Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
acetabulum | (Lat.) a cuplike hollow on the hipbone to receive the thighbone. |
acromial | of or pertaining to the acromion, the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
acromion | (Greek) the outer extremity of the shoulder blade. |
ancon | (Greek) the elbow. |
anconal | of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. |
ancone | (Greek) the elbow. |
anconeal | of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. |
anconoid | of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. |
anklebone | the bone of the ankle. |
apophysate | relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp of bone. |
apophyseal | relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp of bone. |
apophysial | relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp of bone. |
apophysis | an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp of bone. |
asternal | not sternal, said of ribs which do not join the sternum. |
astragalus | (Lat.) the anklebone. |
backbone | the spine. |
backboned | having a backbone, vertebrate. |
backboneless | without a backbone. |
basicranial | of or relating to the base of the skull. |
basilar | relating to, or situated at, the base, esp of the skull. |
basilary | relating to, or situated at, the base, esp of the skull. |
basion | the middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull. |
biparietal | relating to or connected to both parietal bones. |
bone | a hard substance forming the skeleton of the higher animals; (verb) to take the bones out of. |
bonelike | like bone |
braincase | the cranium. |
brainpan | the upper part of the skull. |
breastbone | the large bone of the breast, aka sternum. |
bregma | (Greek) the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull. |
bregmate | relating to the bregma, the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull. |
bregmatic | relating to the bregma, the point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull. |
browbone | the bone of the brow. |
browridge | a prominence of the frontal bone above the eye. |
calcaneal | pertaining to the calcaneum, one of the bones of the tarsus. |
calcanean | pertaining to the calcaneum, one of the bones of the tarsus. |
calcaneum | (Lat.) one of the bones of the tarsus which, in man, forms the great bone of the heel. |
calcaneus | (Lat.) one of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great bone of the heel. |
calvaria | the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates. |
calvarial | relating to the calvarium, the upper skull. |
calvarian | relating to the calvarium, the upper skull. |
calvarium | (Lat.) the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates. |
cancelli | (Lat.) the latticework of spongy bone tissue; the mesh of spaces within this. |
capitellum | the capitulum of the humerus, where the humerus plugs into the acetabulum. |
caput | (Lat.) the head; also, a knoblike protuberance or capitulum. |
carpal | of or pertaining to the wrist; (noun) a bone of the carpus. |
carpale | (Greek) one of the bones or cartilages of the carpus. |
carpus | (Lat.) the part of the human skeleton between the forearm and the metacarpus. |
centrum | (Lat.) the major part of a vertebra. |
cheekbone | the bone of the cheek. |
chin | the jutting part of the face below the mouth, the front of the lower jaw; (verb) to hold with the chin. |
chinbone | the bone of the chin. |
clavicle | the collarbone. |
clavicula | (Lat.) the collarbone. |
clavicular | of or pertaining to the clavicle. |
cnemial | pertaining to the shin bone. |
cnemis | the shin or tibia. |
coccygeal | pertaining to the coccyx, the tailbone. |
coccygian | relating to the coccyx, the tailbone. |
coccyx | (Greek) the tailbone. |
collarbone | the clavicle. |
condyle | a rounded protuberance at the end of a bone for articulation with another bone. |
condyloid | shaped like or pertaining to a condyle, a rounded protuberance at the end of a bone for articulation with another bone. |
coracoid | shaped like a crow's beak; (noun) a coracoid bone. |
cornu | (Lat.) a horn-shaped process on the thyroid cartilage or certain bones (as the hyoid and the coccyx). |
cornual | of or like a cornu, a horn-shaped process on the thyroid cartilage or certain bones. |
costa | (Lat.) a rib of an animal or a human being. |
costally | (Adv.) COSTAL, of or pertaining to the ribs. |
cranial | relating to the cranium. |
cranially | (Adv.) CRANIAL, relating to the cranium. |
cranium | (Lat.) the skull. |
cuboid | cube-shaped; (noun) a cube-shaped bone. |
dentary | pertaining to, or bearing, teeth; (noun) a bone of the lower jaw of some vertebrates, usually bearing teeth. |
diaphyseal | of or like a diaphysis, the shaft of a long bone. |
