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MS word parts
word parts for musculoskeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| osteo | bone |
| -blast | immature cell |
| -clast/-clasia | breakdown |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| -malacia | softening of |
| -porosis | porous/pores |
| -desis | binding |
| burso | little sac |
| ankyl | crooked/bent/stiff |
| spondylo | vertebra |
| cervico/cerv | neck |
| vertebro | vertebra |
| kypho | hump |
| scolio | crooked |
| lordo | bent backward |
| lumbo | lower back |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| syn | together |
| -syndesis | binding together |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| inter | between |
| intra | within |
| ortho | straight |
| carpo | wrist |
| meta | beyond |
| metacarpo | hand/palm (beyond the wrist)` |
| tarso | ankle |
| metatarso | beyond the ankle (foot) |
| chondro | cartilage |
| costo | ribs |
| dactylo | fingers/toes |
| phalango | fingers |
| latero | side |
| sub | under |
| supra/super | above |
| bi | two |
| contra | against/opposite |
| chiro | hand |
| clavico | collar bones |
| scapula | shoulder blade |
| sterno | breast bone |