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Skull
The Skull Word Elements and Terms
Term | Definition |
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Append/o, Appendic/o | An appendage, that which hangs from or attached to |
Ax/o | An axis, main stem |
Skelet/o | a dried up body, the skeleton |
Axis | A straight line (imaginery) passing through the center about which a body or part may rotate |
Axial | Pertaining to or forming an axis |
Appendicular | Pertaining to an appendage such as a limb or extremity |
Skeleton | The bony framework of the body consisting of 206 bones |
Skeletal | Pertaining to the skeketon |