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37 musculoskeletal root words
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02/20/2026
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiff, bent
Term
anthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
 Definition
small, fluid filled sac
Term
calc/o
 Definition
wrist bones
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heel bone
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bones
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck bone
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul/o
 Definition
collarbone
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
Tailbone
Term
cost/o
 Definition
rib
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
finger or toe
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fascia fibrous band
Term
femur/o
 Definition
thigh bone
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fibul/o
 Definition
Fibula (lower left bone)
Term
humer/o
 Definition
Upper arm bone (humerous)
Term
ili/o
 Definition
Pelvic bone (ilium)
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
ischium (pelvic bone)
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement, motion
Term
Kyph/o
 Definition
hump
Term
ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
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Lumb/o
 Definition
Lower back
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
lower jaw
Term
metacarp/o
 Definition
hand bone
Term
metatars/o
 Definition
foot bones
Term
muscul/o/my/o
 Definition
Muscle
Term
myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow/spinal cord
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
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patell/o
 Definition
kneecap
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
finger/toe bones
Term
pub/0
 Definition
pubis
Term
rachi/o
 Definition
vertebral column
Term
scapul/o
 Definition
shoulder blade
Term
spondyl/o/vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebrae
Term
ten/o/tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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