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1
Q

ankyl/o

A

crooked, stiff, bent

2
Q

aponeur/o

A

aponeurosis

3
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

4
Q

burs/o

A

bursa (cavity)

5
Q

carp/o

A

carpals (wrist bones)

6
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

7
Q

clasia, clasis, clast

A

break

8
Q

clavic/o, clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

9
Q

cost/o

A

rib

10
Q

crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

11
Q

desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

12
Q

disk/o

A

intervertebral disk

13
Q

femor/o

A

femur (upper leg bone)

14
Q

fibul/o

A

fibular (lower leg bone)

15
Q

humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

16
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

17
Q

inter

A

between

18
Q

ischi/o

A

ischium

19
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

20
Q

kyph/o

A

hump

21
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

22
Q

lord/o

A

bent forward

23
Q

lumb/o

A

loin, lumbar region of the spine

24
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

25
Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

26
Q

menisc/o

A

meniscus (crescent)

27
Q

my/o, myos/o

A

muscle

28
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

29
Q

oste/o

A

bone

30
Q

patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

31
Q

pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis, pelvic bone

32
Q

petr/o

A

stone

33
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger or toe bones)

34
Q

physis

A

growth

35
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

36
Q

rachi/o

A

spine, vertebral column

37
Q

radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone)

38
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

39
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

40
Q

schisis

A

split, fissure

41
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, curved

42
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra

43
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

44
Q

supra

A

above

45
Q

sym, syn

A

together, joined

46
Q

synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

47
Q

tars/o

A

tarsals (ankle bones)

48
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

49
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (lower leg bone)

50
Q

uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

51
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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