Skeletal System - New Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow
2
Q
chondr/i, chondr/o
A
cartilage
3
Q
ligamen/o
A
ligament
4
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
5
Q
oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
A
bone
6
Q
cost/o
A
rib
7
Q
crani/o
A
skull
8
Q
kyph/o
A
bent, hump
9
Q
lord/o
A
curve, swayback, bent
10
Q
scoli/o
A
curved, bent
11
Q
ankyl/o
A
crooked, bent, stiff
12
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
13
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebrae
14
Q
synovi/o, synov/o
A
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
15
Q
orth/o
A
straight, normal, correct
16
Q
pro/o
A
small opening
17
Q
-penia
A
deficiency, lack, too few
18
Q
-desis
A
to bind, to tie together
19
Q
-lysis
A
loosening or setting free
20
Q
-oma
A
tumor
21
Q
-stenosis
A
narrowing
22
Q
-malacia
A
softening
23
Q
-otomy
A
surgical incision
24
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
