Ch. 4 Skeletal System Combining Forms Flashcards by Graycin Dillard

Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff joint

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arthr/o and articul/o

A

joint

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Q

burs/o

A

sac
(holds synovial fluid around joints)

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carp/o

A

wrist

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cervic/o

A

neck

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx

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cartic/o

A

outer portion

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Q

cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

A

skull

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femor/o

A

femur

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fibul/o

A

fibula

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humer/o

A

humerous

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ili/o

A

ilium

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ischi/o

A

ischium (butt bone)

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kyph/o

A

hump

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lamin/o

A

lamina (bony prominences of the vertebrae)

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Q

lord/o

A

bent backwards

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lumb/o

A

low back, loin

Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible

Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla

Q

medull/o

A

inner portion

Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpals

Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsals

Q

*myel/o

A

bone marrow

Q

orth/o

A

strait

Q

oste/o

A

bone

Q

patell/o

A

patella (knee cap)

Q

pector/o

A

chest

Q

ped/o

A

foot, child

Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis

Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges

Q

*pod/o

A

foot

Q

prosthet/o

A

addition

Q

pub/o

A

pubis

Q

radi/o

A

radius, ray

Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

Q

scapul/o

A

scapula

Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

Q

spin/o

A

spine

Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

Q

stern/o

A

sternum

Q

synovi/o and synov/o

A

synovial membrane

Q

tars/o

A

ankle

Q

thorac/o

A

chest

Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

Q

uln/o

A

ulna

Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra