Musculoskeletal system: lower extremities
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- pelv/i
- pelvis ex. pelv/i/metry to measure the pelvis
- lumb/o
- loins ex. lumbo/dynia pain of the loins
- ili/o
- ilium(lateral flaring portion of hip bone) ex. ili/ac pertaining to the ilium
- ischi/o
- ischium(lower portion of hip bone) ex. ischi/al pertaining to the ischium (-al is an adjective ending)
- pub/o
- pubis anterior (inferior portion of hip bone) ex. pub/ic pertaining to the pubis anterior
- femor/o
- femur(thigh bone) ex. femor/al/tibi/al pertaining to the tibia and femur
- patell/o
- patella, kneecap ex. patell/a/pexy fixation of the kneecap
- fibul/o
- fibula (smaller and outer bone of lower leg) ex. fibul/a the bone fibula(-a is a noun ending)
- tibi/o
- tibia (larger and inner bone of lower leg) ex. tibi/o/femor/al pertaining to the femor and tibia
- calcane/o
- calcaneum, heel bone ex. calcane/o/dynia pain of the calcaneum or heel bone
- ped/i pod/o
- foot ex. ped/i/cure care of the foot pod/iatry treatment of the feet