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Ch.4WordParts
Orthopedics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| tars/o | ankle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa (small fluid-filled sac found near joints) |