costo-

rib

chondro-

cartilage

cranio-

thoraco-

chest or chest wall

blood

cephal-

cranial or head

cervico-

neck, neck of an organ

arthro-

joint

osteo-

bone

vertebro-

vertebra

inter-

between

intercostal (between the ribs)

sub-

under, beneath, less than

Sublingual (under the tongue)

-poiesis

formation or production of

Hematopoiesis (production of blood)

-malacia

 softening of tissue

Osteomalacic (softening of bone)

-al

relating to

Vertebral (relating to the vertebrae)

-genesis

generation, reproduction

Osteogenesis (generation of bone cells)

-tomy

cutting into, incision

Craniotomy (cutting into the skull)

-ectomy

excision,removal of

Appendectomy (removal of the appendix)

-ic

characteristic of, relating to

Thoracic (relating to the chest)

thoracic

the portion of the skull that encloses the brain

extremities

the arms and legs

x-ray

type of diagnostic imaging

hematopoieses

production of blood cells

vertebrae

any of the 33 bones of the spinal column