| 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 |
