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Chapter #23
Skeletal System
Term | Definition |
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ANKYL/O | Bent and/or crooked |
ARTHR/O | Joint |
BURS/O | Sac |
CARP/O | Wrist |
CHONDR/O | Cartilage |
CONDYL/O | Condyle |
COST/O | Rib |
CRANI/O | Head and/or skull |
FEMOR/O | Femur, bone of the thigh |
FIBUL/O | Fibula. lateral bone of the lower leg |
HUMER/O | Humerus, bone of the upper arm |
ILI/O | Ilium, bone of the hip |
ISCI/O | Ischium, bone of the hip |
LUMB/O | Lower back |
MAXILL/O | Maxilla, upper jaw |
MYEL/O | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
ORTH/O | Straight |
OSTE/O | Bone |
PATELL/O | Patella, kneecap |
PHALANG/O | Phalanges, bone of the fingers and toes |
PUB/O | Pubis, bone of the hip |
STERN/O | Sternum, breastbone |
SYNOV/I | Synovial fluid, joint, or membrane |
TARS/O | Tarsals, foot |
TIBI/O | Tibia, medial bone of the lower leg |