Skeletal System Flashcards
arthr
joint
carp
wrist
crani
skull
dactyl
finger or toe
femor
thigh bone
fibul
small lower leg bone
humer
upper arm bone
lord
curve
oste
bone
patell
knee cap
ped, pod
foot
pelv
pelvis
phalang
bones of fingers and toes
rachi
vertebrae
scoli
crooked, bent
spondyl
vertebrae
stern
sternum, breastbone
tibi
large, lower leg bone
arthr/algia
joint pain
arthr/itis
inflammation of the joint
carp/al
pertaining to the wrist
crani/o/malacia
softening of the skull
lord/osis
forward curve of spine, swayback
oste/algia
bone pain
oste/o/arthr/itis
chronic bone and joint disease
oste/o/carcin/oma
cancerous bone tumor
osteo/chondr/osis
bone and cartilage disease
osteo/por/osis
decreased bone density and porosity
peri/oste/itis
inflammation around the bone
phalang/ia
pain in finger or toes bones
rach/itis
inflammation of the spine
scoli/osis
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
spondyl/itis
inflammation of the vertebrae