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Ch6 A&P terms
The skeletal and muscular systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o | joint |
| articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | purse or sac, bursa |
| carp/o | wrist |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| condyl/o | knuckle of a joint |
| cost/o | rib |
| cran/o, crani/o | skull/cranium |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | thigh, femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| ili/o | flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis |
| ischi/o | haunch, hip joint, ischium |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| pariet/o | wall |
| patell/o | patella |
| ped/o | child |
| petr/o | stone |
| phalang/o | phalanges |
| phys/o | growth |
| pub/o | pubis |
| radi/o | radius |
| sacr/o | sacred, sacrum |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stem/o | chest, sternum |
| synov/o, synovi/o | synovial |
| tars/o | tarsal bone |
| ten/o, tendon/o | stretch, tendon |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |