Greek and Latin Roots for the Skeletal Bones Flashcards by Kimberly La

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SKELET/O
(skĕl‐ĕ‐tŏ)

A

Skeleton

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CRANI/O
(krā‐nē‐ō)

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Cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain

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MAXILL/O
(mak‐sil‐ō)

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Maxilla

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MANDIBUL/O
(man‐dib‐yŭ‐lō)

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Mandible

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VERTEBR/O
(vĕr‐tĕ‐brō)

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Vertebra, backbone

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SPIN/O
(spī‐nō)

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Spine, thorn, vertebral column

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RACH/O
(rāk‐ō)

RACHI/O
(rā‐kē‐ō)

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Vertebral column, spinal cord

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SPONDYL/O
(spŏn‐dĭ‐lō)

A

Vertebra

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CERVIC/O
(sĕr‐vĭ‐kō)

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Neck, cervical

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THORAC/O
(thō‐ră‐kō)

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Thorax

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LUMB/O
(lŭm‐bō)

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Loin, lumbar

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SACR/O
(sā‐krō)

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Sacrum bone, sacred

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COCCYG/O
(kŏk‐sĭ‐gō)

COCCY/O
(kŏk‐sē‐ō)

A

Coccyx, tailbone

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COST/O
(kŏs‐tō)

A

Rib

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STERN/O
(stĕr‐nō)

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Sternum, breastbone

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XIPH/O
(zif‐ō)

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Xiphoid process, sword‐like

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SCAPUL/O
(skăp‐ū‐lō)

A

Scapula, shoulder blade

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OM/O
(ō‐mō)

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Shoulder

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CLAVICUL/O
(klă‐vĭk′ū‐lō)

CLAVIC/O
(klăv‐ĭ‐kō)

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Clavicle, collarbone

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CLEID/O
(klī‐dō)

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Clavicle, collarbone

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HUMER/O
(hūmĕ‐rō)

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Humerus

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RADI/O
(rād‐ē‐ō)

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A

Radius, ray, radioactive

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ULN/O
(ŭl‐nō)

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A

Ulna

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CARP/O
(kăr‐pō)

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Wrist, carpal bone(s)

METACARP/O (met‐ă‐kar‐pō)

Metacarpal bone(s)

PHALANG/O (fal‐ăn‐gō)

Phalanx

DACTYL/O (dak‐tĭ‐lō)

Finger, toe

ILI/O (il‐ē‐ō)

Ilium bone

ISCHI/O (is‐kē‐ō)

Ischium bone

PUB/O (pū‐bō)

Pubic bone, adult, puberty

FEMOR/O (fem‐ŏ‐rō)

Femur bone, thigh

PATELL/O (pă‐tĕl‐ō)

Patella bone

GONY/O (gŏn‐ĭ‐ō)

knee

TIBI/O (tib‐ē‐ō)

tibia bone

CNEM/O (nē‐mŏ)

leg

FIBUL/O (fib‐yŭ‐lō)

Fibula bone

PERONE/O (pĕr‐ō‐nē‐ō)

Fibula bone

ASTRAGAL/O (ă‐stra‐gă‐lō)

talus bone

TAL/O (tā‐lō)

talus bone, ankle

CALCANE/O (kal‐kā‐nē‐ō)

Calcaneus bone

PTERN/O (tēr‐nō)

heel

SCAPH/O (skaf‐ō)

Scaphoid, shaped like the hull of a boat

METATARS/O (met‐ă‐tar‐sō)

Metatarsus bone