Prefix, Suffix, Combining Forms
The prefix without, no, or not is?
A- or An-
What is the medical term for shoulder bone?
Scapula
The thigh bone is called?
Femur
Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow is?
Osteomyelitis
What is the abbreviation for Dual energy xray absorption?
DEXA
The combining form for collarbone is?
Clavicul/o
What is the medical term for the upper arm bone?
Humerus
The kneecap is called?
Patella
Sciatica
This is the medical term for the surgical repair of a fractured vertebra?
The combining form for fascia is?
Fasci/o
What is the medical term for finger or toe bones?
Phalanges
The collarbone is called?
clavicle
The lateral curvature of the spinal column is called?
Scoliosis
Surgical repair of a joint is called?
Arthroplasty
The combining form for thigh bone is?
Femor/o
The smaller of the 2 leg bones is called?
Fibula
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
This is having posterior curvature in the thoracic region, also known as being humpback?
Kyphosis
The removal of a portion of a protruding intervertebral disc in patients with chronic or recurrent disc herniation is called?
Microdiscectomy
The suffix -asthenia means?
Weakness, lack of strength
The heel bone is called?
Calcaneus
The occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bones of the?
Cranium
The opening on the inferior portion of the occipital bone where the spinal cord passes through?
Foramen magnum
This operation is performed to relieve the symptoms of a "slipped disc"?
Laminectomy