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bone word parts
Term | Definition |
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-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 |