Match the Combining Forms with Their Meanings

question 26

Multiple Choice

Match the combining forms with their meanings.
-rod-shaped (striated)

• A)ankyl/o
• B)arthr/o
• C)brachi/o
• D)carp/o
• E)cephal/o
• F)cervic/o
• G)chondr/o
• H)clavicul/o
• I)cost/o
• J)crani/o
• K)dactyl/o
• L)kyph/o
• M)lamin/o
• N)leiomy/o
• O)metacarp/o
• P)my/o
• Q)myel/o
• R)orth/o
• S)oste/o
• T)patell/o
• U)pod/o
• V)rhabd/o
• W)rhabdomy/o
• X)scoli/o
• Y)stern/o
• Z)thorac/o

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