diaphysial | of or like a diaphysis, the shaft of a long bone. |
diaphysis | (Greek) the shaft of a long bone. |
diapophysial | of or like a diapophysis, a dorsal transverse process of a vertebra. |
diapophysis | a dorsal transverse process of a vertebra. |
diploe | (Greek) the soft, spongy, or cancellated substance between the plates of the skull. |
diploic | of or pertaining to the diploe, the soft, spongy, or cancellated substance between the plates of the skull. |
endosteal | relating to the endosteum, as in endosteal ossification. |
endosteally | (Adv.) ENDOSTEAL, relating to the endosteum. |
endosteum | the internal periosteum, a membrane lining the medullary capillary of a bone. |
epicondyle | a projection on the inner side of the distal end of the humerus. |
epicranium | the medical term for the collection of structures covering the cranium. |
epiphyseal | pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis. |
epiphysial | pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis. |
epiphysis | any portion of a bone having its own centre of ossification. |
episternal | of or pertaining to the episternum, a median bone connected with the sternum. |
ethmoid | of or like a sieve; (noun) a light spongy bone between superior nasal cavity orbits. |
exostosis | any protuberance of a bone which is not natural. |
femoral | pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery. |
femur | (Lat.) the thighbone. |
fibula | (Lat.) a bone of the leg; a brooch in the shape of a safety pin. |
fibular | relating to the fibula, a bone of the leg. |
frons | (Lat.) the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex. |
gnathal | of or relating to the jaws. |
gnathic | of or relating to the jaws. |
gnathion | (Greek) the tip of the chin. |
gonion | the point of the angle on either side of the jaw. |
hamate | hooked; hooklike; (noun) the wrist-bone. |
hamulus | (Lat.) a small hook or hooklike process on a bone. |
hipbone | the bone of the hip. |
humeral | of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm; brachial; (noun) the humeral bone. |
humerus | (Lat.) the bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb. |
hyoid | having the form of the Greek letter upsilon; (noun) a hyoid bone at the base of the tongue. |
hyoidal | pertaining to the hyoid, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue. |
hyoidean | pertaining to the hyoid, a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue. |
ileac | pertaining to the ileum, the anterior or superior bone of the pelvis. |
iliac | pertaining to the ilium. |
ilial | pertaining to the ilium, the anterior or superior bone of the pelvis. |
ilium | (Lat.) the anterior or superior bone of the pelvis. |
incudate | pertaining to the incus, an anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. |
incus | (Lat.) an anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear. |
inion | (Greek) the external occipital protuberance. |
interfemoral | situated between the thighs. |
intermaxilla | the bone between the maxillae. |
intermedium | a small bone in the wrist and ankle. |
interosseal | situated between bones. |
interosseous | situated between bones. |
interphalangeal | between the phalanges, the bones of a digit. |
interspinal | situated between the vertebrae. |
interspinous | situated between the vertebrae. |
intertarsal | between tarsal bones. |
intramedullary | within the bone marrow. |
ischiadic | of or pertaining to the ischium or hip. |
ischial | of or pertaining to the ischium or hip. |
ischiatic | of or pertaining to the ischium or hip. |
ischium | (Lat.) the ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis. |
jawlike | like a jaw. |
jawline | the line of the jaw. |
jugal | pertaining to the cheek or cheek bone; (noun) the malar bone. |
kneepan | a roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front of the knee joint, aka patella. |
knuckle | any of the bones that protrude when a finger joint is bent (verb) to press with the knuckles |
knucklebone | the bone of the knuckle. |
leptocephalic | having a narrow skull. |
leptocephalous | having a narrow skull. |
malar | of or relating to the cheek; (noun) a cheekbone. |
malleolar | of or pertaining to the malleolus, a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
malleolus | (Lat.) a rounded bony projection on either side of the ankle. |
malleus | (Lat.) the outermost of the three small auditory bones. |
mandible | a bone of the jaw. |
mandibular | of or pertaining to a mandible. |
manubrium | (Lat.) the upper part of the breastbone. |
marrowbone | a bone containing marrow; in pl. the knees. |
marrowish | of the nature of, or like, marrow. |
marrowy | full of marrow; pithy > MARROWIER, MARROWIEST. |
mastoid | like a nipple or teat; (noun) a prominence on the temporal bone behind the ear. |
