the skeletal system Flashcards
1
Q
- -al
A
like, similar pertaining to
2
Q
- -algia
A
pain
3
Q
- ambi
A
both, both sides
4
Q
- ante
A
before, in front of, ahead of
5
Q
- artho/o
A
joint
6
Q
- -blast
A
germ/ embryonic cell
7
Q
- branchi/o
A
air tubes in lungs
8
Q
- -ar
A
pertaining to
9
Q
- burs/o
A
refers to the bursa
10
Q
- -centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
11
Q
- cervic/o
A
neck/ neck of uterus
12
Q
- chondr/o
A
cartilage
13
Q
- -clast
A
cell to break down
14
Q
- cost/o
A
rib
15
Q
- crani/o
A
pertaining to the skull
16
Q
- -cyte
A
cell
17
Q
- -ectomy
A
surgical removal of
18
Q
- -graphy
A
the process of taking a picture
19
Q
- hemat/o
A
blood
20
Q
- -ic
A
pertaining to
21
Q
- inter
A
between, among
22
Q
- -itis
A
inflammation, inflammation of
23
Q
- ligament/o
A
ligament
24
Q
- -malacia
A
softening of a tissue
25
25. menisc/o
meniscus
26
26. myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
27
27. -oma
tumor, a swelling
28
28. orth/o
normal, straight
29
29. -osis
condition, state, process
30
30. osse/o
bone
31
31. oste/o
bone
32
32. peri
around
33
33. scoli/o
crooked, curved
34
34. -scope
examining instrument
35
35. -scopy
observation
36
36. spondyl/o
vertebr, vertebral column
