Root Words - Lesson 35 (Sa-Se)

Front 1

Sacrum

Back 1

Sacr/o
the triangular bone just below the lumbar vertebrae; see os sacrum[TA]. See illustration.

Front 2

Salpingo-oophorectomy


sal·pin·go-ooph·o·rec·to·my (sal-pinggo-o-of-rek´t-me)
surgical removal of a uterine tube and ovary.

Back 2

Salping/o or tube

Called also ovariosalpingectomy, oophorosalpingectomy, and tubo-ovariotomy.

Front 3

Scrotum/scrotal

Back 3

Scrot/o

Front 4

Semen or seminal

Back 4

Semin/o

Front 5

Serum or
serosanguineous

Back 5

Ser/o

se·ro·san·guin·e·ous (sro-sang-gwin´e-s)
pertaining to or containing both serum and blood.

Front 6

Sacroiliac joint

Back 6

Anatomical Source of Sacroiliac Joint Pain
The sacroiliac joint lies next to the bottom of the spine – below the lumbar spine and above the tailbone (coccyx). It connects the sacrum (the triangular bone at the bottom of the spine) with the pelvis (iliac crest). The joint typically has the following characteristics:

Small and very strong, reinforced by strong ligaments that surround it
Does not have much motion
Transmits all the forces of the upper body to the pelvis (hips) and legs
Acts as a shock-absorbing structure

Front 7

Pertains to semen

Back 7

Seminal

Front 8

Pertains to the scrotum.

Back 8

Scrotal

Front 9

The salpingo-oophorectomy is the excision of the tube and

Back 9

Ovary

Front 10

Serous means pertaing to or resembling

Back 10

Serum.