Suffixes, Prefixes, Word Roots Flashcards
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
muscul/o
muscle
my/o
muscle
rhabd/o
rod shaped
rhabdomy/o
rod shaped muscle
brachi/o
arm
carp/o
carpus (wrist bone)
cephal/o
head
cervic/o
neck, cervix uteri (neck of the uterus)
clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
cost/o
ribs
crani/o
cranium (skull)
dactyl/o
fingers, toes
humer/o
humerus
metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
phalang/o
phlanges
radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
spondyl/o
vertebrae
vertebr/o
vertebrae
stern/o
sternum
thorac/o
chest
calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
femor/o
femur
fibul/o
fibula
ili/o
ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
ischi/o
ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
lumb/o
loins (lower back)
metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
patell/o
patella (knee cap)
pelv/i
pelvis
pelv/o
pelvis
pod/o
foot