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NJiwani_Ch.3
Med Term_Ch.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | bent, crooked, or stiff |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint |
| kyph/o | hump |
| lord/o | bent backward |
| -lysis | setting free, loosening |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o | bone |
| -poietic | pertaining to formation |
| scoli/o | curved |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebral column |
| -um | noun ending |