Skeletal Flashcards
oss/e oss/i oste/o ost/o
bones
arthr/o
joints
syn
synovi/o synov/o
the synovial fluid or synovial membrane
myel/o
bone marrow
ligament/o
ligaments
burs/o
bursa
lubricated fluid-filles thin sac located between bones that reduces friction between joints
chondr/o
cartilage
-ago -igo -ugo
denotes a disease
-al
related to or pertaining to
-algia
pain
ankyl/o
crooked, bent, stiff
bifida
split into two equal parts
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-clasis
to break
cost/o
rib
cranio- crani-
skull
-ectomy
surgical removal
hallux
great toe (big toe)
-kinesia
movement/motion
-itis
inflammation
kyph/o
hump
-listhesis
to slip forward
lord/o
curve, bend
lumb/o
lumbar
-lysis
loosening, destroying
-malacia
abnormal softening
usually cartilage
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
-necrosis
death of tissue
can be used as a root word and a suffix
-oma
tumor
-otomy
a surgical incision
peri
surrounding or around
-plasty
surgical repair
pod/o
foot
-poietic
formation/production
-porosis
porous condition
porous means holes
scoli/o
crooked, bent, twisteed
spina-
pertaining to the spine
spondyl/o
vertebrae
valgus
bent outward
lordosis
natural curve of the lumbar area of the spine
swayback
kyphosis
forward rounding of the upper back
due to weakness in the spinal bones that causes them to compress or crack (hunchback or humpback)
anklylosis
stiffness of a joint as the result of an injury or disease
ankylosing spondylitis
a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone tissue due to an infection
chondromalacia
softening of cartilage
fibromyalgia
pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles
