From Textbook (Anatomy Medical Terminology) - Unit 4: The Skeletal System

acetabul/o-

hip socket

appendicul/o-

limb; small attached part

arthr/o-

joint

articul/o-

joint

axi/o-

axis

calcane/o-

calcaneus; heel bone

cancell/o-

lattice structure

carp/o-

wrist

cartilagin/o-

cartilage

cervic/o-

cervix; neck

chondr/o-

cartilage

clavicul/o-

clavicle; collar bone

coccyg/o-

coccyx; tail bone

cortic/o-

cortex; outer region

cost/o-

rib

crani/o-

cranium; skull

dactyl/o-

digit; finger; toe

diaphys/o-

shaft of a bone

epiphys/o-

enlarged area at the end of a long bone

ethm/o-

sieve

femor/o-

femur; thigh bone

fibul/o-

fibula; lower leg bone

front/o-

front

glen/o-

socket of a joint

humer/o-

humerus; upper arm bone

hy/o-

U-shaped structure

ili/o-

hip bone; ilium

ischi/o-

hip bone; ischium

lacrim/o-

tears

ligament/o-

ligament

lumb/o-

area between the ribs and pelvis; lower back

mandibul/o-

lower jaw; mandible

mast/o-

breast; mastoid process

maxill/o-

maxilla; upper jaw

medull/o-

inner region; medulla

muscul/o-

muscle

nas/o-

nose

occipit/o-

back of the head; occiput

osse/o-

bone

ossificat/o-

changing into bone

oste/o-

bone

palat/o-

palate

pariet/o-

wall of a cavity

patell/o-

kneecap; patella

pelv/o-

hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

perone/o-

fibula; lower leg bone

phalang/o-

digit; finger; toe

phys/o-

state of growing

pub/o-

hip bone; pubis

radi/o-

forearm bone; radiation; x-rays

sacr/o-

sacrum

scapul/o-

scapula; shoulder blade

skelet/o-

skeleton

sphen/o-

wedge shape

spin/o-

backbone; spine

spondyl/o-

vertebra

styl/o-

stake

synov/o-

joint membrane; synovium

synovi/o-

joint membrane; synovium

tars/o-

ankle

tempor/o-

side of the head; temple

thorac/o-

chest; thorax

tibi/o-

shin bone; tibia

uln/o-

forearm bone; ulna

vers/o-

travel; turn

vertebr/o-

vertebra

xiph/o-

sword

inter-

between

meta-

after; change; subsequent to; transition

peri-

around

sym-

together; with

trans-

across; through

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ation

being; having; process

-blast

immature cell

-clast

cell that breaks down substances

-cyte

cell

-eal

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to; thing pertaining to

-ion

action; condition

-oid

resembling

-ous

pertaining to

-physis

state of growing

-verse

travel; turn