Medical Terminology
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Medical Terminology
Skeletal System Terms
Name ________________________________________ Period _______
Part I: Define the following terms
a. osteo ____________________ b. -ology _____________________
c. dia ____________________ d. epi _____________________
e. meta ____________________ f. peri _____________________
g. endo ____________________ h. -blast _____________________
i. -cyte ____________________ j. -clast _____________________
k. osseo ____________________ l. chondr ____________________
m. intra ____________________ n. -osis _____________________
o. meat ____________________ p. arthro _____________________
q. syn ____________________ r. -scopy _____________________
s. -itis ____________________ t. burs _____________________
u. algia ____________________ v. -plasty _____________________
w. hemo ____________________ x. poie _____________________
y. -sis ____________________ z. malac _____________________
aa. por ____________________ bb. -ia _____________________
cc. -al ____________________
Part II: Using prefixes, root words, and suffixes, create the medical term for the
given definition
a. condition of porous bones __________________________
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b. around the bone __________________________
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c. inflammation of cartilage __________________________
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d. pertaining to within the cartilage __________________________
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e. study of a joint __________________________
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f. bone forming cell __________________________
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