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Ch6 A&P terms
The skeletal and muscular systems
Term | Definition |
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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 |