Medical Terminology Chapter 15 Combining Forms

calcium

humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

curve, swayback

loins, lower back

bone marrow

straight

bone

Crooked, bent

vertebra

vertebra

immature cell

To break

slipping

softening

to grow

pore, passage

instrument to cut

acetabulum(hip socket)

calcaneus (heel)

carpus (wrist bone)

clavicle; collarbone

ribs (true ribs, false ribs, and floating ribs)

cranium (skull)

femur, thigh bone

fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)

humerus(upper arm bone)

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

malleolus

mandible (lower jawbone)

maxilla (upper jawbone)

metacarpals (hand bones)

metatarsus (foot bones)

olecranon, elbow

patella (kneecap)

pelvis, hip region

fibula (lower leg bone)

phalanges (finger or toe bones)

pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone)

radius (lower arm bone)

scapula (shoulder blade)

sternum (breastbone)

sternum (breastbone)

tarsals (ankle bones)

tibia(shin bone)

ulna (Lower arm bone)

fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

Fibrous connective tissue

smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of the internal organs

muscle

heart muscle

muscle

sole of the foot

Skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones.

muscle and flesh

lack of strength

nourishment, development

away from

toward

back

many, much