mastoidal | relating to the mastoid bone. |
maxilla | (Lat.) the bone of either the upper or the under jaw. |
maxillar | relating to the maxilla, the bone of either the upper or the under jaw. |
maxillary | of or relating to the jaw; (noun) a bone of the jaw. |
medulla | (Lat.) marrow, pith; hence, essence. |
medullar | consisting of or resembling marrow or pith. |
medullary | consisting of or resembling marrow or pith. |
medullate | having medulla. |
medullated | having medulla. |
megacephalic | having an unusually large skull. |
mentum | (Lat.) the chin. |
metacarpal | a bone of the metacarpus. |
metacarpus | that part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. |
metatarsal | a bone of the metatarsus. |
metatarsus | that part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and the phalanges. |
metopic | of or pertaining to the forehead. |
metopism | the continued presence in the skull of an open frontal suture beyond infancy. |
myeloid | resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor. |
myelon | (Greek) the spinal cord. |
navicular | pertaining to or like a boat; (noun) a boat-shaped bone of the wrist. |
naviculare | a boat-shaped bone of the wrist. |
obelion | the region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins. |
occipital | relating to the back of the head (noun) the bone forming the back of the head |
occiput | (Lat.) the back of the skull. |
odontoid | a toothlike projection from the second vertebra of the neck. |
olecranal | relating to the olecranon, the projecting bone of the elbow. |
olecranon | (Greek) the projecting bone of the elbow. |
omoplate | the shoulder blade, or scapula. |
opisthognathism | the state of being opisthognathous, having receding jaws. |
os | (Lat.) a bone a mouthlike opening an esker |
ossature | a skeleton. |
osseous | composed of bone; resembling bone. |
osseously | (Adv.) OSSEOUS, composed of bone. |
ossicle | a little bone or bone-like plate. |
ossicular | relating to an ossicle, a little bone or bone-like plate. |
ossiferous | bearing bones. |
ossific | capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone. |
ossification | the natural process of bone formation. |
ossify | to change into bone; to become callous or conventional. |
osteal | relating to, of or comprised of bone. |
osteocyte | a cell that is characteristic of adult bone. |
osteoderm | a bony dermal plate. |
osteodermal | of or like an osteoderm. |
osteodermatous | of or like an osteoderm. |
osteodermic | of or like an osteoderm. |
osteodermous | of or like an osteoderm. |
osteoid | an uncalcified bone matrix. |
parapophysial | of or like a parapophysis, a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
parapophysis | a ventral transverse process of a vertebra. |
paraquadrate | a paired membrane bone of the vertebrate skull. |
parasphenoid | a bone of the skull, part of the cranial floor. |
patella | (Lat.) a kneecap. |
patellar | of or like the patella, the kneecap. |
patellate | relating to the patella, the kneecap. |
patelliform | shaped like a saucer or kneecap. |
pectineal | of the pubic bone. |
pelvic | relating to the pelvis; (noun) a bone of the pelvis. |
pelvis | (Lat.) the bony cavity at the lower end of the trunk. |
pericranium | a membrane covering the skull. |
periotic | around the ear; (noun) a periotic bone. |
perone | (Greek) the fibula, a bone of the leg. |
peroneal | of or pertaining to the fibula. |
petrosal | the stony part of the temporal bone around the inner ear. |
phalangal | of or pertaining to the phalanges, the bones of a digit. |
phalange | a bone of a digit. |
phalangeal | pertaining to a phalange, the bone of a digit (finger or toe). |
physis | the part of a bone that is responsible for lengthening, aka growth plate > PHYSES. |
pinbone | the hipbone. |
pisiform | resembling a pea in size or shape; (noun) a small bone of the wrist. |
platycephalic | having the vault of the skull flattened. |
platycephalous | having the vault of the skull flattened. |
pleurapophysis | a lateral process of a vertebra, with the morphological character of a rib. |
prefrontal | in front of, or in the forepart of, the frontal bone, lobe, scale, etc.; (noun) a frontal bone. |
premaxilla | (Lat.) a bone in front of the maxilla. |
premaxillary | the premaxilla, a bone in front of the maxilla. |
prenasal | situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers; (noun) a prenasal bone. |
prootic | in front of the ear; (noun) a bone in front of the ear. |
pterygoid | winglike; (noun) a paired bone of the upper jaw. |
pubis | a bone of the pelvis. |
radiale | (Lat.) the bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man. |
radius | (Lat.) the shorter and thicker of the two arm bones (verb) to give a rounded form to |
