Unit 3 - Skeletal System Word Parts Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/
A
crooked, bent, stiff
2
Q
arthr/
A
joint
3
Q
chondr/
A
cartilage
4
Q
cost/
A
rib
5
Q
crani/
A
skull
6
Q
kyph/
A
bent, hump
7
Q
lord/
A
curve, swayback
8
Q
myel/
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
9
Q
oss, ost, oste
A
bone
10
Q
scoli/
A
curved, bent
11
Q
spondyl/
A
vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
12
Q
synovi/, synov/
A
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
13
Q
-desis
A
to bind, tie together
14
Q
-um
A
singular noun ending
15
Q
-sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
16
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition or disease
17
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
18
Q
-oma
A
tumor
19
Q
-necrosis
A
tissue death
20
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
21
Q
-lysis
A
loosening, breaking down, destruction
22
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
23
Q
peri-
A
around
24
Q
-algia
A
pain
25
Q
-otomy
A
surgical incision
