| A | B |
| arthrodesis | surgical fixation of a joint |
| caudocephalad | from tail or coccyx to head |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head, headache |
| cephalocentesis | surgical puncture of the head |
| cerebrotomy | incision into the brain |
| chondroma | tumor consisting of cartilage |
| Costochondral | pertaining to the ribs and its cartilage |
| craniomalacia | softening of the skull bones |
| craniosclerosis | thickening of the skull bones |
| dactyledema | excess fluid in the fingers and toes |
| datyology | representing words by signs made with the fingers (sign language); study of the digits |
| dactylus | toe or finger |
| ilio | pertaining to the ilium and femur |
| lumbosacral | pertaining to the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| osteoplasty | plastic repair of the bone |
| osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of the bone |
| osteotomy | incision into a bone |
| phalanx | finger or toe bone |
| prosthesis | artificial organ or part of the body |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| osteoporosis | condition when the bone becomes porous, causing it to break easily |
| scoliosis | a lateral (to the side) curvature of the spine |