Combining Forms
ankyl/o
What is stiff, bent?
-asthenia
What is weakness?
ab-
What is away from?
Closed or simple
What is broken bones that don't protrude from the skin?
Abduction
What is movement away from the midbody?
cost/o
What is rib?
-malacia
What is abnormal softening?
brady-
What is slow?
Transverse
What is bones that are broken straight across?
Adduction
What is movement towards the midline of the body?
ischi/o
What is ischium?
-clast
What is break?
sym-
What is together, joined?
Stress
What is a small crack in the bone?
Circumduction
What is circular movement of a body region?
patell/o
What is patella?
-physis
What is growth?
syn-
What is together, joined?
Comminuted
What is bones that are broken and crushed into pieces?
Rotation
What is a twisting movement?
spondyl/o
What is vertebra?
-sarcoma
What is malignant tumor?
hyper-
What is excessive?
Oblique
What is bones broken at an angle?
Plantar flexion
What is pointing the toes downward or lifting the heel of the foot?