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Combining Form #5
musculoskeletal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabula(o) | acetabulum |
| acromi(o) | end point of the scapula |
| ankyl(o) | bent, crooked |
| arthr(o) | joint |
| brachi(o) | arm |
| burs(o) | bursa |
| calcane(o) | heel |
| calci(o) | calcium |
| carp(o) | wrist |
| cephal(o) | head |
| cervic(o) | neck |
| chondr(o) | cartilage |
| condyl(o) | knob, knuckle |
| cost(o) | rib |
| crani(o) | skull |
| dactyl(o) | fingers, toes |
| fasci(o) | fascia |
| femor(o) | femur |
| fibr(o) | fiber |
| humer(o) | humerus |
| ili(o) | ilium |
| ischi(o) | ischium |
| kyph(o) | hump; bent |
| lamin(o) | lamina |
| leiomy(o) | smooth muscle |
| lumb(o) | lumbar |
| maxill(o) | upper jaw |
| metacarp(o) | metacarpal |
| my(o) | muscle |
| myel(o) | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| oste(o) | bone |
| patell(o) | knee |
| ped(i), ped(o) | foot |
| pelv(i) | pelvis |
| phalang(o) | finger or toe bone |
| pod(o) | foot |
| pub(o) | pubis |
| rachi(o) | spine |
| radi(o) | forearm bone |
| rhabd(o) | rod-shaped |
| rhabdomy(o) | striated muscle |
| scapula(o) | scapula |
| scoli(o) | curved |
| spondyl(o) | vertebra |
| stern(o) | sternum |
| synov(o) | synovial membrane |
| tars(o) | tarsus |
| ten(o), tend(o), tendin(o) | tendon |
| thorac(o) | thorax |
| tibi(o) | tibia |
| uln(o) | ulna |
| vertebr(o) | vertebra |