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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 |