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calc/o, calci/o
- calcium
- (example : hypercalcemia)
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kyph/o
- humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)
- (example : kyphosis)
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lamin/o
- lamina (part of vertebral arch)
- (example : laminectomy)
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lord/o
- curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
- (example : lordosis)
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lumb/o
- loins, lower back
- (example : lumbar)
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myel/o
- bone marrow
- (example : myelopoiesis)
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orth/o
- straight
- (example : orthopedics)
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scoli/o
- crooked, bent (literal curvature)
- (example : scoliosis)
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spondyl/o
- vertebra
- (example : spondylosis)
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vertebr/o
- vertebra
- (example : vertebroplasty)
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acetabul/o
- acetabulum (hip socket)
- (example : acetabular)
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calcane/o
- calcaneus (heel)
- (example : calcaneal)
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carp/o
- carpals (wrist bones)
- (example : carpal)
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clavicul/o
- clavicle (collar bone)
- (example : supraclavicular)
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cost/o
- ribs (true rips, false ribs, and floating ribs)
- (example : costal)
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crani/o
- cranium (skull)
- (example : craniotomy)
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femor/o
- femur (thigh bone)
- (example : femoral)
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fibul/o
- fibula (smaller leg bone)
- (example : fibular)
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humer/o
- humerus (upper arm bone)
- (example : humeral)
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ili/o
- ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)
- (example : iliac)
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ischi/o
- ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
- (example : ischial)
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malleol/o
- malleolus (process on eahc side of the ankle)
- (example : malleolar)
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mandibul/o
- mandible (lower jawbone)
- (example : mandibular)
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maxill/o
- maxilla (upper jawbone)
- (example : maxillary)
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metacarp/o
- metacarpals (hand bones)
- (example : metacarpectomy)
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metatars/o
- metatarsals (foot bones)
- (example : metatarsalgia)
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olecran/o
- olcranon (elbow)
- (example : olecranal)
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patell/o
- patella (kneecap)
- (example : patellar)
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pelv/i
- pelvis (hipbone)
- (example : pelvimetry)
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perone/o
- fibula
- (example : peroneal)
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phalang/o
- phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
- (example : phalangeal)
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pub/o
- pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
- (example : pubic)
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radi/o
- radius (forearm bone - thumb side)
- (example : radial)
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scapul/o
- scapula (shoulder blade)
- (example : scapular)
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stern/o
- sternum (breastbone)
- (example : sternal)
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tars/o
- tarsals (hones of the hindfoot)
- (example : tarsectomy)
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tibi/o
- tibi (shin bones)
- (example : tibial)
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uln/o
- ulna (forearm bone - little figner side)
- (example : ulnar)
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