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C7 Bone Word Parts

Key Words Parts from Chapter 7 - Skeletal System

TermDefinition
oste/o- bone
myel/o- bone marrow; myelin;spinal cord
orth/o- straight
ped/o- child
-ics knowledge; practice
skelet/o- skeleton
axi/o- axis
appendicul/o- limb; small attached part
front/o- front
pariet/o- wall of a cavity
occipit/o- back of the head
tempor/o- side of the head
sphen/o- wedge shaped
nas/o- nose
lacrim/o- tears
zygomat/o- cheekbone
maxill/o- upper jaw
mandibul/o- lower jaw
thorac/o- chest; thorax
stern/o- breastbone
xiph/o- sword
cost/o- rib
cartilagin/o- cartilage
clav/o- clavicle; collarbone
clavicul/o- clavicle; collarbone
spin/o- backbone; spine
cervic/o- cervix; neck
lumb/o- lowerback
sacr/o- sacrum
coccyg/o- coccyx; tailbone
scapul/o- shoulder blade
humer/o- upper arm bone
radi/o- forearm bone, radius, x-rays
uln/o- forearm bone; ulna
carp/o- wrist
Meta- after; change; subsequent to; transition
phalang/o- digit; finger; toe
dactyl/o- digit; finger; toe
ili/o- ilium
pub/o- hip bone
pelv/o- hip bone; pelvis
femor/o- femur; thigh bone
patell/o- knee cap
tibi/o- shin bone
fibul/o- fibula
tars/o- ankle
osse/o- bone
articul/o- joint
arthr/o- joint
ligament/o- ligament
ossific/o- changing into bone
sarc/o- connective tissue
gen/o- arising from
fract/o- bend; break up
communit/o- break into small pieces
compress/o- press together
depress/o- press down
trans- across; through
-verse travel; turn
por/o- pores; small opening
myel/o- bone marrow; myelin; spinal cord
scoli/o- crooked; curved
dis- away from; lack of
tract/o- pulling
amput/o- cut off
aut/o- self
-graft tissue for implant or transplant
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