arm

ex. brachi/o/cephal/ic - pertaining to the head and arm

carpus (wrist bone)

ex. carp/o/ptosis - downward displacement or prolapse of the carpus (wrist bone)

head

ex. cephal/ad - toward the head

neck

ex. cervic/o/facial - neck and face

ribs

ex. cost/o/chondr/itis - inflammation of the ribs and cartilage(s)

cranium (skull)

ex. crani/o/tomy - incision of the cranium

digit (a finger or a toe)

ex. syn/dactyl/ism - synchronized finger(s) or toe(s) condition

humerus

ex. humer/al - pertaining to the humerus

metacarpus (bones of the hand)

ex. metacarp/ectomy - exciscion of the metacarpus

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

ex. phalang/eal - pertaining to the phalanges

spine

ex. rachi/o/plegia - spinal paralysis

spondyl/o

vertebra/o

vertebrae

ex. spondy/itis - inflammation of the vertebrae

ex. cost/o/vertebr/al - pertaining to the ribs and the vertebrae

sternum (breastbone)

ex. stern/al - pertaining to the sternum

chest

ex. thorac/o/dynia - pain in the chest

calcaneum (heel bone)

ex. calcane/o/dynia - pain in the calcneum (heel bone)

femur (thigh bone)

ex. femor/al - pertaining to the femur (thigh bone)

fibula (smaller, outer bone of lower leg)

ex. fibul/ar - pertaining to the fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg)

ilium (lateral flaring portion of the hip bone)

ex. ili/ac - pertaining to the ilium (lateral flaring portion of the hip bone)

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

ex. ischi/al - pertaining to ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

loins

ex. lumb/o/dynia - pain in the loins

patell/o

patell/a

patella (kneecap)

ex. patell/o/meter - measurement of the patella

ex. patell/a/pexy - fixation of the patella

ped/i

pod/o

foot

ex. ped/i/cure - care of the foot

ex. pod/iatry - treatment of the foot

pelvis

ex. pelv/i/metry - measuring the pelvis

pubis (part of the hip bone)

ex. pub/o/fermor/al - relating to the femur and the pubis

tibia (larger, inner bone of lower leg)

ex. tibi/o/femor/al - pertaining to the tibia and the femur

acromion (projection of scapula)

ex. acromi/o/humeral - pertaining to the humerus and acromion

stiffness, bent, crooked

ex. ankyl/osis - abnormal stiffness, bent, or crooked condition

joint

ex. arthr/o/centesis - puncture of the joint

condyle (rounded protuberance at the end of the bone forming an atriculation)

ex. condyl/ectomy - excision of the condyle

lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

ex. lamin/ectomy - excision of the lamina

bone marrow, spinal cord

ex. myel/o/cele - herniation or swelling of the bone marrow or spinal cord

straight

ex. orth/o/ped/ic - pertaining to child straightening

bone

ex. oste/oma - bone tumor

cartilage

ex. chondr/itis - inflammation of the cartilage

smooth muscle (visceral)

ex. leiomy/oma - smooth muscle tumor

muscle

ex. my/oma - muscle tumor

rod-shaped (straited)

ex. rhabd/oid - resembling rod-shaped

rod-shaped (striated) muscle

ex. rhabdomy/oma - rod-shaped muscle tumor

ten/o

tend/o

tendin/o

tendon

ex. ten/o/tomy - incision of the tendon

ex. tend/o/tome - instrument to cut the tendon

ex. tendin/itis - inflammation of the tendon

embryonic cell

ex. oste/o/blast - embryonic cell bone

break, fracture, refracture

ex. oste/o/clasis - break or fracture of the bone

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

ex. arthr/o/desis - binding or fixation the joints

softening

ex. oste/o/malacia - softening of the bone

growth

ex. dia/physis - through growth

surgical repair

ex. arthr/o/plasty - surgical repair of the joint(s)

porous

ex. oste/o/porosis - porous of the bone

a splitting

ex. rachi/schisis - splitting of the spine

visual examination

ex. arthr/o/scopy -visual examination of the joint(s)