Prefix
ab-
Away from
-trophy
development, nourishment
scoli/o
crooked, bent
myelopoiesis
formation of bone marrow
Fracture
Traumatic breaking of a bone
ad-
Toward
-desis
to bind, tie together
leiomy/o
smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
osteotome
instrument to cut bone
Ganglion cyst
Fluid-filled sac arising from joint capsules or tendons
dorsi-
back
-asthenia
lack of strength
lord/o
curve, swayback
chondrocostal
pertaining to the cartilage attached to the ribs
Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone
poly-
many, much
-listhesis
slipping
plant/o
sole of the foot
pelvimetry
measurement of the proportions of the pelvic bone
Lyme disease (Lyme arthritis)
Chronic, recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia and malaise; cause is a bacterium carried by a tick
Bonus
-physis
To grow
rhabdomy/o
skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
tenorrhaphy
suture of a tendon
Inflammation and painful swelling in and around joints caused by the deposition of uric aid and crystals