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Chapter 4 Roots
Roots and Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| burs/o | bursa (a small fluid-filled sac found near the body's joint) |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head/skull |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| fasci/o | fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together) |
| femor/o | femur (thighbone) |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| -physis | growth |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| tars/o | ankle |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| ton/o | tone, tension |