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NJiwani_Ch.3
Med Term_Ch.3
Term | Definition |
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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 |