Word Roots
Suffixes
Combined Meaning Of Key Word Parts
Combined Meaning Of Key Word Parts
Suffixes
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Word root for Kyph/o Is...
What is Hump.
100
-poietic means...
What is Pertaining to formation.
100
'Arthr/o' & '-desis'
What is Arthrodesis = Surgical fixation of a joint.
100
'Burs/o' & '-ectomy'
What is Bursectomy = Surgical removal of the bursa.
100
-plasty means...
What is Surgical repair.
200
Word root for Myel/o Is...
What is Bone marrow.
200
-osis means...
What is Abnormal condition.
200
'Oste/o' & '-itis'
What is Osteitis = Inflammation of a bone.
200
'Hemat/o' & '-poietic'
What is Hematopoietic = Pertaining to formation of blood cells.
200
-ectomy means...
What is Surgical removal.
300
Ankyl/o means...
What is Crooked, bent, or stiff.
300
-centesis means...
What is Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
300
'Spondyl/o' & '-osis'
What is Spondylosis = Abnormal condition of the vertebrae.
300
'Peri/o' & 'oste/o' & '-um'
What is Periosteum = Surrounding bone.
300
-um means...
What is Noun ending.
400
Spondyl/o is...
What is Vertebrae.
400
-ago means...
What is Diseased condition.
400
'Lumb/o' & '-ago'
What is Lumbago = Diseased condition of the lumbar.
400
'Chondr/o' & '-osis'
What is Chondrosis = Abnormal condition of the cartilage.
400
-itis means...
What is Inflammation.
500
Cost/o means...
What is Rib.
500
-oma means...
What is Tumor.
500
'Crani/o' & '-plasty'
What is Cranioplasty = Surgical repair of the skull.
500
'Myel/o' & '-itis'
What is Myelitis = Inflammation of the bone marrow.
500
-desis means...
What is Surgical fixation.
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