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Skeletal Sys. Vocab
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Ankyl/o | bent, crooked; a joint locked in one position |
Arthr/o | Joint |
Chondr/o | Cells found in cartilage |
Cost/o | Rib |
Crani/o | Skull |
-desis | surgical immobilization (to tie together; to bind) |
kyph/o | Curve, Swayback |
-lysis | The disintegration of a cell by rupture of the cell wall or membrane |
Myelo | bone marrow |
Oss/e, Oss/I, Ost/o, Oste/o | Bone |
-poietic | dealing with formation |
Scoli/o | Spine |
Spondyl/o | Vertebrae or the spinal column |
-um | structure |
ligamento | ligament |
synovi | bursa (sac of fluid near joints) |