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*muscle root words
root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankylos/o | stiffening |
| ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of the spine causing steffening |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| carp/o | wrist bone |
| carpaly | pertaining to the wrist bone |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cervical vertebrae | vertebrae of the neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cartilage | cushion between the bone |
| costochondritis | inflammation of the rib cage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| costectomy | removal of a rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| crainectomy | removal of part of the skull |
| dactyl/o | digits (fingers) |
| dactylography | process of being finger printed |
| femor/o | femur |
| femur | thigh bone |
| femoral | pertaining to the femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| fibula | smallest bone of the calf |
| fibular fracture | break in the fibia |
| humer/o | humerus |
| humerus | upper arm bone |
| humeral | pertaining to the humerus |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ilium | pelvic bones (sides) |
| iliac crest | flared portion of the ilium |
| lamin/o | lamina of the vertebrae |
| laminectomy | removing a portion of the vertebra |
| ligament/o | ligaments |
| ligaments | attached bone to bone |
| ligamentary | pertaining to the ligaments |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| mandible | lower jaw |
| mandibular | pertaining to the mandible |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| maxilla | upper jaw |
| maxillary | pertaining to the maxilla |
| myocardium | muscle layer of the heart |
| osteogenesis | process of bone formation |
| ossification | process of bone formation |
| oss/i | bone |
| patell/o | patella |
| patella | knee cap |
| patellar | pertaining to the patella |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelvic cavity | space in the pelvis |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| phalanges | fingers and toes |
| phalangeal | pertaining to the fingers and toes |
| rachi/o | vertebrae, spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae,spine |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae,spine |
| rachitis | inflamed vertebrae |
| vertebral column | the spine composed of vertebrae |
| stern/o | sternum |
| sternum | breast bone |
| substernal | under the sternum |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| tendon | attaches muscle to bone |
| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| tibia | shin bone |
| tibial | pertaining to the tibia |
| osteoporosis | poris of bone (lack of milk) |
| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of the joint to remove fluid |
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