Meaning
rootcost/o
rib
LatinMusculoskeletal
Terms built from cost/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with cost/o marked.
cost/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root cost/o means “rib”.
- The root chondr/o means “cartilage”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of cartilage connecting ribs to sternum.
Parts that combine with cost/o
Word parts that appear alongside cost/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use cost/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
costalintercostal
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- intercostalalso listed under inter- (between)
More musculoskeletal roots and combining forms
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