Worksheet 4A
New Combining Form, Prefix, and Suffix Handout
Directions: For each combining form, prefix, and suffix below write out its meaning. Then locate a new
term from the chapter that uses the word part and its meaning.
Combining Forms
Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
1. ankyl/o ______
2. arthr/o ______
3. articul/o ______
4. burs/o ______
5. carp/o ______
6. cervic/o ______
7. chondr/o ______
8. clavicul/o ______
9. coccyg/o ______
10. cortic/o ______
11. cost/o ______
12. crani/o ______
13. femor/o ______
14. fibul/o ______
15. humer/o ______
16. ili/o ______
17. ischi/o ______
18. kyph/o ______
19. lamin/o ______
20. lord/o ______
21. lumb/o ______
22. mandibul/o ______
23. maxill/o ______
24. medull/o ______
25. metacarp/o ______
26. metatars/o ______
27. myel/o ______
28. orth/o ______
29. oste/o ______
30. patell/o ______
31. ped/o ______
(Continued )
Combining Forms
Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
32. pelv/o ______
33. phalang/o ______
34. pod/o ______
35. pub/o ______
36. radi/o ______
37. sacr/o ______
38. scapul/o ______
39. scoli/o ______
40. spondyl/o ______
41. stern/o ______
42. synovi/o ______
43. synov/o ______
44. tars/o ______
45. thorac/o ______
46. tibi/o ______
47. uln/o ______
48. vertebr/o ______
49. fasci/o ______
50. fibr/o ______
51. kinesi/o ______
52. muscul/o ______
53. my/o ______
54. myocardi/o ______
55. myos/o ______
56. plant/o ______
57. ten/o ______
58. tend/o ______
59. tendin/o ______
Suffixes
60. -blast ______
61. -clasia ______
62. -desis ______
63. –listhesis ______
(Continued )
Combining Forms
Meaning Chapter Term Meaning
64. -porosis ______
65. –asthenia ______
66. -kinesia ______
67. -tonia ______
Prefixes
68. ab- ______
69. ad- ______
70. circum- ______
Worksheet 4B
Medical Term Analysis
Directions: Below are terms built from word parts used in this chapter that are not analyzed in the Word
Building Table. Many are built from word parts you have learned in previous chapters. Analyze each term
presented below and list and define the word parts used to build each term.
Medical Term Word Part Analysis
1. osteocyte ______
______
2. osteoblast ______
______
3. articular ______
______
4. kyphosis ______
______
5. scoliosis ______
______
6. orthotic ______
______
7. osteogenic ______
______
8. osteomalacia ______
______
9. osteoporosis ______
______
10. spondylolisthesis ______
______
11. osteoarthritis ______
______
12. systemic ______
______
13. arthrography ______
______
14. arthroscopy ______
______
15. arthroplasty ______
______
(Continued )
16. myoneural ______
______
17. electromyography ______
______
18. atrophy ______
______
19. pseudohypertrophic ______
______
20. fibromyalgia ______
______
Name ______Date ______Score ______
Quiz 4C
Labeling Diagram
Name ______Date ______Score ______
Quiz 4D
Labeling Diagram
Directions: Label the parts of a long bone.
Name ______Date ______Score ______
Quiz 4E
Word Building Quiz
Directions: Build a single medical term for each phrase below.
1. fusion of a joint ______
2. inflammation of a bursa ______
3. surgical repair of cartilage ______
4. incision into the skull ______
5. surgically break a bone ______
6. surgical removal of synovial membrane ______
7. pertaining to wrist ______
8. pertaining to ilium ______
9. pertaining to kneecap ______
10. pertaining to upper jaw ______
11. pertaining to tailbone ______
12. pertaining to chest ______
13. abnormal condition of hump ______
14. porous bone ______
15. vertebra slipping ______
16. inflammation of bone and joint ______
17. process of recording a joint ______
18. inflammation of fascia ______
19. pertaining to muscle ______
20. muscle disease ______
21. inflammation of many muscles ______
22. abnormal tone ______
23. slow movement ______
24. excessive development ______
25. inflammation of a tendon ______
Name ______Date ______Score ______
Quiz 4F
Abbreviations Quiz
Directions: Write the medical term for which each abbreviation stands.
1. AE ______
2. BK ______
3. BDT ______
4. DJD ______
5. DXA ______
6. Fx ______
7. HNP ______
8. NSAID ______
9. ORIF ______
10. RA ______
11. THA ______
12. TKR ______
13. UE ______
14. LE ______
15. ortho ______
16. JRA ______
17. Ca ______
18. L1 ______
19. C2 ______
20. T3 ______
21. MD ______
22. IM ______
23. EMG ______
24. DTR ______
25. CTS ______