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Medical Terminology > Word Roots 13-15 > Flashcards

Word Roots 13-15 Flashcards

1
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ankyl-

A

stiff, bent

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aponeur-

A

aponeurosis

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arthr-

A

joint

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burs-

A

bursa (cavity)

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carp-

A

carpals (wrist)

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chondr-

A

cartilage

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clavic-

A

clavicle

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clavicul-

A

clavicle

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cost-

A

rib

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crani-

A

cranium

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disk-

A

intervertebral disk

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12
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femor-

A

femur (upper leg bone)

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13
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fibul-

A

fibula (lower leg bone)

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humer-

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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15
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ili-

A

ilium

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16
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ischi-

A

ischium

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17
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kinesi-

A

movement

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18
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kyph-

A

hump

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lamin-

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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20
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lord-

A

bent forward

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21
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lumb-

A

lumbar region if spine (loin)

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22
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mandibul-

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxil

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

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24
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menisc-

A

meniscus

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25
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myos-

A

muscle

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26
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oste-

A

bone

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27
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patell-

A

patella

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28
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petr-

A

stone

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29
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phalang-

A

phalanges (any bone of fingers or toes)

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30
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pub-

A

pubis

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31
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rachi-

A

vertebra, spine

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32
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radi-

A

radius

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33
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sacr-

A

sacrum

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34
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scapul-

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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35
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scoli-

A

crooked, curved

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36
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spondyl-

A

vertebra, spine

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37
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stern-

A

sternum (breastbone)

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38
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synovi-

A

synovia

39
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tars-

A

tarsals (ankle bones)

40
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ten-

A

tendon

41
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tend-

A

tendon

42
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tendin-

A

tendon

43
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tibi-

A

tibia (lower leg bone)

44
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uln-

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

45
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vertebr-

A

vertebra, spine

46
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.inter-

A

between

47
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.supra-

A

above

48
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.sym-

A

together, joined

49
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.syn-

A

together, joined

50
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-asthenia

A

weakness

51
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-clasia

A

break

52
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-clasis

A

break

53
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-clast

A

break

54
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-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

55
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-physis

A

growth

56
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-schisis

A

split, fissure

57
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cerebell-

A

cerebellum

58
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cerebr-

A

cerebrum, brain

59
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dur-

A

hard, dura mater

60
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encephal-

A

brain

61
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esthesi-

A

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

62
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gangli-

A

ganglion

63
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ganglion-

A

ganglion

64
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gli-

A

glia, gluey substance

65
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mening-

A

meninges

66
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meningi-

A

meninges

67
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ment-

A

mind

68
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mon-

A

one, single

69
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myel-

A

spinal cord

70
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phas-

A

speech

71
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poli-

A

gray matter

72
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psych-

A

mind

73
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quadr-

A

four

74
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radic-

A

nerve root

75
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radicul-

A

nerve root

76
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rhiz-

A

nerve root

77
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-atrist

A

specialist, physician

78
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-iatry

A

treatment, specialty

79
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-ictal

A

seizure, attack

80
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-paresis

A

slight paralysis

81
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acr-

A

extremities, height

82
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adren-

A

adrenal glands

83
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adrenal-

A

adrenal glands

84
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calc-

A

calcium

85
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cortic-

A

cortex (outer layer of body organ)

86
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dips-

A

thirst

87
Q

endocrin-

A

endocrine

88
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kal-

A

potassuim

89
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natr-

A

sodium

90
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parathyroid-

A

parathyroid glands

91
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pituitar-

A

pituitary gland

92
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thyr-

A

thyroid gland

93
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thyroid-

A

thyroid gland

94
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-drome

A

run, running

Medical Terminology (15 decks)

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