The Skeletal System

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Chapter 6

• The Skeletal System

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Prefixes

• epi- upon, above
• hydr- water
• inter- between
• meta- beyond
• peri- around
• poly- many, much
• sym-, syn- together

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Roots Combining Forms

• acr-, acro- extremity, point
• arthr-, arthro- joint
• burs- a pouch
• chondr-, chondro- cartilage
• dactyl-, dactylo- finger or toe
• fibr- fibrous
• ischi- ischium, hip

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Roots Combining Forms (cont)

• kyph- a hump
• lord- bending
• myel-, myelo- marrow
• osteo- bone
• ped- foot, child
• por- a passage
• scoli- curvature

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Suffixes

• -algia pain
• -al, -ic pertaining to
• -blast immature or germ cell
• -centesis surgical puncture
• -clasia a breaking
• -desis binding
• -dynia pain
• -ectomy excision
• -itis inflammation

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Suffixes (cont)

• -ive nature of
• -logy study of
• -malacia softening
• -omnion shoulder
• -osis condition of
• -pathy disease
• -plasty surgical repair
• -tomy incision

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Chapter 7

• The Muscular System

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Prefixes

• a- without, lack of
• dys- difficult, painful
• intra- within
• quadri- four

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Roots Combining Forms

• brachi- arm
• fasci-, fascio- a band
• fibr-, fibro- fiber
• iso- equal
• lemma- a rind, sheath
• levat- lifter
• melan- black
• metr- to measure

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Roots Combining Forms (cont)

• muscul- muscle
• my-, myo-, myos- muscle
• rhabdo- rod
• rotat- to turn
• sarc-, sarco- flesh
• sert- to gain
• teno-, tenos- tendon
• torti- twisted

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Suffixes

• -ar, -ic pertaining to
• -algia, -dynia pain
• -asthenia weakness
• -ceps head
• -desis binding
• -ectomy excision
• -ist one who specializes, agent
• -itis inflammation
• -logy study of

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Suffixes (cont)

• -lysis destruction, to separate
• -malacia softening
• -oma tumor
• -osis condition of
• -plasty surgical repair
• -rrhapy suture
• -rrhexis rupture
• -tomy incision
• -trophy nourishment, development

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Chapter 8

• The Digestive System

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Prefixes

• dys- difficult, painful
• mega- large, great
• peri- around
• post- after, behind
• sub- below, under, beneath

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Roots Combining Forms

• appendic- appendix
• bucc- cheek
• chole- gall, bile
• cirrh- orange-yellow
• col-, colo-, colon-, colono- colon
• cyst- bladder, sac
• dent-, denti- tooth
• duoden- duodenum
• enter-, entero- instestine
• esophage-, esophago- esophagus

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Roots Combining Forms (cont)

• gastr-, gastro- stomach
• gingiv- gums
• glosso- tongue
• hepat-, hepato- liver
• lingu- tongue
• pancreat- pancreas
• prandi- meal
• proct-, procto- rectum, anus
• sigmoido- sigmoid

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Suffixes

• -al, -ic pertaining to
• -algia, -dynia pain
• -ase enzyme
• -ectomy excision
• -genesis formation, produce
• -ion process
• -ist one who specializes, agent
• -itis inflammation
• -megaly enlargement, large

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Suffixes (cont)

• -oma tumor
• -pathy disease
• -pepsia to digest
• -plasty surgical repair
• -rrhapy suture
• -scopy to view, examine
• -stalsis contraction
• -stomy new opening