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chapter 3 bones
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ankyl/o | crooked, stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joints |
| burs/o | fluid sac between bones |
| chondr/i, chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull/brain |
| ili/o | pertaining to the ilium |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| lord/o | curve/swayback |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o, osse/o, oss/i, ost/o | bone |
| pod/o | foot |
| sacr/o | flesh, connective tissue |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, backbone |
| synovi/o | synovical membrane |
| -ago | denote a disease |
| -desis | surgical fixation, bind or tied |
| -listhesis | slip; when one vertebrae moves forward |
| -lysis | loosening |
| -penia | decrease, deficient |
| -plasia | enlargement |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| -um | structure |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, spine |
| DJD | digenerative joint disorder |
| Fx | fracture |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| TKA | total knee arthoplasty |