Chapter 7, 5th Edition Orthopedics (Skeletal System)

osse/o-

bone

oss/i-

bone

oste/o-

bone

axi/o-

axis

appendicul/o-

limb; small attached part

occipit/o-

back of the head; occiput

tempor/o-

side of the head; temple

mast/o-

breast; mastoid process

styl/o-

stake

sphen/o-

wedge shaped

ethm/o-

sieve

lacrim/o-

tears

zygomat/o-

cheekbone; zygoma

maxill/o-

maxilla; upper jaw

palat/o-

palate

hy/o-

U-shaped structure

stern/o-

breastbone; sternum

xiph/o-

sword

cartilagin/o-

cartilage

spin/o-

backbone; spine

spondyl/o-

vertebra

vertebr/o-

vertebra

cervic/o-

cervix, neck

lumb/o-

lower back

sacr/o-

sacrum

coccyg/o-

coccyx; tailbone

clav/o-

clavicle; collarbone

clavicul/o-

clavicle; collarbone

scapul/o-

scapula; shoulder blade

glen/o-

socket of a joint

humer/o-

humerus; upper arm bone

carp/o-

wrist

meta-

after; change; subsequent to; transition

phalang/o-

digit; finger; toe

dactyl/o-

digit; finger; toe

ischi/o-

ischium

pub/o-

hip bone; pubis

sym-

together, with

-physis

state of growing

acetabul/o-

socket of the hip joint

patell/o-

kneecap, patella

malleol/o-

malleolus

tars/o-

ankle

diaphys/o-

shaft of bone

medull/o-

inner region; medulla

epiphys/o-

enlarged end of a long bone

cancell/o-

lattice structure

articul/o-

joint

arthr/o-

joint

synovi/o-

joint membrane; synovium

synov/o-

joint membrane; synovium

ligament/o-

ligament

chondr/o-

cartilage

calcane/o-

calcaneus; heel bone

gen/o-

arising from; produced by

sarc/o-

connective tissue

malac/o-

softening

-ure

result of; system

align/o-

arranged in a straight line

-ment

action; state

dis-

away from; lack of

comminut/o-

break into small pieces

compress/o-

press together

depress/o-

press down

por/o-

pores; small openings

mineral/o-

electrolyte; mineral

ankyl/o-

fused together; stiff

-osing

abnormal condition of making

kyph/o-

bent; humpbacked

scoli/o-

crooked; curved

lord/o-

swayback

dextr/o-

right; sugar

lev/o-

left

-listhesis

abnormal condition of slipping

alg/o-

pain

locat/o-

place

-phyte

growth

gener/o-

creation, production

luxat/o-

displacement

densit/o-

density

reduct/o-

bring back; decrease

corpor/o-

body

goni/o-

angle

physic/o-

body

prosth/o-

artificial part

tract/o-

pulling

alges/o-

sensation of pain

sorpt/o-

absorb

steroid/o-

steroid

amput/o-

cut off

-ee

person who is the object of an action; thing that is the object of an action

-desis

procedure to fuse together

-graft

tissue for implant or transplant

all/o-

other; strange

bunion/o-

bunion

fixat/o-

make stable

techn/o-

technical skill

ped/o-

child

-path

person treating disease

chir/o-

hand