Combining Forms
Medical Words
Joints
Muscle Types
Misc.
100
The combining form "thorac/o" refers to this area of the body.
What is the chest?
100
Although not usually malignant, a rhabdomyoma is a tumor of this type of muscle.
What is striated muscle?
100
The name for a surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
100

This term means pain in the muscle.

What is myalgia?

100
The medical term for "humpback".
What is kyphosis?
200
The combining form "crani/o" refers to this part of the skeleton.
What is the cranium?
200
Myeloma is a cancer that originates in this part of the bone.
What is the marrow?
200
Hydrarthrosis is the accumulation of this within a joint cavity.
What is watery fluid?
200

This type of muscle lines the digestive tract.

What is smooth muscle?

200
The medical term for "swayback".
What is lordosis?
300
The combining form "cost/o" refers to this part of the chest.
What is the rib?
300

The medical word meaning pertaining to the radius.

What is radial?

300
Inflammation of bones and joints.
What is osteoarthritis?
300
The combining form leiomy/o refers to this type of muscle.
What is smooth?
300
The medical term for degeneration of the vertebra and related tissues?
What is spondylosis?
400
The combining form "ili/o" refers to this part of the pelvic girdle.
What is the ilium?
400

This term means inflammation of the bones and joints.

What is osteoarthritis?

400
The surgical puncture of a joint for removal of fluid.
What is arthrocentesis?
400
This type of muscle is unique to the heart.
What is cardiac?
400

The medical term "cervical" means pertaining to this.

What is neck?

500

The combining form meaning "straight".

What is "orth/o"?

500

The medical term meaning surgical removal of the kneecap.

What is patellectomy?

500

Polyarthritis is the inflammation of how many joints?

What is more than one?

500
This type of muscle is striated.
What is voluntary?
500
Hematopoiesis occurs in this part of bone tissue.
What is bone marrow?
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