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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acromi/o | acromion (projection of scapula) |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | upper arm |
| carp/o | carpals (wrist bone) |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | ribs |
| calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| condyl/o | condyle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| dactyl/o | digit, fingers |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula (lower leg) |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium, hip |
| ischi/o | ischium, hip |
| lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
| thorac/o | thorax (chest) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| angi/o | vessel |
| tempor/o | temporal |
| cheil/o | lip |
| my/o | muscle |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| lamin/o | lamin (thin flat muscle) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bones) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| phalang/o | fingers and toes |
| patell/o | kneecap |
| pod/o | foot |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pub/o | pubis |
| rachi/o | spine, vertebra |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped striated |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped muscles |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tendon/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia (lower leg bone) |
| tal/o | ankle |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| odont/o | teeth |
| clav/o | clavicle |