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Skeletal Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acro | extremity |
| ankyl/o | crooked,stiffening |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | pouch, sac |
| carp/o | wrist |
| chri/o | hand |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| calcan/e | heel bone |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull, head |
| coccyg/o/e | coccyx (tailbone) |
| dactyl/o | finger or toe |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (lower leg bone) |
| fixat/o | fastended |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bending, curve |
| lumb/o | lower back, loin |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| oste/o | bone |
| ped/o | foot |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| rheumat/o | discharge |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae |
| tract/o | to draw |