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Medical Terminology
Ch. 10 - Musculoskeletal/ Combining forms (final)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oste/o | bone |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| my/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| fibr/o | fibrous tissue |
| cost/o | rib |
| clavicul/o | clavicle |
| brachi/o | arm |
| stern/o | sternum |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| ankyl/o | stiffness |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| lord/o | curve |
| kyph/o | humph |
| spondyl/o | verterbrae |
| cervic/o | neck |
| thorac/o | chest |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| ped/o | foot |
| ped/i | foot |
| pod/o | foot |
| humer/o | humerous |
| radi/o | radius |
| uln/o | ulna |
| metacarp/o | metacarpal bones |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| ili/o | ilium |
| ischi/o | ischium |
| pub/o | pubis |
| femor/o | femur |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| metatars/o | metatarsal bones |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | skull |
| carp/o | wrist |
| calcane/o | heal |
| pelv/i | pelvis |