Combining Forms
The combining form "thorac/o" refers to this area of the body.
What is the chest?
Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by the presence of many tumor masses found where?
What is bone and bone marrow?
The name for a surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
The combining form cellul/o refers to this type of cell.
What is small cell or small compartment
The medical term for "inflammation of bone and cartilage".
What is osteochondritis?
The combining form "crani/o" refers to this part of the skeleton.
What is the cranium?
Myeloma is a cancer that originates in this part of the bone.
What is the marrow?
Hydrarthrosis is the accumulation of this within a joint cavity.
What is watery fluid?
lateral curvature of the spine?
What is Scoliosis?
The combining form "cost/o" refers to this part of the chest.
What is the rib?
This malignant tumor arises from the cartilage.
What is a chondrosarcoma?
Inflammation of bones and joints.
What is osteoarthritis?
The combining form my/o refers to this type of structure.
What is muscle?
The medical term for degeneration of the vertebra?
What is spondylarthritis?
The combining form "ili/o" refers to this part of the pelvic girdle.
What is the ilium?
This is the general term for any cancer arising from muscle or bone.
What is a sarcoma?
This type of muscle is unique to the heart.
What is cardiac?
The medical term "cervical" is from Latin meaning this.
What is neck?
The combining form "burs/o refers to this.
What is bursa?
This type of sarcoma contains much fibrous tissue.
What is a fibrosarcoma?
This type of muscle is striated.
What is voluntary?
Hematopoiesis occurs in this part of bone tissue.
What is bone marrow?