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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
SKELETAL SYSTEM
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| syn- | Together ; joined or combined |
| sym- | Together; joined |
| ab- | Away from; not close |
| poly- | Many; much |
| supra- | Above; not under |
| ankyl/o | Stiff; bent |
| synaponeur/o | Aponeurosis ; Sheath of connective tissue helps connect muscle to your bones |
| arthr/o | Joint |
| burs/o | Bursa |
| Carp/o | Wrist |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Clavic/o | Collarbone |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Crani/o | Cranium |
| Disk/o | Intervertebral Disk |
| Femor/o | Upper Leg Bone |
| Humer/o | Upper Arm Bone |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Ischi/o | Ischium |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Kyph/o | Increased concave in the spine |
| Lord/o | Bent Forward |
| Lumb/o | Lumbar region of the spine |
| Mandibul/o | Lower Jaw Bone |
| Maxill/o | Upper Jaw Bone |
| Menisc/o | Crescent |
| Myel/o | Spinal Cord |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | Kneecap |
| Pelv/i | Pelvic Bone |
| Petr/o | Stone |
| Phalang/o | Bones of the fingers |
| Pub/o | Pubs |
| Rachi/o | Vertebral Column |
| Radi/o | Radius |
| Scapul/o | Shoulder Blade |
| Scoli/o | Crooked |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebra |
| Stern/o | Breast Bone |
| Tars/o | Ankle Bone |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Tibi/o | Tendon |
| Uln/o | Lower Arm Bone |
| Vertebr/o | Spinal Column |
| -Algia | Pain |
| -Asthenia | Weakness |
| -Clasia | Break |
| -Clasis | Break |
| -Clast | Break |
| -Desis | Fusion |
| -Centesis | Surgical puncture to aspirate Spine |
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