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CC306 (Natoli): Chapter 4
Group 1: Combining Forms
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05/22/2012
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ankyl/o
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crooked or stiff
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arthr/o, articul/o
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joint
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brachi/o
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arm
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage (gristle)
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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dactyl/o
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digit (finger or toe)
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fasci/o
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fascia (a band)
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femor/o
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femur
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fibr/o
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fiber
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kyph/o
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humped-back
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lei/o
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smooth
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lord/o
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bent
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lumb/o
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loin (lower-back)
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my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow OR spinal cord
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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knee cap
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pelv/i
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pelvis or hip bone
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radi/o
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radius
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped or striated (skeletal)
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scoli/o
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twisted
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendon
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thorac/o
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chest
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ton/o
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tone OR tension
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uln/o
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ulna
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