Word Roots For Skeletal System Flashcards
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ankyl/o
A
stiff, bent
2
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aponeur/o
A
a thin sheath of connective tissue
3
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arthr/o
A
joint
4
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burs/o
A
a fluid-filled structure between the skin and tendon or tendon and bone
5
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Carp/o
A
wrist
6
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Chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
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Clavic/o
A
collarbone
8
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coccyg/o
coccyg/o
A
tailbone
9
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Cost/o
costly
A
rib
10
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Crani/o
A
skull
11
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Disk/o
A
intervertebral disk
12
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Femor/o
A
upper leg bone
13
Q
fibul/o
A
outer lower leg bone
14
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Humer/o
A
upper arm bone
15
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Ili/o
A
uppermost and largest part of the hip bone
16
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Ischi/o
A
forms the lower and back part of the hip bone
17
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Kinesi/o
A
movement (motion)
18
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Kyph/o
A
humpback
19
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Lord/o
A
curve; swayback
20
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Lumb/o
A
loin
21
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Mandibu/o
A
lower jawbone
22
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Maxill/o
A
upper jawbone
23
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Menisc/o
A
a rubbery cartilage
24
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Myel/o
A
bone marrow (can also refers to the spinal cord)
25
Oste/o
bone
26
Patell/o
kneecap
27
Pelv/i or pelv/o
pelvic bone
28
Phalang/o
finger and toe bones
29
Pub/o
one of the bones that make up the pelvis
30
Rachi/o
spinal column
31
Radi/o
lateral forearm bone
32
Sacr/o
a triangular bone at the spine’s base
33
Scapul/o
shoulder blade
34
Scoli/o
curved
35
Spondyl/o
Vertebr/o
segments composing the spinal column
36
Stern/o
breastbone
37
Synov/i
joint fluid
38
Tars/o
ankle bones
39
Ten/o
Tendin/o
Tend/o
connect muscles to the bones
40
Tibi/o
inner lower leg bone
41
Uln/o
medial forearm bone
