-desis - surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together, acr/o - extremities, ankyl/o - stiff joint, arthr/o - joint, articul/o - joint, burs/o - bursa, sac, carp/o - carpus, cervic/o - neck, chondr/o - cartilage, cost/o - ribs, crani/o - cranium, fasci/o - fascia, femor/o - femur, fibul/o - fibula, humer/o - humerus, ili/o - ilium, kinesi/o - movement, kyph/o - hump, lamin/o - lamina, lord/o - bent backward, lumb/o - lower back, menisc/o - meniscus, metacar/o - metacarpus, metatars/o - metatarsals, ankle, muscul/o - muscle, my/o - muscle, myel/o - spinal cord, bone marrow, orth/o - straight, oste/o - bone, patell/a - patella, patell/o - patella, pelv/i - pelvis, phalang/o - phalanges, pub/o - pubis, radi/o - radius, sacr/o - sacrum, scoli/o - crooked, bent, spondyl/o - vertebrae, vertebr/o - vertebrae, stern/o - sternum, sthen/o - strength, synov/o - synovial membrane, synovi/o - synovial membrane, tars/o - ankle (tarsal bones), ten/o - tendon, tend/o - tendon, tendin/o - tendon, thorac/o - thorax, tibi/o - tibia, uln/o - ulna, acroanesthesia - absence of sensation in the extremities, ankylosis - abnormal condition of a stiff joint, arthrocentesis - surgical puncture of a joint, articular - pertaining to a joint, bursitis - inflammation of a bursa, carpectomy - excision or surgical removal of a carpus, cervicodynia - pain of the neck, chondrodysplasia - bad, painful, or difficult formation or growth of cartilage, costochondritits - inflammation of the ribs and carilage, craniocerebral - pertaining to the cranium and brain, fasciodesis - binding or surgical fixation of a fascia, femorotibial - pertaining to the femur and tibia, fibular - pertaining to the fibula, humeral - pertaining to the humerus, iliolumbar - pertaining to the ilium and lower back, kinesiology - study of movement, kyphosis - abnormal condition of a hump, laminectomy - excision or surgical removal of a lamina, lordoscoliosis - abnormal condition of crookedness and backward bend, lymbodynia - pain of the lower back, meniscectomy - excision or surgical removal of a meniscus, metacarpectomy - excision or surgical removal of a metacarpus, metatarsophalangeal - pertaining to the ankle, metatarsals, and phalanges, musculoskeletal - pertaining to the muscles and skeleton, myocardial - pertaining to heart muscle, myeloplegia - paralysis of the spinal cord, orthopena - breathing in a straight position, osteolytic - pertaining to the destruction of bone, patelloptosis - prolapse of the patella, pelvimeter - measuring instrument for the pelvis, phalangitis - inflammation of the phalanges, pubofemoral - pertaining to the pubus and femur, radioulnar - pertaining to the pubis and femur, radioulnar - pertaining to the radius and ulna, sacrodynia - pain of the sacrum, scoliometer - measuring instrument for crookedness or bend, spondylomalacia - softening of the vertebra, vertebroplasty - surgical repair of a verebra, sternocostal - pertaining to the sternum and ribs, myasthenia - condition of absence of muscle strength, synovioma - tumor of a synovial membrane, tarsometatarsal - pertaining to the ankle, tendotome - cutting instrument for a tendon, thoracolumbar - pertaining to the thorax and lower back, tibiofibular - pertaining to the tibia and fibula, ulnacarpal - pertaining to the ulna and carpus,

Chapter 13: Combining Forms

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