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Combing forms important for building and defining orthopedic terms
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/14/2012
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Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
burs
 Definition
bursa
Term
carp
 Definition
carpals (wrist)
Term
chondr
 Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul
 Definition
clavicle (collar bone)
Term
coocyg
 Definition
coccyx (tailbone)
Term
cost
 Definition
rib
Term
crani
 Definition
skull
Term
femor
 Definition
femur
Term
fibul
 Definition
fibula (thinner lower leg bone)
Term
humer
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
Term
ili
 Definition
ilium (part of pelvis)
Term
ischi
 Definition
ischium (part of pelvis)
Term
mandibul
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw)
Term
maxill
 Definition
maxilla (upper jaw)
Term
metacarp
 Definition
metacarpus (hand bones)
Term
metatrars
 Definition
metatarsus (foot bones)
Term
muscul/my
 Definition
muscle
Term
myel
 Definition
bone marrow
Term
oste
 Definition
bone
Term
patell
 Definition
patella (knee cap)
Term
phalang
 Definition
phalanges (fingers and toes)
Term
pub
 Definition
pubis (part of pelvis)
Term
radi
 Definition
radius (part of forearm)
Term
sacr
 Definition
sacrum
Term
scapul
 Definition
scapula (shoulder blade)
Term
stern
 Definition
sternum (breast bone)
Term
tars
 Definition
tarsals (ankle)
Term
ten/tendin
 Definition
tendon
Term
tibi
 Definition
tibia (shin, larger lower leg bone)
Term
uln
 Definition
ulna (part of forearm)
Term
vertebr/spondyl
 Definition
vertebra
Term
cutane
 Definition
skin
Term
electr
 Definition
electricity
Term
fibr
 Definition
fibrous
Term
kyph
 Definition
hump
Term
lord
 Definition
bent backward
Term
orth
 Definition
straight
Term
path
 Definition
disease
Term
scoli
 Definition
crooked, bent
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