Combining forms
Oste/o
what are bones
tendonitis
what is inflammation of the tendons
Diathrosis
what is free movement
Crani/o
what is the skull
Aperature
what is opening
arthr/o
what are joints
Arthropathy
what is the collective term for any disease of the joints
synarthrosis
what is no movement
Sinuses
what are fluid or air-filled spaces
canal
what is tunnel
chondr/o
what is cartilage
Chondromalacia
what is abnormal softening of the cartilage
ossification
what is the formation of bone from fibrous tissue
Spondyl/o
what is vertebrae
condyle
what is rounded projection
-ligament/o
what are ligaments
sclerosis
what is abnormal hardening of bone
meniscus
what is curved cartilage located on some joints
cost/o
what are ribs
foramen
what is hole
tend/o
what are tendons
Malasia
what is abnormal softening of bone
hematopoietic
what is pertaining to blood formation
onych/o
what are nails and claws
Fossa
what is depressed area