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Lesson 1
Common root word and Musculoskeletal terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cholecyst koh+luh+sist | gallbladder |
| chondro con+droh | cartilage |
| arthro are+throw | joint |
| calculi cal+cue+lie | stone |
| cell sell | tumor/cyst hernia |
| cyto sigh+toe | cell |
| glyco gl+eye+co | sweet/sugar |
| homeo,homo hoe+me+oh | similar/same /like |
| lingua ling+wha | tongue |
| lip | fat |
| lith lith as in fifth | stone |
| madaro ma+dare+oh | falling hair |
| psych sike | mind |
| pyo pie+oh | pus |
| radi ray+dee | rays |
| thermic ther+mick | heat |
| ortho or+thoh | straighten |
| osteo ah+stee+oh | bone |
| pedi pee+dee | foot |
| spondyl spawn+dill | vertebra |
| myo my+oh | muscle |
| myel my+el | bone marrow |
| manus man+us | hand |
| ili ill+lee | hip |
| dactyl dact+till | finger |
| cranio crane+knee+oh | skull |
| costa cost+uh | rib |
| carpo car+poe | wrist |
| adeno ah+dee+no | gland |
| prefix | a word before another |
| suffix | A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word which makes a new word |
| root | orgin of the word |