MTCh.5 SkeletonRoots

oste/o

bone

ex. Osteopenia: deficiency of bonetissue

myel/o

bone marrow & spinal cord

ex. Myeloid: pertaining to or resembling bone marrow

chondr/o

cartilage

ex. Chondroblast: a cartilage-forming cell

arthr/o

joint

ex. arthrosis: joint condition affecting a joint

synov/i

synovial fluid, joint, or membrane

ex. asynovia: lack of synovial fluid

burs/o

bursa

ex. Peribursal: around a bursa

crani/o

skull, cranium

ex. Craniometry: measurement of the cranium

spondyl/o

vertebra

ex. Spondylolysis: destruction and separation of a vertebra

vertebr/o

vertebra, spinal column

ex. Paravertebral: near the vertebrae or spinal column

rachi/o

spine

ex. Rachischisis: fissure (-schisis) of the spine/spina bifida

cost/o

rib ex.

Costochondral: pertaining to a rib and its cartilage

sacr/o

sacrum

ex. Presacral: in front of the sacrum

coccy, coccyg/o

coccyx

ex. coccygeal: pertaining to the coccyx

pelvi/o

pelvis

ex. Pelviscope: endoscope for examining the pelvis

ili/o

ilium

ex. Iliopelvic: pertaining to the ilium and pelvis