Medical Terminology Chapter 7

oste/o

bone

oss/o

bone

osse/o

bone

os

bone (nom singular)

ossis

bone (gen singular)

osseus

bony (nom singular)

ossea

bony (gen singular)

osseum

bony (gen plural)

sutura

immovable fibrous/cartilaginous joint (nom singular)

suturae

immovable fibrous/cartilaginous joint (gen singular)

jug/o

joint

junctur/o

joint

junctura

joint (nom singular)

juncturae

joint (gen singular)

articul/o

joint

articulatio

joint (nom singular)

articulationis

joint (gen singular)

arthr/o

joint

ligat/o

to bind, tie

ligament/o

ligament

ligamentum

ligament (nom singular)

ligamenti

ligament (gen singular)

desm/o

ligament, band, bond

cartilag/o

cartilage

cartilago

cartilage (nom singular)

cartilaginis

cartilage (gen singular)

chondr/o

cartilage

menisc/o

meniscus, crescent

meniscus

meniscus (nom singular)

menisci

meniscus (gen singular)

synovi/o

synovial fluid

synov/o

synovial fluid

synovia

synovial fluid (nom singular)

synoviae

synovial fluid (gen singular)

capsul/o

capsule

caps/o

capsule

capsula

capsule (nom singular)

capsulae

capsule (gen singular)

capsa

capsule (nom singular)

capsae

capsule (gen singular)

burs/o

bursa, anatomical bag or pouch

bursa

anatomical pad-like sac associated with joints (nom singular)

bursae

anatomical pad-like sac associated with joints (gen singular)

fasci/o

fascia, band

fascia

broad band of connective tissue enveloping muscle (nom singular)

fasciae

broad band of connective tissue enveloping muscle (gen singular)

muscul/o

muscle, mouse

musculus

muscle, mouse (nom singular)

musculi

muscle, mouse (gen singular)

my/o

muscle, mouse

myos/o

muscle, mouse

mys/o

muscle, mouse

tendin/o

tendon

tendo

tendon (nom singular)

tendinis

tendon (gen singular)

ten/o

tendon

tenot/o

tendon

myel/o

bone marrow of spinal cord

medull/o

bone marrow

medulla

bone marrow (nom singular)

medullae

bone marrow (gen singular)

physi/o

nature, natural function

-physis

growth, growth plate

physis

growth plate (nom + gen singular)

phyt/o

growth, plant

-phyte

growth, plant

-phyma

growth, tumor

capit/o

head, head of long bone, origin of muscle

caput

head (nom singular)

capitis

head (gen singular)

coll/o

neck, neck of long bone

collum

neck (nom singular)

colli

neck (gen singular)

corpor/o

body

corpus

body (nom singular)

corporis

body (gen singular)

foramin/o

hole or passageway in bone

foramen

hole (nom singular)

foraminis

hole (gen singular)

lamin/o

plate

lamina

plate (nom singular)

laminae

plate (gen singular)

skelet/o

skeleton

skeleton

skeleton (nom singular)

skeleti

skeleton (gen singular)

crani/o

cranium

cranium

cranium (nom singular)

cranii

cranium (gen singular)

maxill/o

maxilla, upper jaw

maxilla

maxilla, upper jaw (nom singular)

maxillae

maxilla, upper jaw (gen singular)

mandibul/o

mandible, lower jaw

mandibula

mandible, lower jaw (nom singular)

mandibulae

mandible, lower jaw (gen singular)

vertebr/o

vertebra, backbone

vertebra

vertebra, backbone (nom singular)

vertebrae

vertebra, backbone (gen singular)

spin/o

spine, thorn, vertebral column

spina

spine, thorn, vertebral column (nom singular)

spinae

spine, thorn, vertebral column (gen singular)