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musculoskeletal root words
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02/20/2026
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
 Definition
bursa
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o

 

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fibula
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (vertebra)
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lord/o
 Definition
curve
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lumb/o
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lower back
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mandibul/o
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mandible
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maxill/o
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maxilla
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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oss/e, oss/i
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bone
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patell/o
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patella
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pelv/i, pelv/o
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pelvis
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pub/o
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pubis
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radi/o
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radius
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spin/o
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spine
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stern/o
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sternum
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tars/o
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ankle
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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