Skeletal Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
poly-	many, much
sub-	below, under
supra-	above
sym-	together, joined
syn-	together, joined
ankyl/o	stiff, bent
aponeur/o	aponeurosis
arthr/o	joint
burs/o	bursa
carp/o	carpals, wrist
chondr/o	cartilage
clavic/o	clavicle, collarbone
clavicul/o	clavicle, collarbone
cost/o	ribs
crani/o	cranium
disk/o	intervertebral disk
femor/o	femur, upper leg bone
fibul/o	fibula, lower leg bone
humer/o	humerus, upper arm bone
ili/o	ilium
ischi/o	ischium
kinesi/o	movement, motion
kyph/o	increased convexity of the spine
lord/o	bent forward, increased concavity of the spine
lumb/o	loin, lumbar region of the spine
mandibul/o	mandible, lower jaw bone
maxill/o	maxilla, upper jaw bone
menisc/o	meniscus, crescent
myel/o	marrow [bone], spinal cord
oste/o	bone
patell/o	patella, kneecap
pelv/i	pelvis, pelvic bone
pelv/o	pelvis, pelvic bone
petr/o	stone
phalang/o	bones of the finger and toes
pub/o	pubis
rachi/o	vertebral spine, vertebral column
radi/o	radius
scapul/o	scapula, shoulder blade
scoli/o	crooked, curved
spondyl/o	vertebra, spine, vertebral column
stern/o	sternum, breast bone
tars/o	tarsals, ankle bones
ten/o	tendon
tendin/o	tendon
tend/o	tendon
tibi/o	tibia, lower leg bone
uln/o	ulna, lower arm bone
vertebr/o	vertebra, spine, vertebral column
-asthenia	weakness
-centesis	surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
-clasia	break
-clasis	break
-clast	break
-desis	surgical fixation, fusion
-sarcoma	malignant tumour
-schisis	split, fissure

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