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Skeletal prefixes
Prefixes for the skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| call | hardened |
| cancel | latticework |
| clast | break |
| fract | break |
| lamell | small plate |
| malac | soft |
| myel | marrow |
| physis | growth |
| poie | make |
| soma | body |
| trab | beam |
| acetabul | wine cup |
| alve | socket |
| append | hang to |
| calv | bald |
| clavicul | key |
| crib | a sieve |
| den | tooth |
| ethm | sieve |
| glab | smooth |
| ham | hooked |
| ment | chin |
| odon | tooth |
| pal | shovel |
| pect | the breast |
| pelvq | a basin |
| pis | pea |
| pter | wing |
| scaph | a boat |
| skeleto | dried body |
| sphen | wedge |
| styl | pointed instrument |
| sutur | seam |
| vert | turn, joint |
| xiph | a sword |