-algia pain, suffering
-dynia pain
-ectomy surgical removal
-gram picture or record
hyper- excessive, increased
hypo- deficient, decreased
-itis inflammation
-osis abnormal condition
-ostomy the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
pre before, in front of
-plasty surgical repair
-rrhage bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy surgical suturing
-rrhea flow, discharge
-sclerosis abnormal hardening
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ankyl/o crooked, bent, stiff
arthr/o joint
burs/o bursa, sac of fluid near joint
chondr/o, chondri/o cartilage
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
-desis to bind, tie together
kyph/o bent, hump
lord/o curve, swayback, bent
lumb/o lumbar, lower back
myel/o spinal cord, bone marrow
oste/o bone
scoli/o curved, bent
spondyl/o vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
synovi/o, synov/o synovial membrane, synovial fluid