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Skeletal System ((chondr/i/o - cartilage (Chondral - pertaining to…
Skeletal System
chondr/i/o - cartilage
Chondral - pertaining to cartilage
Chondric - pert. to cartilage
cost/o - rib
sarcostosis - ossification of tissue
costoclavicular - Relating to the ribs
arthr/o - joint
Arthritis - inflammation of a joint
Arthropod - insect with jointed limbs
ankyl/o - crooked, bent, stiff.
Ankylosis - immobility of a joint
synovi/o - synovial membrane
synovectomy - medical procedure to remove tissue
Synovitis - inflammation of the synovial membrane
scoli/o - bent
scoliosis - sideways curvature of the spine
scolices - plural of scolio
spondyl/o - vertebrae
spondylitis - inflammation of vertebrae
spondylalgia - pain in the vertebrae
-um - singular noun ending
Acremonium - fungi
actinium - chemical element
-desis - to bind/tie together
arthrodesis - the surgical immobilization of a joint
fasciodesis - surgical attachment of a fascia
kyph/o - bend/hump
Kyphosis - curve of the upper back
kyphoscoliosis - backward curve of the spine
crani/o - skull
cranial - relating to the cranium
craniosacral - relating to the cranium
lord/o - curve
lordoscoliosis - backward and lateral curve of the spine
-lysis - loosening/setting free
antilysis - inhibition of lysis
apicolysis - surgical collapse of the lung
myel/o - spinal cord/bone marrow
myeloblast - immature bone marrow cell
myelocele - protrusion of the spine through a vertebral defect
oste/o, ost/o, oss/e, oss/i - bone
ossify - to change into bone
osteoporosis - brittle bones