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Medical Terminology
Chapter 14
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03/04/2009
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aln/o
 Definition
ulna (lower arm bone)
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ankyl/o
 Definition
crooked, stiff, bent
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aponeur/o
 Definition
aponeurosis
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa (cavity)
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carp/o
 Definition
carpals (wrist bones)
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavic/o, clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle (collarbone)
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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disk/o
 Definition
intervertebral disk
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femor/o
 Definition
femur (upper leg bone)
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula (lower leg bone)
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement, motion
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kyph/o
 Definition
hump
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)
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lord/o
 Definition
bent forward
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lumb/o
 Definition
loin, lumbar region of the spine
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible (lower jawbone)
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla (upper jawbone)
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menisc/o
 Definition
meniscus (crescent)
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
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my/o, myos/o
 Definition
muscle
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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patell/o
 Definition
patella (kneecap)
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pelv/i, pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis, pelvic bone
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petr/o
 Definition
stone
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges (finger or toe bones)
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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rachi/o
 Definition
spine, vertebral column
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radi/o
 Definition
radius (lower arm bone)
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sacr/o
 Definition
sacrum
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scapul/o
 Definition
scapula (shoulder blade)
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scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, curved
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum (breastbone)
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synovi/o
 Definition
synovia, synovial membrane
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tars/o
 Definition
tarsals (ankle bones)
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia (lower leg bone)
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-clasia, -clasis, -clast
 Definition
break
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation, fusion
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-schisis
 Definition
split, fissure
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inter-
 Definition
between
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supra-
 Definition
above
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sym-, syn-
 Definition
together, joined
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