Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
Prefixes
100

humerous (upper arm bone)

humer/o

100

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

phalang/o

100

radius (lower arm bone)

radi/o

100

lumbar region, lower back, loin

lumb/o

100

pelvis

pelv/o

200

metacarpus (hand bones)

metacarp/o

200
sternum (breastbone)

stern/o

200

vertebra (backbone)

vertebr/o

200

patella (kneecap)

patell/o

200
pelvis

pelvi/o

300

chest

thorac/o

300

femur (thigh bone)

femor/o

300

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

fibul/o

300

metatarsals (foot bones)

metatars/o

300

tibia (larger bone of lower leg)

tibi/o

400

ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

ili/o

400

calcaneum (heel bone)

calcane/o

400

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

ischi/o

400

pubis, front pelvic bone

pub/o

400

foot

pod/o
500

vertebra (backbone)

spondyl/o

500

stiffness, bent, crooked

ankyl/o

500

cartilage

chondr/o

500

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

fasci/o

500

humpback

kyph/o