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Unit 3 Key Terms
Ch.3 key words
Term | Definition |
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ankyl/o | crooked, bent, stiff. |
arthr/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
cost/o | rib |
crani/o | skull |
-desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
kyph/o | bent, hump |
lord/o | curve, swayback bent |
-lysis | breakdown, separation, setting free. destruction, loosening |
myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
oss/e, oss/i. ost/o, oste/o | bone |
-poietic | pertaining to, formation. |
scoli/o | curved, bent |
spondyl/o | vertbrae, vertebral. column, backbone |
-um | singular noun, ending |