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Table 13-1
Combining forms for Skeletal and Muscular System
Term | Definition |
---|---|
ankyl/o | stiff joint |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa, sac |
carp/o | carpus |
cervic/o | neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
fasci/o | fascia |
femor/o | femur |
fibul/o | fibula |
humer/o | humerous |
ili/o | ilium |
kinesi/o | movement |
kyph/o | hump |
lamin/o | lamina |
lord/o | bent backward |
lumb/o | lower back |
menisc/o | meniscus |
metacarp/o | metacarpus |
metatars/o | metatarsals, ankle |
muscul/o | muscle |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
patell/a | patella |
patell/o | patella |
pelv/i | pelvis |
phalang/o | phalanges |
pub/o | pubis |
radi/o | radius |
sacr/o | sacrum |
scoli/o | crooked, bent |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
vertebr/o | vertebrae |
stern/o | sternum |
synov/o | synovial membrane |
synovi/o | synovial membrane |
tars/o | ankle (tarsal bones) |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
thorac/o | thorax |
tibi/o | tibia |
uln/o | ulna |