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Ch2 skeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arc/o | Extremeties |
| Arth/o | Joint |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Burs/o | Bursa (sack of fluid near the joint) |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cervic/o | Neck;cervix ( neck of uterus) |
| Chir/o | Hand |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Kyph/o | Humpback |
| Lord/o | Curve/swayback |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar region; loin |
| Lux/o | Slide |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow; spinal cord |
| Narc/o | Numbness; sleep; stupor |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Ped/o | Foot;child |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Pyret/o | Fever |
| Rachi/o | Spine; vertebrae |
| Rheumat/o | Watery flow |
| Sarc/o | Flesh; connective tissue |
| Scoli/o | Crooked;bent |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae; backboen |
| Ster/o | Solid structure;steroid |
| Synovi/o | Lubricating fluid of joints |
| Tars/o | Ankle |
| Ten/o tendin/o tendon/o | Tendon |
| A-,an- | Not;without |
| Anti- | Against |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within;into |
| Meta- | Change |
| Non- | Not |
| Peri- | Around |
| Sub- | Below;under |
| Supra- | Above |
| Syn- | Together;with |
| -al,-ic | Pertaining to |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ation | Process;condition |
| -centetis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | To bind; tie together |
| -ectomy | Surgical removal; excision |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -oid | Like;resembling |
| -oma | Tumor;mass |
| -osis | Abnormal condition |
| -penia | Deficiency |
| -plasty | Surgical repair |
| -porosis | Abnormal condition of holes |
| -scope | Instrument used to view |
| -scopy | Visual examination using a scope |
| -tomy | Process of cutting; incision |
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ashlie10
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