Term | Definition |
Calc/i | Calcium, lime, the heel. |
Coll/a | Glue. |
Medull/o | Marrow. |
Oss/e, Oss/i | Bone. |
Endo- | Within. |
-clast | That which breaks or destoys. |
-eous | Of the nature of; composed of. |
-ification | The act of making or building. |
-physis | Grow, growing. |
Append/o, Appendic/o | An appendage, that whcih hangs from or is attached to. |
Ax/o | An axis, main stem. |
Skelet/o | A dried up body, the skeleton. |
Ethm/o | A Sieve. |
Fontan/o | A fountain. |
Front/o | Forehead, brow. |
Occipit/o | The back of the skull or head; the occiput. |
Parite/o | A wall. |
Sphen/o | A wedge. |
Sin/o, Sin/u | A hollow; a sinus; a tube-like passage. |
Tempor/o | The temple. |
Maxill/o | Jaw; upper jaw bone. |
Mandibul/o | Jaw; lower jaw bone. |
Nas/i, Nas/o | The nose. |
Orbit/o | Circle, Orbit, Bony cavity or Socket. |
Zygomat/o | Yoke; cheekbone. |
Coccyg/o | A cuckoo, beak of a cuckoo. |
Sacr/o | Sacred; sacrum. |
Cost/o | A rib. |
Manubri/o | A handle. |
Stern/o | The breast bone. |
Xiph/i, Xiph/o | A sword. |
Ili/o | Ilium; upper hip bone. |
Ischi/p | Ischium; lower rear hip bone. |
Acromi/o | The point of the shoulder blades; acromion. |
Carp/o | The wrist; the bones of the wrist. |
Clavicul/o | The collar bone. |
Glen/o | A socket or pit. |
Humer/o | Humerus, upper arm bone. |
Metacarp/o | Bones of the hand between the wrist and fingers. |
Phalang/o | A bone of a finger or toe. |
Radi/o | Smaller lateral bone of the forearm; a ray; spoke of a wheel. |
Scapul/o | The shoulder blade. |
Uln/o | Larger, medial bone of the forearm. |
Acetabul/o | Hip socket. |
Cox/o | Hip; hip joint. |
Fibul/o | a clasp; the smaller lateral bone of the lower leg. |
Innomat/o | Un named, nameless. |
Metatars/o | Bones of the foot between the tarsus and teos. |
Patell/o | The knee-cap, little plate or shallow dish. |
Tibi/o | The shin bone; the larger medial bone of the lower leg |
Os | A bone. |
Condyl/o | A knuckle, a knob. |
Foramin/o | an opening. |
Magn/o | Great, large. |
Malleol/o | A little hammer. |
Mast/o | A breast, a nipple. |
Meat/o | A passage. |
Olecran/o | The elbow. |
Process/o | A going forth. |
Arthr/o | A joint. |
Articul/o | A joint. |
Burs/o | A leather sac, a purse. |
Ligament/o | A string, tie or band, a ligament. |
Menisc/o | A crescent. |
Ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o | A tendon. |
Retinacul/o | A halter. |