Medical Terminology: Skeletal System Vocabulary and Functions

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'orth/o'?

Back

straight

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'oste/o'?

Back

bone

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'ped/o'?

Back

foot; child

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'pod/o'?

Back

foot

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'pyret/o'?

Back

fever

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'rachi/o'?

Back

spine; vertebra

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'rheumat/o'?

Back

watery flow

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'sacr/o'?

Back

sacrum

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'sarc/o'?

Back

flesh; connective tissue

Front

What is the meaning of the combining form 'scoli/o'?

Back

crooked; bent