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What does the combining form orth/o mean?
What does the combining form orth/o mean?
straight
What does the combining form myel/o mean?
What does the combining form myel/o mean?
bone marrow, spinal cord
What does the combining form arthr/o mean?
What does the combining form arthr/o mean?
joint
What does the suffix -logist mean?
What does the suffix -logist mean?
Which of the following terms means 'tearing of ligament tissue'?
Which of the following terms means 'tearing of ligament tissue'?
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Which plane divides the body into right and left halves?
Which of the following combining forms refers to 'scale,' as in scaly skin?
Which of the following combining forms refers to 'scale,' as in scaly skin?
Which of the following combining forms means 'muscle'?
Which of the following combining forms means 'muscle'?
What does the combining form cephal/o mean?
What does the combining form cephal/o mean?
Chondrosarcoma is a term that means 'malignant tumor from ________ cells.'
Chondrosarcoma is a term that means 'malignant tumor from ________ cells.'
What is the combining form for thigh bone?
What is the combining form for thigh bone?
What does the combining form chondr/o mean?
What does the combining form chondr/o mean?
What does the combining form jaund/o mean?
What does the combining form jaund/o mean?
What does the combining form ventr/o mean?
What does the combining form ventr/o mean?
Which suffix means to break or surgical fracture?
Which suffix means to break or surgical fracture?
Which plane divides the body into front and back aspects?
Which plane divides the body into front and back aspects?
Which of the following combining forms refers to 'dry, scaly'?
Which of the following combining forms refers to 'dry, scaly'?
What action turns the palm up?
What action turns the palm up?
What does the combining form brachi/o mean?
What does the combining form brachi/o mean?
Which of the following terms means 'softening of the cartilage'?
Which of the following terms means 'softening of the cartilage'?
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Medical Terminology Key Concepts
- Orth/o: Combining form meaning "straight."
- Myel/o: Refers to "bone marrow" or "spinal cord."
- Arthr/o: Indicates the term for "joint."
- -logist: Suffix signifying "specialist in the study of."
Injury and Anatomical Planes
- Sprain: Term for the "tearing of ligament tissue."
- Midsagittal Plane: Divides the body into right and left halves.
- Coronal Plane: Separates the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) aspects.
Common Combining Forms
- Ichthy/o: Refers to "scale", associated with scaly skin conditions.
- My/o: Denotes the term for "muscle."
- Cephal/o: Means "head."
- Femor/o: Combining form for the "thigh bone."
- Chondr/o: Refers to "cartilage."
- Jaund/o: Means "yellow."
- Ventr/o: Denotes "front."
- Brachi/o: Refers to "arm."
Medical Conditions and Procedures
- Chondrosarcoma: Malignant tumor originating from "cartilage" cells.
- Chondromalacia: Indicates "softening of the cartilage."
- -clasis: Suffix that signifies "to break" or "surgical fracture."
- Supination: Action that turns the palm upward.
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