Chapter 4 Combining Forms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ankyl/o | crooked or stiff |
| arthr/o, articul/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| dactyl/o | digit (fingers or toes) |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| kyph/o | humped-back |
| lei/o | smooth |
| lord/o | bent |
| lumb/o | loin (lower back) |
| my/o, myos/o, muscul/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| patell/o | knee cap |
| pelv/i | pelvis (basin) or hip bone |
| radi/o | radius |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped or striated |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| scoli/o | twisted |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o | tendon |
| thorac/o | chest |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| uln/o | ulna |
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