| A | B |
|---|
| bone | organ made up of hard connective tissue; dense outer layer and spongy inner layer |
| bone marrow | material found in cavities of bones; location of blood cell formation |
| bursa | sac of fluid providing cushioning between tissue where friction occurs |
| cartilage | firm connective tissue found primarily in joints; covers the contacting surfaces of bones |
| joint | structure forming the union between bones and often allowing for movement |
| ligament | tough bands of fibrous connective tissue that attach one bone to another |
| muscle | tissue composed of specialized cells with the ability to contract to produce movement |
| tendon | band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone |
| arth | joint |
| burs | bursa |
| carp | wrist |
| chondr | cartilage |
| cost | rib |
| crani | skull |
| femor | femur |
| ili | ilium |
| ischi | ischium |
| kinesi | movement; motion |
| necr | death |
| oste | bone |
| phalang | phalanx |
| pub | pubis |
| rachi | vertebra; spine |
| spondyl | vertebra; spine |
| stern | sternum |
| ten | tendon |
| tendin | tendon |
| troph | development |
| vertebr | vertebra; spine |
| inter- | between |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -desis | surgical fusion (to immobilize) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -odynia | pain |
| -schisis | split; fissure (narrow slit) |
| fracture (Fx) | broken bone |
| herniated disk | rupture of intervertebral disk cartilage aloowing the contents to protrude and put pressure on the spinal nerve roots |
| muscular dystrophy (MD) | group of hereditary diseases characterized by the degeneration of muscle and weakness |
| orthopedics (ortho) | the study and treatment of diseases of the musculoskeletal system |
| rheumatoid arthritis (RA) | a chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body |
