bones of the head

front-o

frontal bone

pariet-o

parietal bone

occipit-o

occiput

atl(ant)-o

atlas

tempor-o

temporal bone

mast(oid)-o

mastoid process

styl(oid) - o

styloid process

petr(os) - o

petrous part of the temporal bone

squam(os) - o

squamous part of the temporal bone

sphen(oid) - o

sphenoid bone

zygomat(ic)-o

zygomatic bone

ethm(oid)-o

ethmoid bone

lacrim-o

lacrimal bone

nas-o

nasal bone

max-ill-o

maxilla or upper jaw

mandibul-o

mandible

sut-ur-

suture

hy-o

hyoid bone

x-aux-is

the enlargement of x

x-o-cirrho-os-is

the hardening of x

x-o-cleis-is

the closure of x

x-(h)elc-os-is

the ulceration of x

x-i-ferous

bearing x

x-o-toxicosis

the poisoning of x

x-o-toxic

poisonous to x

x-o-toxin

a substance poisonous to x

x-o-tox-ic-ity

the ability to poison x

x-ap-her-es-is

• the removal of x

x-(en)chys-is

the injection of fluid into x

x-o-camps-ia

• the bending of x (therapeutic)

• the curvature of x (diagnostic)

x-o-camp

an instrument for bending x

x-o-tripsy

the crushing or rubbing of x

x-o-tribe

an instrument for crushing or rubbing x

x-o-cleis-is can also be written as

x-o-kleis-is

x-aux-is can also be written as

x-aux-e

sutura x-o-z-al

the suture between z and x