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. |