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Bones: Word Elements
Compact bones forms the tubular portions of long bones and creates a protection
Term | Definition |
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calc/i (COMBINING FORMS) | calcium, lime, the heel |
coll/a (COMBINING FORMS) | glue |
medull/o (COMBINING FORMS) | marrow |
oss/e, oss/i (COMBINING FORMS) | bone |
endo- (PREFIX) | within |
-clast (SUFFIXES) | that which breaks or destroys |
-eous (SUFFIXES) | of the nature of; composed of |
-ification (SUFFIXES) | the act of making or building |
-physis (SUFFIXES) | grow, growing |