Word list 12 PF/SF/WR

ankyl/o

stiffness, bent/crooked

arthr/o

joint

calcane/o

calcaneum (heel bone)

carp/o

carpals (wrist bones)

cervic/o

neck

chondr/o

cartilage

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium (skull)

fasci/o

fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)

femor/o

femur (thigh bone)

fibr/o

fiber, fibrous tissue

fibul/o

fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)

humer/o

humerus (upper arm bone)

leiomy/o

smooth muscle (visceral)

lumb/o

lower back

metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)

muscul/o

muscle

my/o

muscle

myel/o

bone marrow, spinal cord

orth/o

straight

oste

bone

patell/o

patella (kneecap)

pelv/i

pelvis

pelv/o

pelvis

phalang/o

phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)

radi/o

radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)

spondyl/o

vertebra (backbone)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

ten/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tibi/o

tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)

vertebr/o

vertebra (backbone)

-al

pertaining to

-clasia

to break, surgical fracture

-clast

to break

-sarcoma

malignant tumor of connective tissue