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LOM Chapt 15 Combining Forms Musculoskeletal

Terms

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acetabul/o
acetabulum
ankyl/o
stiff
articul/o
joint
burs/o
bursa
calc/o
calci/o
calcium
calcane/o
calcaneus (heel bone)
carp/o
carpals (wrist bones)
chir/o
hand
clavicul/o
clavicle
crani/o
cranium, skull
equin/o
horse
ethm/o
sieve
fasci/o
fascia
femor/o
femur
fibr/o
fibrous connective tissue
fibul/o
fibula
humer/o
humerus
isch/o
to hold back; back
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of the pelvis)
kyph/o
humpback (posterior curvature in thoracic region)
lacrim/o
tears
lamin/o
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines walls of internal organs
ligament/o
ligament
lord/o
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in lumbar region)
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of ankle)
maxill/o
maxilla
ment/o
chin
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
myocardi/o
heart muscle
myos/o
muscle
nas/o
nose
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
om/o
shoulder
ov/o
egg
patell/o
patella
pelv/i
pelvis (hip bone)
perone/o
fibula
phalang/o
phalanges (fingers and toes)
plant/o
sole of the foot
pod/o
foot
radi/o
x-rays; radioactivity; radius
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
rheumat/o
watery flow
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder bone)
scoli/o
crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
sphen/o
wedge
spondyl/o
vertebra (used to make words about conditions of the structure)
stern/o
sternum
styl/o
pole or stake
synov/o
synovial membrane
tars/o
tarsals (bones of hind foot)
ten/o
tendin/o
tendon
tibi/o
tibia
uln/o
ulna
xiph/o
sword

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