Skeletal System and Related Medical Terms

Front

ankyl/o

Back

crooked, bent, stiff

Front

arthr/o

Back

joint

Front

chondr/i, chondr/o

Back

cartilage

Front

cost/o

Back

rib

Front

crani/o

Back

skull

Front

-desis

Back

to bind, tie together

Front

kyph/o

Back

bent, hump

Front

-listhesis

Back

slipping

Front

lord/o

Back

curve, swayback, bent

Front

lumb/o

Back

lumbar, lower back