CH 6 MedTerm - Musculoskeletal

The combining form in oste/o means _____.

Crepitus refers to _____.

• Joint inflammation

• Stiff joint

• Stiff vertebrae

• A grating sound

The combining form meaning cartilage is _____.

The combining form for neck is _____.

• Fasic/o

• Crani/o

• Cervic/o

• Thorac/o

The directional term meaning toward the side is _____.

The condition in which bones become less dense and more porous is called _____.

An abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine is _____.

• Lordosis

• Spondylosis

• Kyphosis

• Scoliosis

The term _____ means malignant smooth muscle tumor.

• Leiomyosarcoma

• Myeloma

• Rhabdomyosarcoma

• Osteoma

Osteorrhaphy means _____.

• Suture of bone

• Rupture of bone

• Bursting forth of bone

• Softening of bone

Arthr/o is a combining form meaning _____.

• Stiff

• Joint

• Crooked

• Bent