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Chpt 14
vocab
Term | Definition |
---|---|
blast(o), -blast | embryonic form |
myel(o) | bone marrow or spinal cord |
oste(o) | bone |
cost(o) | costae/RIBS |
crani(o) | cranium/SKULL |
rach(i), rachi(o), spin(o) | vertebral or spinal column/SPINE (BACKBONE) |
spondyl(o), vertebr(o) | vertebrae/BONES OF THE SPINE |
stern(o) | sternum/BREASTBONE |
cervic(o) | cervical vertebrae |
thorac(o) | thoracic vertebrae |
lumb(o) | lumbar vertebrae |
sacr(o) | sacral vertebrae |
coccyg(o) | coccygeal vertebrae |
clavicul(o) | clavicle/COLLARBONE |
scapul(o) | scapula/SHOULDER BLADE |
calcane(o) | calcaneus/HEEL BONE |
femor(o) | femur/THIGH BONE |
fibul(o) | fibula/CALF BONE |
metatars(o) | metatarsals/BONES OF THE FEET |
patell(o) | patella/KNEECAP |
phalang(o) | phalanx or phalanges/TOE |
tars(o) | tarsus/ANKLE |
tibi(o) | tibia/SHIN BONE |
arthr(o) | joint; articulation |
burs(o) | bursa |
chondr(o) | cartilage |
synov(o), synovi(o) | synovial membrane |
ten(o), tend(o), tendin(o) | tendon |
fasci(o) | fascia |
muscul(o), my(o) | muscle |
ankyl(o) | stiff |
scler(o) | hard |
troph(o) | nutrition |
-asthenia | weakness |
-sarcoma | malignant tumor from connective tissue |
-clasia | break |
-desis | binding; fusion |