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Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calc/o + calci/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| lord/o | curve,swayback |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| oste/o | bone |
| orth/o | straight |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| ankyl/o | stiff |
| arthr/o & articul/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| synov/o | synovial membrane |
| ten/o & tendin/o | tendon |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs |
| my/o & myos/o | muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| plant/o | sole of the foot |