prefix
dis-
apart
-blast
immature
A medical term that means inflammation of many muscles is
polymyositis
The combining form that means bone is
oste/o
The anatomical name of the kneecap is the
patella
non-
not
-clasia
to surgically break
A medical term that means pertaining to within the skull is
intracranial
The combining form that means cartilage is
chondr/o
What is the name for freely moving joints
synovial
bi-
two
-desis
to fuse
A medical term that means cartilage softening is
chondromalacia
A combining form that means joint is
arthr/o
articul/o
arthr/o
articul/o
what condition is caused by overuse or overstretching
strain
inter-
between
-listhesis
slipping
A medical term that means muscle weakness is
myasthenia
A combining form that means muscle is
my/o
myos/o
muscul/o
What bones are the fingers
phalanges
pre-
before
-logic
pertaining to study of
A medical term that means record of muscle electricity is
electromyogram
The combining form that means crooked is
scoli/o
the clavicle is commonly referred to as the
collar bone