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Med Term Rice Ch6 CF
Medical Terminology Jane Rice Chapter 6 CF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabul/o | acetabulum |
| acr/o | extremity |
| ankyl/o | stiffening, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | a pouch |
| calcan/e | heel bone |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cartilangin/o | cartilage |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| clavicul/o | clavicle, collar bone |
| coccyg/e | coccyx, tailbone |
| coccyg/o | coccyx, tailbone |
| coll/a | glue |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dactyl/o | finger or toe |
| femor/o | femor |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| fixat/o | fastened |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | illium |
| isch/i | ischium, hip |
| kyph/o | a hump |
| lamin/o | lamina (thin plate) |
| lord/o | bending, curve, swayback |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| mandibul/o | lower jawbone |
| maxill/o | jawbone |
| menisc/i | crescent |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | kneecap |
| ped/o | foot |
| phalang/e | phalanges (finger/ toe bones) |
| rach/i | spine |
| rad/i | radius |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| rheumat/o | discharge |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scapul/o | shoulder blade |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| spin/o | spine |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum, breastbone |
| tendon/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| tract/o | to draw |
| uln/o | ulna, elbow |
| vertibr/o | vertebra |
| xiph/o | sword |
| locat | to place |
| duct | to lead |
| connect | to bind together |
| phos | light |
| crani/o | skull |
| phor | carrying |
| maxilla | jaw |
| olecran | elbow |
| por | passage |