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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 |