Skeletal

Question 1

oss/e oss/i oste/o ost/o

Answer 1

bones

Question 2

arthr/o

Answer 2

joints

Question 3

syn

synovi/o synov/o

Answer 3

the synovial fluid or synovial membrane

Question 4

myel/o

Answer 4

bone marrow

Question 5

ligament/o

Answer 5

ligaments

Question 6

burs/o

Answer 6

bursa

lubricated fluid-filles thin sac located between bones that reduces friction between joints

Question 7

chondr/o

Answer 7

cartilage

Question 8

-ago -igo -ugo

Answer 8

denotes a disease

Question 9

-al

Answer 9

related to or pertaining to

Question 10

-algia

Answer 10

pain

Question 11

ankyl/o

Answer 11

crooked, bent, stiff

Question 12

bifida

Answer 12

split into two equal parts

Question 13

-centesis

Answer 13

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 14

-clasis

Answer 14

to break

Question 15

cost/o

Answer 15

rib

Question 16

cranio- crani-

Answer 16

skull

Question 17

-ectomy

Answer 17

surgical removal

Question 18

hallux

Answer 18

great toe (big toe)

Question 19

-kinesia

Answer 19

movement/motion

Question 20

-itis

Answer 20

inflammation

Question 21

kyph/o

Answer 21

hump

Question 22

-listhesis

Answer 22

to slip forward

Question 23

lord/o

Answer 23

curve, bend

Question 24

lumb/o

Answer 24

lumbar

Question 25

-lysis

Answer 25

loosening, destroying

Question 26

-malacia

Answer 26

abnormal softening ## Footnote usually cartilage

Question 27

myel/o

Answer 27

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 28

-necrosis

Answer 28

death of tissue ## Footnote can be used as a root word and a suffix

Question 29

-oma

Answer 29

tumor

Question 30

-otomy

Answer 30

a surgical incision

Question 31

peri

Answer 31

surrounding or around

Question 32

-plasty

Answer 32

surgical repair

Question 33

pod/o

Answer 33

foot

Question 34

-poietic

Answer 34

formation/production

Question 35

-porosis

Answer 35

porous condition ## Footnote porous means holes

Question 36

scoli/o

Answer 36

crooked, bent, twisteed

Question 37

spina-

Answer 37

pertaining to the spine

Question 38

spondyl/o

Answer 38

vertebrae

Question 39

valgus

Answer 39

bent outward

Question 40

lordosis

Answer 40

natural curve of the lumbar area of the spine ## Footnote swayback

Question 41

kyphosis

Answer 41

forward rounding of the upper back ## Footnote due to weakness in the spinal bones that causes them to compress or crack (hunchback or humpback)

Question 42

anklylosis

Answer 42

stiffness of a joint as the result of an injury or disease

Question 43

ankylosing spondylitis

Answer 43

a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine

Question 44

osteomyelitis

Answer 44

inflammation of the bone tissue due to an infection

Question 45

chondromalacia

Answer 45

softening of cartilage

Question 46

fibromyalgia

Answer 46

pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles