
chlor/o
a
green
29
q
cirrh/o
a
tawny yellow
30
q
cyan/o
a
blue
31
q
eosin/o
a
rosy
32
q
erythr/o
a
red
33
q
jaund/o
a
yellow
34
q
leuk/o
a
white
35
q
lute/o
a
yellow
36
q
poli/o
a
grey