Combining Forms Chapter 8 Skeletal System Flashcards by Esther Nieves | Brainscape

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align/o-

A

arranged in a straight line

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amputat/o-

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to cut off

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amput/o-

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to cut off

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appendicul/o-

A

limb; small attached part

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arthr/o-

A

joint

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articul/o-

A

joint

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axi/o

A

axis

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calcane/o-

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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carp/o-

A

wrist

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cartilagin/o-

A

cartilage

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cervic/o-

A

neck; cervix

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chondr/o-

A

cartilage

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clavicul/o-

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o-

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coccyx (tail bone)

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cost/o-

A

rib

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crani/o-

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cranium (skull)

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femor/o-

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o-

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fibula (lower leg)

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fract/o

A

break up

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front/o-

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front

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humer/o-

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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hy/o-

A

U- shaped structure

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lacrim/o-

A

tears

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ligament/o-

A

ligament

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lumb/o-

A

lower back; area betwen the ribs and pelvis

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mandibul/-

A

mandible (lower jaw)

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maxill/o-

A

maxilla (upper jaw)

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muscul/o-

A

muscle

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occipit/o-

A

occiput (back of the head)

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orth/o-

A

straight

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osse/o-

A

bone

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ossificat/o-

A

changing into bone

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oste/o-

A

bone

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palat/o-

A

palate

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pariet/o-

A

wall of cavity

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patell/o-

A

patella (knee cap)

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ped/o-

A

child

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pelv/i-

A

pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)

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pelv/o-

A

pelvis (hip bone; renal pelvis)

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por/o-

A

small openings; pores

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phalang/o-

A

phalanx (finger or toe)

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radi/o-

A

radius (forearm bone); xrays; radiation

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sacr/o-

A

sacrum

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scapul/o-

A

scapula (shoulder bone)

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scoli/o-

A

curved; crooked

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skelet/o-

A

skeleton

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spin/o-

A

spine; backbone

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stern/o-

A

sternum (breast bone)

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tars/o-

A

ankle

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tempor/o-

A

temple (side of head)

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thorac/o-

A

thorax (chest)

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tibi/o-

A

tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o-

A

ulna (forearm bone)

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vertebr/o-

A

vertebra

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xiph/o-

A

sword