rib | a bone curving forward from the backbone (verb) to tease |
ribcage | an enclosure for the ribs. |
riblet | a small rib. |
rotula | (Lat.) the kneecap or patella. |
sacral | pertaining to the sacrum; (noun) a vertebra or nerve situated near the sacrum. |
sacrococcygeal | relating to the sacrum and the coccyx. |
sacrum | (Lat.) that part of the vertebral column which is directly connected with, or forms a part of, the pelvis. |
scaphoid | boat-shaped; (noun) a boat-shaped bone of the carpus or tarsus. |
scapula | (Lat.) the shoulder-blade. |
sella | (Lat.) a saddle-shaped area in the sphenoid bone enclosing the pituitary gland. |
sequestral | of or like a sequestrum, a portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis. |
sequestrum | (Lat.) a portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound portion, as in necrosis. |
sesamoid | shaped like a sesame seed; (noun) a small rounded bone formed in the substance of a tendon, eg in the flexor tendon of the big toe. |
shankbone | the bone of the shank. |
shinbone | the tibia. |
sincipital | of or pertaining to the sinciput. |
sinciput | (Lat.) the forehead. |
sinus | (Lat.) a cavity, esp of the skull bone. |
skeleton | the supporting or protective framework of a human or animal body. |
skull | the bone enclosing the brain; (verb) to strike on the head. |
spina | (Lat.) spine, as in spina bifida, a congenital malformation. |
spinal | related to the spine (noun) an injection of anaesthetic into the spinal cord |
spinally | (Adv.) SPINAL, relating to the spine. |
spine | the vertebral column. |
spined | having a spine. |
spondyl | (Greek) a vertebra; a thorny oyster. |
spondylous | like a spondyl, a vertebra. |
stapedial | of or pertaining to the stapes, the stirrup-shaped bone of the ear. |
stapes | (Lat.) the stirrup-shaped bone of the ear. |
sternal | of or pertaining to the sternum. |
sternebra | one of the segments of the sternum. |
sternum | (Lat.) the breastbone. |
submandibular | a submandibular part (as an artery or bone). |
subpubic | situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones. |
substernal | positioned below the breastbone. |
subtalar | below the anklebone. |
suprapubic | situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. |
syssarcosis | the union of bones, as the hyoid bone (the U-shaped bone at the base of the mouth) and the lower jaw, by muscle. |
syssarcotic | relating to syssarcosis, the union of bones. |
tarsus | (Lat.) the part of the leg between the knee and the foot. |
temporal | related to time (noun) a bone or muscle in the temples |
tendon | a cord, band or sheet of fibrous tissue attaching a muscle to a bone or other structure. |
thighbone | the bone of the leg between the hip joint and the knee, the femur. |
thyreoid | a shield-shaped bone. |
tibia | (Lat.) the part of the leg below the knee. |
tibial | relating to the tibia, the part of the leg above the knee. |
trapezoid | trapeze-shaped; (noun) a wrist bone at the base of the index finger. |
triquetrum | one of the bones of the carpus. |
trochanter | a rough eminence on the thigh bone to which muscles are attached. |
trochanteral | of or like a trochanter, a rough eminence on the thigh bone to which muscles are attached. |
trochanteric | of or like a trochanter, a rough eminence on the thigh bone to which muscles are attached. |
turbinal | scroll-like; (noun) a scroll-like bone of the nose. |
turbinate | scroll-like; (noun) a scroll-like bone of the nose. |
tympanic | like a tympanum or drum; (noun) a bone of the ear. |
ulna | (Lat.) the inner and larger of the two bones of the forearm. |
ulnad | toward the ulna, the inner and larger of the two bones of the forearm. |
ulnar | pertaining to the ulna, the inner and larger of the two bones of the forearm. |
ulnare | (Lat.) one of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man. |
underjaw | the lower jaw. |
vertebra | (Lat.) a component of the vertebral column, or backbone, found in vertebrates. |
vertebral | of or like a vertebra. |
vertebrally | (Adv.) VERTEBRAL, of or like a vertebra. |
vomer | (Lat.) any of various bones resembling a ploughshare in shape. |
vomerine | of or pertaining to the vomer, a bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid region of the skull. |
xiphisternum | the posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum. |
xiphoid | swordlike; (noun) the xiphoid process or xiphisternum. |
zygapophyseal | relating to the zygapophysis. |
zygapophysial | relating to the zygapophysis. |
zygapophysis | any of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebrae. |
zygoma | (Greek) the jugal, malar, or cheek bone. |
zygomatic | relating to the zygoma, the cheek bone; (noun) the cheek bone. |