Root Words - Osteology

Osteo-

Bone

Osteoporosis

Inter-

Between

Intercostal Muscles

Meta-

After, behind, or next

Metastasis

Thorac-

Chest wall/lungs

Thoracic Cavity

Arthr-

Joints

Arthritis

Myel(o)-

Bone marrow

Myelogenous Leukemia

Orth(o)-

Straight

Orthodontics

Scoli(o)

Curved

Scoliosis

Chondr-

Cartilage

Chondrocyte

Cost-

Rib

Costochondritis

-clast

Break down (often a cell)

Osteoclast

-ia

Condition

Leukemia

-ism

Condition

Astigmatism

-tomy

Cut

Gastrostomy

-lysis

Breaking down

Glycolysis

-osis

Disease

Tuberculosis