A | B |
-blast | embryonic or immature cell |
-physis | to grow |
-listhesis | slipping |
-clast | to break |
-malacia | softening |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-porosis | pore, passage |
isch/o | posterior part of the pelvis |
humer/o | upper arm bone |
femor/o | thigh bone |
ili/o | upper part of the pelvic bone |
fibul/o | smaller lower leg bone; lateral bone |
crani/o | skull bone |
cost/o | ribs |
clavicul/o | collar bone |
carp/o | wrist bones |
acetabul/o | hip socket; "vinegar cup" |
calcane/o | heel bone |
malleol/o | malleous; process (the bump) on each side of the ankle |
uln/o | ulnar; lower arm bone, little-finger side |
mandibul/o | lower jaw bone |
tibi/o | shin bone of lower leg; medial bone |
maxill/o | maxillary; upper jaw bone |
tars/o | bones of the hindfoot; ankle bones |
metacarp/o | hand bones; bones of the palm |
stern/o | breast bone |
metatars/o | foot bones; from the ankle to the toes |
scapul/o | shoulder blade |
olecran/o | elbow |
radi/o | radius; lower arm bone, thumb side |
patell/o | knee cap |
pub/o | pubis; anterior part of the pelvis bone |
pelv/i | hip bone; fused ischium, ilium, and pubis |
perone/o | fibula |
phalang/o | finger or toe bone |
ankyl/o | crooked, stiff, bent |
chondr/o | cartilage |
arthr/o | joint |
articul/o | joint |
burs/o | bursa |
tendin/o | tendon (muscle to bone) |
ligamen/o | ligament (bone to bone) |
synov/o | synovial fluid (of the joint) |
ten/o | tendon |
rheumat/o | "watery fluid" |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-desis | to bind, to tie |
ab- | away from the midline of the body |
dorsi- | towards the back |
ad- | towards the midline of the body |
poly- | many, much |
fasci/o | sheath enveloping muscles |
fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue |
leiomy/o | smooth muscle; visceral muscle |
my/o or myos/o | muscle |
rhabdomy/o | striated muscle; skeletal muscle |
myocardi/o | heart muscle |
plant/o | sole of the foot |
-trophy | development, nourishment |
-asthenia | lack of strength; weakness |
vertebr/o | veterbra |
scoli/o | crooked, bent, lateral curve |
myel/o | bone marrow OR spinal cord |
spondyl/o | vertebrae; used to make words about) |
oste/o | bone |
orth/o | straight |
lamin/o | lamina; part of the vertebrae |
lumb/o | loin, lower back |
kyph/o | humpback, posterior curvature in the thoracic region |
lord/o | curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region) |
calc/o | calcium |
calci/o | calcium |