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skeletal system///CF
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | ribs |
| dactyl/o | digit |
| rachi/o rach/o | spine |
| thorac/o | chest |
| lumb/o | loins |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o articul/o | joint |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| calc/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lord/o | swayback |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasis | break, fracture, refracture |
| -clast | break, destroy |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | porous |
| -schisis | a splitting |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -stenia | strength |
| -trophy | nourishment, development |