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bone word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ago | abnormal condition, disease |
| ankyl/o | crooked, bent, stiff |
| anthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | sac |
| chondr/i, chondr/o | sartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | brain |
| -desis | surgical fixation, bind or tie together |
| ili/o | lateral flaring portion of the hip bone |
| kyph/o | hump |
| ligament/o | strong sheet of fiberous connective tissue |
| -listhesis | slippage |
| lord/o | bent back |
| -lysis | loosening, destructive |
| myel/o | spine |
| orth/o | straight, normal, correct |
| oste/o, osse/o, oss/i, ost/o | bone |
| -penia | decrease, deficiency |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| pod/o | foot |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scoli/o | curved |
| spondyl/o | back bone |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| synovi/o | synovial lining |
| -um | structure |
| vertebr/o | backbone, vertebrae |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| Fx | fracture |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| OA | ostearthritis |
| TKO | to keep open |