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skeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankly/o | crooked, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chordr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bent backwards |
| -lysis | loosening or setting |
| myel | bone marrow |
| oss/e, oss/I, oste/o | bone |
| -poetic | pertaining to formation |
| scoli/o | curve |
| spondyl/o | vertabrae |
| um | noun ending |