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Ch 6 Terms
Musculoskeletal System Combining Forms and Meanings
| Combining Form | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage (gristle) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dactyl/o | digit (finger or toe) |
| fasci/o | fascia (a band) |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyph/o | humped |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pelv/i | hip bone or pelvic bone |
| pelv/o or pelv/i | hip bone or pelvic bone |
| radi/o | radius |
| rhabd/o | rod shaped or striated (skeletal) |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| spondyl/o or vertebr/o | vertebra |
| vertebr/o or spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| ten/o, tend/o, or tendin/o | tendon (to stretch) |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| uln/o | ulna |