Unscramble Words Medical Terminology Root WordsOnline version to know more about word roots in skeletal system by Mohamed Elbeshkar 1 the structure connecting muscle to bone. root - and - ten tendin - tend words a tendon refer to - - - 2 a small fluid-filled sac that reduces friction in joints burs - bursa fluid root sac refers a , to filled - word a . - , - . 3 a crescent-shaped cartilage found in the knee crescent - meniscus word structure the root menisc , refers cartilage - shaped a to . - , - . 4 the membrane lining certain joints membrane - refers the synovial synovi word to root - 5 stiffness or something bent to - stiff bent refers ankyl or word root - 6 connection point between bones refers - joint root word to a arthr . - . 7 the flexible tissue found in joints cartilage - word refers root chondr to - 8 commonly associated with bones. oste - refers bone word to root - 9 represents the bones in the ankle. root - word the refers to ankle tars , the bones tarsals - , 10 the smaller bone in the lower leg lower - the refers fibul bone leg fibula , root to the word . - , .