Word Parts
The combining form for bone.
what is oste/o
Spell the term for inflammation of a joint.
What is arthritis?
This term refers to the basic structural unit of the body.
What is a cell?
The medical term for muscle pain.
What is myalgia?
The prefix meaning “within.”
What is endo-?
The prefix meaning “around.
What is peri-
Spell the term for softening of cartilage.
What is chondromalacia?
The system that supports and protects the body and allows movement.
What is the musculoskeletal system?
The medical term for inflammation of a tendon.
What is tendinitis?
The suffix meaning “pain.”
What is -algia?
The suffix meaning “inflammation.”
What is -itis
Spell the term for abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
The term for the body’s front side.
What is anterior?
The medical term for porous bone condition.
What is osteoporosis?
The combining form for vertebra.
What is spondyl/o?
The combining form for cartilage.
What is chondr/o
Spell the term for inflammation of bone and bone marrow.
What is osteomyelitis?
The term for the body’s back side
What is posterior?
The medical term for fusion of a joint.
What is arthrodesis?
The combining form for rib.
What is cost/o?
The suffix meaning “surgical repair.”
What is -plasty
Spell the term for surgical opening of the skull.
What is craniotomy?
The term for dividing the body into right and left halves.
What is the sagittal plane?
The medical term for surgical repair of a joint.
What is arthroplasty?
The suffix meaning “condition.”
What is -osis?