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SHS Med Term
Musculoskeletal System Combining Form, Prefix/Suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inter- | Between |
| Supra- | Above |
| Syn- | Together, Joined |
| Sym- | Together, Joined |
| -physis | Growth |
| -clasia | Break |
| -asthenia | Weakness |
| Synovi/o | Synovia, Synovial Membrane |
| Maxill/o | Maxilla (upper jaw bone) |
| Pub/o | Pubis |
| Tars/o | Tarsus (ankle bone) |
| Scapul/o | Scapula (shoulder bone) |
| Aponeur/o | Aponeurosis |
| Ankyl/o | Crooked, Stiff, Bent |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Scoli/o | Crooked, Curved |
| Crani/o | Cranium, Skull |
| Humer/o | Humerus (upper arm bone) |
| Radi/o | Radius (lower arm bone) |
| Lamin/o | Lamina, Thin Flat Plate or Layer |
| Stern/o | Sternum (breast bone) |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Kyph/o | Hump |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra, Spinal Column, Vertebral Column |
| Myelon/o | Bone Marrow |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle (collar bone) |
| Burs/o | Bursa (cavity) |
| Carp/o | Carpus (wrist bone) |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Fibul/o | Fibula (lower leg bone) |
| Clavic/o | Clavicle (collar bone) |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Rachi/o | Vertebra, Spinal or Vertebral Column |
| Kinesi/o | Movement, Motion |
| Menisc/o | Meniscus (crescent) |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible (lower jaw bone) |
| Petr/o | Stone |
| Phalang/o | Phalanx, Finger or Toe Bone |
| Patell/o | Patella (kneecap) |
| Ischi/o | Ischium |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Lord/o | Bent Forward |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra, Spinal or Vertebral Column |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tibi/o | Tibia (lower leg bone) |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Uln/o | Ulna (lower arm bone) |
| Femor/o | Femur (upper leg bone) |
| Myos/o | Muscle |
| Disk/o | Intervertebral Disk |
| -clasis | Break |
| -clast | Break |
| -schisis | Split, Fissure |
| -desis | Surgical Fixation, Fusion |
| Myel/o | Bone Marrow |