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Skeletal System
Skeletal System vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adipo- | Fat |
| Chondro- | Cartilage |
| Lacuna- | pool, lake |
| Osteo- | Bone |
| -gli(o/a) | Glue |
| Erythro- | Red |
| Leiko- | White |
| Stria- | Striped |
| Neuro- | Nerve |
| Oligo- | Few |
| -uria | In the urine |
| -emia | In the blood |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| Arthr/o- | Joint |
| Oss- | Bone |
| Dia- | Through |
| -physis | Growth, growing |
| Medull(o/a)- | Marrow |
| Ax- | Axis |
| Append- | To hang something |
| Clast- | Break |
| Blast- | Immature, budding |
| Femor | Thigh |
| Tibi(o/a) | Shin |
| Stern(o)- | Breastbone |
| Occiput- | Back of the head |
| Cost(o/a)- | Rib |
| Phalang(o)- | Fingers, toes, digits |
| Tars(o/a)- | Ankle |
| Hem(a/o)- | Blood |
| Patell(a/o)- | Kneecap |
| -porosis | Porous, decrease in density |
| Scoli(o)- | Twisted, crooked |
| Ortho- | Straight |