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Med107 lesson 4
Musculoskeletal root words
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07/21/2025
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Ankyl/o
 Definition
Stiff/ bent
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Arthr/o
 Definition
Joint/s
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Carp/o
 Definition
Carpals/ wrist
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Chondr/o
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Cartilage
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Clavic/o, clavicul/o
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Clavicle/ collarbone
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Cost/o
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Ribs
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Crani/o
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Cranium
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electr/o
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Electricity; electrical activity
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fasci/o
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Fascia, example- fasciotomy
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fibr/o
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Fibrous connective tissue
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Kinesi/o
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Movement, motion
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Kyph/o
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Increased convexity of the spine
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Lamin/o
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Lamina(thin, flat plate, or layer)
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Leiomy/o
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Smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of the internal organs
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Lord/o
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Bent forward, increased concavity of the spine
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Lumb/o
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Loin, lumbar region of the spine
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Mandibul/o
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Mandible, lower jaw bone
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Maxill/o
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Maxilla, upper jaw bone
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Menisc/o
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Meniscus, crescent
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My/o
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Muscle
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Myel/o
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Marrow (bone), spinal cord
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Patell/o
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Patella, kneecap
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Pelv/i
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Pelvis/ pelvic bone

example:pelvimetry
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Pelv/o
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Pelvis/ pelvic bone

example:pelvectomy
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Petr/o
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Stone-resembling stone
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Phalang/o
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Bones of fingers and toes
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Plant/o
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Sole of the foot
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Pub/o
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Pubis (hip bone)
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Rachi/o
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Vertebral spine, vertebral column
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rhabd/o
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Rod-shaped, striated
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Sarc/o
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Flesh, connective tissue
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Scoli/o
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Crooked, curved
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Spondyl/o
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Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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Tars/o
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Tarsals, ankle bones
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Ten/o, tendin/o, tend/o
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Tendon
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Vertebr/o
 Definition

Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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