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