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Skeletal Sy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ARTHR/O | JOINT |
| ARTICUL/O | JOINT |
| BURS/O | BURSA |
| CARP/O | WRIST BONES |
| CHONDR/O | CARTILAGE |
| CLAVICUL/O | CLAVICLE; COLLAR BONE |
| COCCYG/O | COCCYX; TAILBONE |
| COST/O | RIB |
| CRANI/O | SKULL |
| FEMOR/O | FEMUR; THIGH BONE |
| FIBUL/O | FIBULA; OUTER LOWER LEG BONE |
| HUMER/O | HUMERUS; UPPER ARM BONE |
| ILI/O | ILIUM; PELVIC BONE, UPPER SECTION |
| ISCHI/O | ISCHIUM; PELVIC BONE, LOWER SECTION |
| LAMIN/O | LAMINA; THIN,FLAT PLATE OR LAYER |
| LUMB/O | LOWER BACK |
| MANDIBUL/O | MANDIBLE; LOWER JAW BONE |
| MAXIL/O | MAXILLA; UPPER JAW BONE |
| METACARP/O | HAND BONES |
| METATARS/O | FOOT BONES |
| MYEL/O | BONE MARROW |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| PATELL/O | PATELLA; KNEECAP |
| PELV/I | PELVIS |
| PHALANG/O | FINGER/TOE BONES |
| PUBI/O;PUB/O | PUBIS; PELVIC BONE, ANTERIOR SECTION |
| RADI/O | RADIUS; OUTER LOWER ARM BONE |
| SCAPULA/O | SCAPULA; SHOULDER BLADE |
| SPONDYL/O | VERTEBRA |
| STERN/O | STERNUM; BREASTBONE |
| TARS/O | ANKLE BONES |
| VERTEBR/O | VERTEBRA |
| ANKYL/O | STIFF; IMMOBILE |
| KYPH/O | PERTAINING TO A HUMP |
| LORD/O | SWAYBACK |
| SCOLI/O | CROOKED; BENT |
| SUB- | UNDER;BELOW |
| SUPRA- | ABOVE |
| -BLAST | IMMATURE |
| -CLASIS | SURGICAL FRACTURE |
| -MALACIA | SOFTENING |
| -OMA | TUMOR |
| -OSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION |
| fx | FRACTURE |
| C1-C7 | CERVICAL VERTEBRAE, 1 THROUGH 7 |
| DEXA | DUAL ENERGY XRAY ABSORPTIOMETRY |
| L1-L5 | LUMBAR VERTEBRAE 1 THROUGH 5 |
| ORIF | OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION |
| T1-T12 | THORACIC VERTEBRAE 1 THROUGH 12 |
| THR | TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT |