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Skeletal System Word Elements
Word Elements for the skeletal system
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Undergraduate 1
03/25/2010
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acetabul/o
 Definition
Acetabulum
Term
-blast, blast/o
 Definition
embryonic stage of development
Term
calc/o, calc/i
 Definition
calcium
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heel bone
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
Term
-clast, -clastic
 Definition
to break
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clavicul/o
 Definition
collarbone
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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crani/o
 Definition
skull, cranium
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
Term
gen/o
 Definition
to produce
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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ili/o
 Definition
illium
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ischi/o
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ischium
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kyph/o
 Definition
humpbacj; pertaining to a hump
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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lord/o
 Definition
sway/back;bent
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins; lower back
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malac/o
 Definition
softening
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible (lower jaw bone)
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mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process
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maxill/o
 Definition
upper jaw
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metatars/o
 Definition
foot bones
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
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olecran/o
 Definition
elbow
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oth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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patell/o; patell/a
 Definition
kneecap
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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phalang/o
 Definition
fingers; toes
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-physis
 Definition
growth, growing
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por/o
 Definition
cavity, opening, passage, or pore
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-porosis
 Definition
porous; lessening in density
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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rach/i
 Definition
spinal column
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation; also refers to the radius
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scapul/o
 Definition
shoulder blade
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scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra
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sten/o
 Definition
short, contracted, or narrow
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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tars/o
 Definition
tarals; ankle bones
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tempor/o
 Definition
temples of the head
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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