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Chapter 4
Skeletal System: COMBO SET
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acr/o | Extremities |
| Ankyl/o | Crooked, Bent, Stiff, Fused Together |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Burs/o | Bursa (Sac of Fluid Near Joint) |
| Calcane/o | Calcaneus/Heel Bone |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Cervic/o | Neck/Cervix (Neck of Uterus) |
| Chir/o | Hand |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle, Collarbones |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Cubit/o | Elbow |
| Dactyl/o | Digits (Fingers of Toes) |
| Dextr/o | To the Right |
| Femor/o | Thigh Bone |
| Fibul/o | Fibula (Lower Leg Bone) |
| Humer/o | Humerus (Upper Arm Bone) |
| Hy/o | Hyoid Bone |
| Ili/o | Ilium (Top of Hip Bone) |
| Kyph/o | Humpback |
| Ligament/o | Ligament |
| Lord/o | Curve, Swayback |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar Region, Loin |
| Lux/o | Slide |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible (Lower Jaw Bone) |
| Menisc/o | Meniscus (Cartilage in Knee Joint) |
| Myel/o | Bone Marrow, Spinal Cord |
| Narc/o | Numbness, Sleep, Stupor |
| Nas/o | Nose |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | Patella, Kneecap |
| Ped/o | Foot, Child |
| Phalang/o | Phalanges (Fingers or Toes) |
| Physi/o | Nature, Function |
| Por/o | Opening, Passageway, Porous |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Pub/o | Pubis, Pubic Region |
| Pyret/o | Fever |
| Rachi/o | Spine/Vertebra |
| Rheumat/o | Watery Flow |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Sarc/o | Flesh, Connective Tissue |
| Scoli/o | Crooked, Bent |
| Sinistr/o | To the Left |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra/Backbone |
| Ster/o | Solid Strcture, Steroid |
| Stern/o | Sternum/Breastbone |
| Synovi/o | Lubricating Fluid of Joints |
| Tars/o | Ankle |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Tendon/o | Tendon |
| Tib/o | Tibia (Lower Leg Bone) |
| Uln/o | Ulna (Lower Arm Bone) |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebrae/Spainl Column Bones |
| A--, An-- | Not, Without |
| Anti-- | Against |
| Inter-- | Between |
| Intra-- | Within, Into |
| Meta-- | Change, Beyond |
| Non-- | Not |
| Peri-- | Around, Surrounding |
| Poly-- | Many, Much |
| Sub-- | Below, Under |
| Supra-- | Above |
| Syn-- | Together, With |
| --Al | Pertaining To |
| --Ic | Pertaining To |
| --An | Pertaining To |
| --Ous | Pertaining To |
| --Algia | Pain |
| --Ation | Process, Condition |
| --Centesis | Surgical Procedure to Remove Fluid |
| --Clast | To Break Down, Destroy |
| --Desis | To Bind, Tie Together |
| --Ectomy | Surgical Removal, Excision |
| --Graph | Instrument for Recording |
| --Ism | Process, Condition |
| --Itis | Inflammation |
| --Malacia | Softening |
| --Old | Like, Resembling |
| --Oma | Tumor, Mass |
| --Osis | Abnormal Condition |
| --Penia | Deficiency |
| --Plasty | Surgical Repair |
| --Porosis | Abnormal Condition of Small Holes |
| --Scope | Instrument Used to View |
| --Scopy | Visual Examination Using a Scope |
| --Tomy | Process of Cutting, Incision |