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The Skeletal System (ankyl/o = stiff (ankylosing spondylitis = a disease…
The Skeletal System
ankyl/o = stiff
ankylosing spondylitis = a disease that causes spine stiffness
arthr/o = joint
arthrodesis = surgical fusion of bone in joint
chondr/i or o = cartilage
chondroma = cartilage tumor
cost/o = rib
costochondritis = pain and inflammation of the ribs
crani/o = skull
craniostenosis = fusing of the skull bones
-desis = to bind
arthrodesis = fusing of joint bones
kyph/o = hump
kyphosis = humpback spine curve
lord/o = curve
lordosis = too much lumbar curve
-lysis = loosening
arthrolysis = removal of bone in joint
myel/o = spinal cord, bone marrow
myeloma = cancer of the bone marrow
oss/e or i ost/o oste/o = bone
osteonecrosis = bone disease
scoli/o = curved
scoliosis = a curved spine (sideways)
spondyl/o = vertebrae
spondylosis = degeneration of spinal vertebrae
synov/o or i/o = synovial fluid
synovectomy = removal of synovial membrane of a joint
-um = singular noun ending
acetabulum = the pelvic hip joint