Root Words - Osteology

Osteo-

Bone

Inter-

Between

Meta-

After, behind, or next

Thorac-

Chest wall/lungs

Arthr-

Joints

Myel(o)-

Bone marrow

Orth(o)-

Straight

Scoli(o)-

Curved

Chondr-

Cartilage

Cost-

Rib

-clast

Break down (often a cell)

-ia

Condition

-ism

Condition

-tomy

Cut

-lysis

Breaking down

-osis

Disease