Skeletal Word Breakdown

med term

ankyl/o

stiff, bent

aponeur/o

aponeurosis - broad, flat sheet of dense connective tissue to connect muscles to bones, cartilage, or other muscles

arthr/o

joint

burs/o

bursa - small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion

carp/o

carpals, wrist

chondr/o

cartilage

clavic/o

clavicle, collarbone

clavicul/o

clavicle, collarbone

cost/o

ribs

crani/o

cranium

disk/o

intervertebral disk

femor/o

femur, upper leg bone

fibula

lower leg bone

humer/o

humerus, lower leg bone

ili/o

ilium

ischi/o

ischium

kinesi/o

movement, motion

kyph/o

increased convexity of the spine

lord/o

bent forward, increased concavity of the spine

lumb/o

loin, lumbar region of the spine

mandibul/o

mandible, lower jaw bone

maxill/o

maxilla, upper jaw bone

menisc/o

meniscus, crescent - fibrocartilage located inside the knee joint

myel/o

marrow (bone), spinal cord

oste/o

bone

patell/o

patella, kneecap

pelv/i

pelvis, pelvic bone

pelv/o

pelvis, pelvic bone

petr/o

stone

phalang/o

bones of the finger and toes

pub/o

pubis

rachi/o

vertebral spine, vertebral column

radi/o

radius

scapul/o

scapula, shoulder blade

scoli/o

crooked, curved

spondyl/o

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

stern/o

sternum, breast bone

tars/o

tarsals, ankle bones

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

tend/o

tendon

tibi/o

tibia, lower leg bone

uln/o

lower arm bone

vertebr/o

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ar

pertaining to

-asthenia

weakness

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-clasia

break

-clasis

break

-clast

break

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal, cutting out

-gram

the record, radiographic image

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ic

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-lysis

loosening, separating, dissolution

-malacia

softening

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-penia

abnormal reduction

-physis

growth

-plasty

surgical repair

-rraphy

suturing, repairing

-sarcoma

malignant tumour

-schisis

split, fissure

-scopy

process of viewing, visual examination

-tomy

incision, cut into

-trophy

nourishment, development

a-

absence of, without

ab-

away from

ad-

towards

brady-

slow

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal, labored

hyper-

above, excessive

inter-

between

intra-

within, in

poly-

many, much

sub-

below, under

supra-

above

sym-

together, joined

syn-

together, joined