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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

SKELETAL SYSTEM

TermDefinition
syn- Together ; joined or combined
sym- Together; joined
ab- Away from; not close
poly- Many; much
supra- Above; not under
ankyl/o Stiff; bent
synaponeur/o Aponeurosis ; Sheath of connective tissue helps connect muscle to your bones
arthr/o Joint
burs/o Bursa
Carp/o Wrist
Chondr/o Cartilage
Clavic/o Collarbone
Clavicul/o Clavicle
Cost/o Ribs
Crani/o Cranium
Disk/o Intervertebral Disk
Femor/o Upper Leg Bone
Humer/o Upper Arm Bone
Ili/o Ilium
Ischi/o Ischium
Kinesi/o Movement
Kyph/o Increased concave in the spine
Lord/o Bent Forward
Lumb/o Lumbar region of the spine
Mandibul/o Lower Jaw Bone
Maxill/o Upper Jaw Bone
Menisc/o Crescent
Myel/o Spinal Cord
Oste/o Bone
Patell/o Kneecap
Pelv/i Pelvic Bone
Petr/o Stone
Phalang/o Bones of the fingers
Pub/o Pubs
Rachi/o Vertebral Column
Radi/o Radius
Scapul/o Shoulder Blade
Scoli/o Crooked
Spondyl/o Vertebra
Stern/o Breast Bone
Tars/o Ankle Bone
Ten/o Tendon
Tendin/o Tendon
Tibi/o Tendon
Uln/o Lower Arm Bone
Vertebr/o Spinal Column
-Algia Pain
-Asthenia Weakness
-Clasia Break
-Clasis Break
-Clast Break
-Desis Fusion
-Centesis Surgical puncture to aspirate Spine
Created by: stephen_26
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