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Skeletal Sys. Vocab
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ankyl/o | bent, crooked; a joint locked in one position |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Chondr/o | Cells found in cartilage |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| -desis | surgical immobilization (to tie together; to bind) |
| kyph/o | Curve, Swayback |
| -lysis | The disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane |
| Myelo | bone marrow |
| Oss/e, Oss/I, Ost/o, Oste/o | Bone |
| -poietic | dealing with formation |
| Scoli/o | Spine |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae or the spinal column |
| -um | structure |
| ligamento | ligament |
| synovi | bursa (sac of fluid near joints) |