Therapeutic Careers - Vocab - Root words

What root word means "front"?

• Anter/o

• Arthr/o

• Orth/o

• Poster/o

What root word means "joint"?

• Anter/o

• Arthr/o

• Orth/o

• Oste/o

What root word means "cartilage"?

• Chondr/o

• Cost/o

• Scoli/o

• Crani/o

What root word means "rib"?

• Chondr/o

• Cost/o

• Crani/o

• Orth/o

What root word means "skull"?

• Chondr/o

• Cost/o

• Crani/o

• Kines/o

What root word means "backside of the body,closest to the spine"?

• Por/o

• Kines/o

• Infer/o

• Dors/o

What root word means "below, beneath"?

• Medi/o

• Later/o

• Infer/o

• Kines/o

What root word means "movement"?

• Kines/o

• Later/o

• Orth/o

• Oste/o

What root word means "towards the side"?

• Por/o

• Later/o

• Medi/o

• Scoli/o

What root word means "toward the middle"?

• Super/o

• Later/o

• Medi/o

• Infer/o