Verified corpus entry

osteochondritis

Reading order

Morphology rail

Construction: Root osteo-, bone; Combining form chondr/o, cartilage; Suffix -itis, inflammation; reconstructs osteochondritis.

  1. 01ROOT / Root

    osteo-

    Surface: osteo

    bone

  2. 02C/F / Combining form

    chondr/o

    Surface: chondr

    cartilage

    Combining vowel o is dropped before the next part.

  3. 03SUF / Suffix

    -itis

    Surface: itis

    inflammation

osteochondritis

Verified entry

This primary analysis is authored in the local corpus. It is a terminology record, not medical advice.

Corpus context

Authored note

NLM MeSH descriptor D010007 verifies this medical headword; the word-part analysis uses existing source-backed parts.

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Provenance

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  1. Source 1

    Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean

    National Library of Medicine, NIH

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  2. Source 2

    Download MeSH Data

    National Library of Medicine

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  3. Source 3

    Medical Terminology, 2nd ed., Chapter 13 - Skeletal System Terminology

    National Library of Medicine, Open Resources for Nursing

    External link to www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; opens in a new tab.

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