The Language of Medicine Ch 15

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calc/o calci/o	calcium
kyph/o	humpback posterior curvature in the thoracic region
lamin/o	lamina part of the vertebral arch
lord/o	curve swayback anterior curvature of the lumbar region
lumb/o	loins lower back
myel/o	bone marrow
orth/o	straight
oste/o	bone
scoli/o	crooked bent lateral curvature
spondyl/o used to make words about conditions of the structure	vertebra
vertebr/o used to describe the structure	vertebra
-blast	embryonic immature cell
-clast	to break
-listhesis	slipping
-malacia	softening
-physis	to grow
-porosis	pore passage
-tome	instrument to cut
acetabul/o	acetabulm hip socket
calcane/o	calcaneus heel bone
carp/o	carpals wrist bones
clavicul/o	clavicle collar bone
cost/o	ribs true ribs false ribs floating ribs
crani/o	cranium skull bones
femor/o	femur thigh bone
fibul/o	fibula smaller lower leg bone
humer/o	humerus upper arm bone
ili/o	ilium upper part of the pelvic bone
isch/o	ischium posterior part of the pelvic bone
malleol/o	malleolus process on each side of the ankle
mandibul/o	mandible lower jaw bone
maxill/o	maxilla upper jaw bone
metacarp/o	metacarpals hard bones
metatars/o	metatarsals foot bone
olecran/o	olecranon elbow
patell/o	patella kneecap
pelv/i	pelvis hipbone
perone/o	fibula
phalang/o	phalanges finger toe bones
pub/o	pubis anterior part of the pelvic bone
radi/o	radius lower arm bone-thumb side
scapul/o	scapula shoulder bone
stern/o	sternum breastbone
tars/o	tarsals bones of the hindfoot
tibi/o	tibia shin bone
uln/o	ulna lower arm bone-little finger side

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