Combining Form Skeletal System

ankyl/o

stiff, bent

aponeur/o

aponeurosis

arthr/o

joint

burs/o

bursa

carp/o

carpals, wrist

chondr/o

cartilage

clavic/o

clavicle, collarbone

clavicul/o

clavicle, collarbone

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium

disk/o

intervetebral disl

femor/o

femur, upper leg bone

fibul/o

fibula,lower leg bone

humer/o

humerus upper arm bone

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

kinesi/o

movement, motion

kyph/o

increased convexity of the spine

lord/o

bent forward, increased concavity of the spine

lumb/o

loin, lumbar region of the spine

mandibul/o

mandible, lower jawbone

maxill/o

maxilla, upper jawbone

menisc/o

meniscus, crescent

myel/o

spinal cord

oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella, kneecap

pelv/i

pelvis

pelv/o

pelvis, pelvic bone

petr/o

stone

phalan/o

phalanges, bones of the fingers and toes

pub/o

pubis

rachi/o

vertebral spine, vertebral column

radi/o

nerve root

scapul/o

scapula, shoulder blade

scoli/o

crooked, curved

spondyl/o

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

stern/o

sternum, breastbone

tars/o

tarsals, ankle bones

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tibi/o

tibia, lower leg bone

uln/o

ulna, lower arm bone

vertebr/o

vertebra, spine, vertebral column