Musculoskeletal System-Combining Forms Flashcards by Valerie Owusu-Hienno

Q

ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent/crooked

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arthr/o

A

joint

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calcane/o

A

calcaneum (heel bone)

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carp/o

A

carpals (wrist bones)

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cervic/o

A

neck

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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cost/o

A

ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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fasci/o

A

fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)

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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

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fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle (visceral)

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lumb/o

A

lower back

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

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muscul/o

A

muscle

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)

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radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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ten/o

A

tendon

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tend/o

A

tendon

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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tibi/o

A

tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)