Root Words - Osteology

PREFIXES

ROOT WORDMEANINGEXAMPLEEXAMPLE PICROOT PIC
Osteo-BoneOsteoporosis
Inter-BetweenIntercostal Muscles
Meta-After, behind, or nextMetastasis
Thorac-Chest wall/lungsThoracic Cavity
Arthr-JointsArthritis
Myel(o)-Bone marrowMyelogenous Leukemia
Orth(o)-StraightOrthodontics
Scoli(o)CurvedScoliosis
Chondr-CartilageChondrocyte
Cost-RibCostochondritis

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SUFFIXES

ROOT WORDMEANINGEXAMPLEEXAMPLE PICROOT PIC
-clastBreak down (often a cell)Osteoclast
-iaConditionLeukemia
-ismConditionAstigmatism
-tomyCutGastrostomy
-lysisBreaking downGlycolysis
-osisDiseaseTuberculosis

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