Skeletal Flashcards
Skelet/o
Skeleton
-tion
Process, state or quality of
Ax/o
Axis, main stem
Burs/o
Bursa, sac of fluid
Cartilage/o
Cartilage
Extreme/o, extremit/o
Extremity, outermost
Orth/o
Straight, normal
Oss/e, oss/I, oste/o, ost/o
Bone
Prosth/o, prosthet/o
Addition, appendage
Synovi/o, synov/o
Synovial membrane
Brev/I, brev/o
Short
-blast
Embryonic, immature
Spher/o
Round, sphere, ball
Lord/o
Curve, swayback, beat
-Porosis
Lessening in density
Dislocate/o
Displacement
-al, -ia
Pertaining to
Articul/o
Joint
-ial
Pertaining to
-a
No, not, without, away from
Degenerate/o
Breakdown, gradual impartment
Fasci/o
Fascia, fibrous band
Peri-
Surrounding, around
-um
Singular noun ending
-sis
Abnormal condition, disease
Tendin/o
Tendon
Cervic/o
Neck
Pod/o
Foot
-clast
Break down
Platys
Surgical repair
Kyph/o
Bent, hump
Arthr/o
Joint
Scoli/o
Curved, bent
Pertaining to the skeleton
Skeletal
Includes the 126 bones of the pelvis, shoulders, arms and legs
Appendicular
Sac like cavity filled with fluid to prevent friction
Bursa
Fibrous connective tissue
Cartilage
Having a sense structure, hard
Compact
Arm or leg
Extremity
Fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
Ligament
Pertaining to the correction of deformities
Orthopedic
Mass adhering to surface of tooth, composed of bacteria, saliva, and organic waste
Plague
Loss of bone tissue caused by the action of specialized cells
Resorption