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The Skeletal System (ankyl/o: crooked, bent, stiff (example: ankylosing…
The Skeletal System
ankyl/o: crooked, bent, stiff
example: ankylosing spondylitis - an inflammatory arthritis affecting the spine and large joints
example: ankylosis - abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones
synovi/o, synov/o: synovial membrane, synovial fluid
example: synovectomy - a procedure to provide relief from a condition in which the synovial membrane or the joint lining becomes inflamed and irritated
example: synovioma - malignant tumors that arise in the tissues around the joints
arthr/o: joint
example: arthrodesis - surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of the adjacent bones
example: arthritis - inflammation of one or more joints
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cost/o: rib
example: costochondritis - an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone
example: costoclavicular - of or relating to a ligament connecting the costal cartilage of the first rib with the clavicle
chondr/i, chondr/o: cartilage
example: chondroma - a benign cartilageinous tumor
example: chondromalacia - damage to the cartilage under the kneecap
-desis: to bind, tie together
example: fasciodesis - surgical attachment of a fascia to another fascia or tendon
example: tenodesis - stabilizing a joint by anchoring the tendons which move that joint
crani/o: skull
example: craniostenosis - a condition that affects the skull development of a fetus or newborn
example: craniotomy - surgical opening into the skull
lord/o: curve, swayback, bent
example: lordosis - a curving inward of the lower back
example: lordoscoliosis - a combined backward and lateral curvature of the spine
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kyph/o: bent, hump
example: kyphosis - excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back
example: kyphoplasty - the surgical filling of an injured or collapsed vertebra
scoli/o: curved, bent
example: scoliosis - a sideways curvature of the spine
example: scoliosiometry - measurement of spinal curvature
myel/o: spinal cord, bone marrow
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spondyl/o: vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
example: spondylolisthesis - a spinal disorder in which a vertebra slips forward onto the bone below
example: spondylosis - age-related wear and tear of the spinal disks
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o: bone
example: osteochondroma - an overgrowth of cartilage and bone at the end of the bone near the growth plate
example: osteitis - inflammation of the substance of a bone