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Bones, Joints & Muscles — Word Roots
Word roots naming bones, joints, cartilage and muscles — the frame and movers of the body.
This page lists all 16 of them. Open any root for example words that use it.
| Word part | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arthr | Word root | joint |
| burs | Word root | bursa |
| chondr | Word root | cartilage |
| cost | Word root | rib |
| fibul | Word root | fibula |
| ligament | Word root | ligament |
| muscul | Word root | muscle |
| my | Word root | muscle |
| oste | Word root | bone |
| patell | Word root | patella; kneecap |
| spondyl | Word root | vertebra |
| stern | Word root | sternum; breastbone |
| ten | Word root | tendon |
| tendin | Word root | tendon |
| tibi | Word root | tibia; shin bone |
| vertebr | Word root | vertebra |
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.