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prefixes
suffixes
word roots
combined words
seperation
100
surrounding, around
What is Peri-
100
surgical fixation of a bone or joint
What is -desis
100
crooked, bent, stiff
What is ankyl/o
100
loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, an injury, or a surgical procedure.
What is ankylosis
100
Lordosis
What is word root: Lord/o and suffix: -osis
200
outside
What is Ex-
200
breaking down
What is -lysis
200
joint
What is arthr/o
200
surgical stiffening of a joint or joining of spinal vertebrae. (fusion or surgical ankylosis)
What is arthrodesis
200
myeloma
What is word root: myel/o and suffix: -oma
300
bad, difficult, painful
What is Dys-
300
formation of
What is -poietic
300
cartilage
What is chondr/o
300
surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint
What is arthrolysis
300
vertebral
What is word root: vertebr/o and suffix: -al
400
excessive
What is Ana-
400
singular noun ending
What is -um
400
rib
What is cost/o
400
surgical removal of a bursa
What is bursectomy
400
Periosteum
What is prefix: Peri- , word root: oste/o and suffix: -um
500
without
What is a-
500
tumor, neoplasm
What is -oma
500
skull
What is crani/o
500
abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lower or lumbar spine (swayback)
What is lordosis
500
Spondylosis
What is word root: Spondyl/o and suffix: -osis