Prefixes
humerous (upper arm bone)
humer/o
phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
phalang/o
radius (lower arm bone)
radi/o
lumbar region, lower back, loin
lumb/o
pelvis
pelv/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
metacarp/o
stern/o
vertebra (backbone)
vertebr/o
patella (kneecap)
patell/o
pelvi/o
chest
thorac/o
femur (thigh bone)
femor/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
fibul/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
metatars/o
tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
tibi/o
ilium (part of the pelvic bone)
ili/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
calcane/o
ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
ischi/o
pubis, front pelvic bone
pub/o
foot
vertebra (backbone)
spondyl/o
stiffness, bent, crooked
ankyl/o
cartilage
chondr/o
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
fasci/o
humpback
kyph/o