combining form of calcium
calc/o, calci/o
combining form of curve
lord/o
lumb/o
lower back
combining form of straight
orth/o
combining form of crooked
scoli/o
-malacia
softening
-physis
to grow
suffix for pore, passage
-porosis
acetabul/o
acetabulum
carp/o
carpals
combining form of ribs
cost/o
femor/o
femur
fibul/o
fibula
ili/o
ilium (pelvic bone)
combining form of ischium
ischi/o
combining form of pelvis
pelv/i
Translate softening of the bone.
osteomalacia
Translate inflammation secondary to infection.
osteomyelitis
Translate decrease in bone density.
osteoporosis
Ligaments bind:
bone to bone.
Tendons bind:
muscle to bone
combining form of cartilage
chondr/o
combining form of stiff
ankyl/o
combining form of tendon
ten/o, tendin/o
suffix for to bind, tie together
-desis
suffix for narrowing
-stenosis
What is osteoarthritis?
Inflammation of a bone joint; the loss of articular cartilage.
What is dislocation?
The displacement of bone from its joint.
What is a sprain?
Trauma to a joint.
What of the 3 muscle types (striated, smooth and cardiac) are voluntary?
Striated or skeletal
What is the origin of a bone?
The point of attachment to a stationary bone (proximal).
What is the insertion of a bone?
The point of attachment to a movable bone (distal).
fasci/o
fascia
fibr/o
fibrous
combining form of smooth muscle
leiomy/o
combining form of heart muscle
myocardi/o
myos/o
muscle
combining form of skeletal muscle connected to bones
rhabdomy/o
dorsi-
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