Prefixes
multi
What is more than one
arthr/o
What is joint
oste/o
What is bone
-algia
What is pain
-itis
What is inflamation
poly-
What is many, more than one
myel/o
What is bone marrow, spinal cord
kyphosis
What is abnormal condition of a hump.
cost/o
What is rib
-al
What is pertaining to
peri-
What is surrounding, arround
chondr/o
What is cartilage
orth/o
What is straight
-malacia
What is softening
scope
What is instrument to visualize
dys-
What is painful
crani/o
What is skull
cervic/o
What is the neck
ankyl/o
What is stiff joint
-tomy
What is incision
mal-
What is bad
spondyl/o
What is what vertebral column
stern/o
What is the sternum
-sarcoma
What is cancerous tumor
-ectomy
What is surgical removal, excision