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Table 13-1
Combining forms for Skeletal and Muscular System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff joint |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa, sac |
| carp/o | carpus |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerous |
| ili/o | ilium |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | bent backward |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus |
| metatars/o | metatarsals, ankle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/a | patella |
| patell/o | patella |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| vertebr/o | vertebrae |
| stern/o | sternum |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| synovi/o | synovial membrane |
| tars/o | ankle (tarsal bones) |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tend/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| uln/o | ulna |