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Unit 3: Skt Sys
Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ago | diseased condition |
| ankyl/o | crooked, bent, fixed together |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/i | cartilage |
| chondro/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | skull |
| -desis | surgical fixation of a bone or joint, to bind, tie together |
| ili/o | ilium |
| kyph/o | lump, bent |
| lord/o | curve, swayback, bent |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -lysis | loosening, setting free |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| oss/e | bone |
| oss/i | bone |
| ost/o | bone |
| oste/o | bone |
| pod/o | foot |
| -poietic | pertaining to formation |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scoli/o | curved, bent, crooked |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone |
| synovi/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| -um | singular noun ending |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |
| Fx | fracture |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| PMR | Polymyalgia rheumatica |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| TKA | Total Knee Arthroplasty |