Prefixes
A prefix meaning "above" or "excessive."
What is hyper-?
The combining form for "blood."
What is hem/o or hemat/o?
Condition of decreased bone density and mass.
What is osteoporosis?
The term for a joint.
What is an articulation?
Movement that decreases the angle between two bones.
What is flexion?
A prefix meaning "around" or "surrounding."
What is peri-?
The combining form for "muscle."
What is my/o?
A group of disorders causing inflammation of the joints.
What is arthritis?
The soft, spongy, inner part of a long bone.
What is bone marrow?
Movement of a limb away from the midline of the body.
What is abduction?
A prefix meaning "slow."
What is brady-?
The combining form for "bone."
What is oste/o?
A traumatic injury where a ligament is stretched or torn.
What is a sprain?
The tough, fibrous membrane that covers the outer surface of a bone.
What is the periosteum?
Turning the palm of the hand to face upward.
What is supination?
A prefix meaning "within" or "inner."
What is endo-?
The combining form for "cartilage."
What is chondr/o?
Chronic degeneration of joint cartilage and bone (wear-and-tear arthritis).
What is osteoarthritis (OA)?
The term for the formation of blood cells, primarily in the bone marrow.
What is hematopoiesis?
Moving a body part in a circular path.
What is circumduction?
A prefix meaning "painful" or "difficult."
What is dys-?
The combining form for "tendon."
What is ten/o or tendin/o?
A lateral (sideways) curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
The five fused bones that form the posterior part of the pelvic girdle.
What is the sacrum?
Movement of the sole of the foot so it faces outward.
What is eversion?