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Ch. 3 Med Term
Medical Terminology Ch. 3 Word Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ANKYL/O | crooked,bent,stiff |
| ARTHR/O | joint |
| BURS/O | bursa,sac of fluid near the joint |
| CERVIC/O | neck of the uterus |
| CHONDR/O | cartalige |
| COST/O | rib |
| CRANI/O | skull |
| DACTYL/O | fingers,toes |
| ILI/O | ilium,hipbone |
| KYPH/O | bent,hump |
| LIGAMENT/O | ligament |
| LORD/O | curve,swayback,bent |
| LUMB/O | lower back,loin |
| MANDIBUL/O | mandible,lower jaw |
| MYEL/O | spinal cord,bone marrow |
| ORTH/O | straight,normal,correct |
| OSS/E,OSS/I,OST/O,OSTE/O | bone |
| PELV/O | pelvic bone,pelvic cavity,hip |
| POD/O | foot |
| SACR/O | sacrum |
| SCAPUL/O | scapula,shoulder blade |
| SCOLI/O | curved,bent |
| SPIN/O | spine,backbone |
| SPONDYL/O | vertebrae,vertebral column,backbone |
| STERN/O | sternum,breastbone |
| SYNOVI/O,SYNOV/O | synovial membrane,synovial fluid |
| TARS/O | tarsus (ankle bone) |
| TEMPOR/O | temporal bone,temple |