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Ch 15 - Musculoskeletal System - Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes

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Prefixes
meaning
acetabul/o   show
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ankl/o   show
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show joint  
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show joint  
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burs/o   show
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calc/o   show
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calcane/o   show
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show calcium  
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carp/o   show
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cervic/o   show
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chondr/o   show
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clavicul/o   show
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coccyg/o   show
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cost/o   show
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crani/o   show
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fasci/o   show
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show femur (thigh bone)  
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fibr/o   show
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fibul/o   show
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show humerus (upper arm bone)  
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show ilium  
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show ischium (part of the hip bone)  
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show humpback  
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show lamina (part of the vertebral arch)  
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show smooth (visceral) muscle  
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show ligament  
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lord/o   show
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show lower back; loin  
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malleol/o   show
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mandibul/o   show
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maxill/o   show
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show metacarpals (hand bones)  
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metatars/o   show
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show muscle  
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myel/o   show
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show myocardium (heart muscle)  
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myos/o   show
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olecran/o   show
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show straight  
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oste/o   show
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patell/o   show
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ped/o   show
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pelvi/o   show
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show fibula  
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show phalanges (of fingers and toes)  
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plant/o   show
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pub/o   show
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radi/o   show
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show striated (skeletal) muscle  
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rheumat/o   show
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sacr/o   show
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show flesh (connective tissue)  
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scapul/o   show
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scoli/o   show
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show vertebra (backbone)  
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show sternum (breastbone)  
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synov/o   show
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tars/o   show
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ten/o   show
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show tendon  
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show chest  
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show tibia (shin bone)  
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uln/o   show
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vertebr/o   show
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-algia   show
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-asthenia   show
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-blast   show
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-clast   show
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-desis   show
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show blood condition  
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show slipping  
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-malacia   show
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-penia   show
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-physis   show
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show surgical repair  
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-porosis   show
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show tightening; stricture  
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-tome   show
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show nourishment; development (condition of)  
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a-, an-   show
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ab-   show
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show toward  
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show complete; through  
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show back  
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epi-   show
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show out; away from  
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show above; excessive  
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show change; beyond  
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show surrounding  
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poly-   show
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sub-   show
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show above; upper  
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sym-   show
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