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Exam Prep
Musculoskeletal: Combining, Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -desis | binding |
| -physis | growth |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -trophy | development |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/o | calcium |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| dors/o | back |
| fasci/o | band of fibrous tissue |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyoh/o | hump |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lei/o | smooth muscle |
| lord/o | curve |
| my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| pector/o | chest |
| rhabd/o | striated, skeletal muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| syno/i | synovia |
| twn/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |