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Side A ------ Side B
articulation ------ place of union between two or more bones; joint
arthritis ------ inflammation of a joint
cruciate ligaments ------ ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles
hematopoiesis ------ production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
meatus ------ an opening or passage through any part of the body
ankyl/o ------ stiffness; bent, cooked
arthr/o ------ joint
kyph/o  ------ hill, mountain
lamin/o ------ lamina
lord/o ------ curve, swayback
orth/o ------ straight
oste/o ------ bone
scoli/o ------ crokked, bent
thorac/o ------ chest
acromi/o ------ acromion (projection of scapula)
brachi/o ------ arm
calcane/o ------ calcaneum (heel)
carp/o ------ carpus (wrist bone)
cephal/o ------ head
cervic/o ------ neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
clavicul/o ------ clavicle
cost/o ------ rib
crani/o ------ cranium (skull)
dactyl/o ------ fingers; toes
fibul/o ------ fibular (smaller bone of lower leg)
ili/o ------ ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
ischi/o ------ ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
lumb/o ------ loins, lower back
patell/o ------ patella
pod/o ------ foot
phalang/o ------ phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
pub/o ------ pelvis bone
radi/o ------ radiation, x-ray, radius
spnodyl/o    orvertebr/o ------ vertebrea
leiomy/o ------ smooth muscle (visceral)
muscul/o   ormyo ------ muscle
rahabd/o ------ rod- shaped, striated
rhabdomy/o ------ rod shaped muscle
chondr/o ------ cartilage
fasci/o ------ band, fascia
fibr/o ------ fiber, fibrous tissue
synov/o ------ synovial membrane, synovial fluid
ten/o   ortend/o    ortendin/o ------ tendon
-asthenia ------ weakness, debility
-clasia   orclast ------ to break; surgical fracure
-desis ------ binding, fixation 
-physis ------ growth
-porosis ------ porous
-scopy ------ visual examiniation
syn- ------ union, together, joined
ankylosis ------ stiffening and immobility of a joint
carpal tunnel syndrome ------ painful condition resulting from compression of the median nervin
claudication ------ lameness, limping
contracture ------ firbrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
crepitation ------ dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together
exacerbation ------ increase in severity of a disease or of any of its symptoms
ganglion cyst ------ tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule
hypotonia ------ loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching 
hemarthrosis ------ effusion of blood into a joint cavity
multiple myeloma ------ primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow
osetophyte ------ bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord
rickets, rachitis ------ form of ostemoalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency 
sequestrum ------ fragment ofd bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
spondylolisthesis ------ forward slopping of a verebrae over the one below it
spondylosis ------ degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues
sprain ------ trearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete
strain ------ to exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular
subluxation ------ partial or incomplete dislocation
talopes ------ any number of foot deformities; club foot

Side A ------ Side B
articulation ------ place of union between two or more bones; joint
arthritis ------ inflammation of a joint
cruciate ligaments ------ ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles
hematopoiesis ------ production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
meatus ------ an opening or passage through any part of the body
ankyl/o ------ stiffness; bent, cooked
arthr/o ------ joint
kyph/o  ------ hill, mountain
lamin/o ------ lamina
lord/o ------ curve, swayback
orth/o ------ straight
oste/o ------ bone
scoli/o ------ crokked, bent
thorac/o ------ chest
acromi/o ------ acromion (projection of scapula)
brachi/o ------ arm
calcane/o ------ calcaneum (heel)
carp/o ------ carpus (wrist bone)
cephal/o ------ head
cervic/o ------ neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
clavicul/o ------ clavicle
cost/o ------ rib
crani/o ------ cranium (skull)
dactyl/o ------ fingers; toes
fibul/o ------ fibular (smaller bone of lower leg)
ili/o ------ ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
ischi/o ------ ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
lumb/o ------ loins, lower back
patell/o ------ patella
pod/o ------ foot
phalang/o ------ phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
pub/o ------ pelvis bone
radi/o ------ radiation, x-ray, radius
spnodyl/o    orvertebr/o ------ vertebrea
leiomy/o ------ smooth muscle (visceral)
muscul/o   ormyo ------ muscle
rahabd/o ------ rod- shaped, striated
rhabdomy/o ------ rod shaped muscle
chondr/o ------ cartilage
fasci/o ------ band, fascia
fibr/o ------ fiber, fibrous tissue
synov/o ------ synovial membrane, synovial fluid
ten/o   ortend/o    ortendin/o ------ tendon
-asthenia ------ weakness, debility
-clasia   orclast ------ to break; surgical fracure
-desis ------ binding, fixation 
-physis ------ growth
-porosis ------ porous
-scopy ------ visual examiniation
syn- ------ union, together, joined
ankylosis ------ stiffening and immobility of a joint
carpal tunnel syndrome ------ painful condition resulting from compression of the median nervin
claudication ------ lameness, limping
contracture ------ firbrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
crepitation ------ dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together
exacerbation ------ increase in severity of a disease or of any of its symptoms
ganglion cyst ------ tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule
hypotonia ------ loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching 
hemarthrosis ------ effusion of blood into a joint cavity
multiple myeloma ------ primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow
osetophyte ------ bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord
rickets, rachitis ------ form of ostemoalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency 
sequestrum ------ fragment ofd bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
spondylolisthesis ------ forward slopping of a verebrae over the one below it
spondylosis ------ degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues
sprain ------ trearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete
strain ------ to exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular
subluxation ------ partial or incomplete dislocation
talopes ------ any number of foot deformities; club foot