Skeletal System - New Word Parts Flashcards

1
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

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2
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chondr/i, chondr/o

A

cartilage

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3
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ligamen/o

A

ligament

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4
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burs/o

A

bursa

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5
Q

oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o

A

bone

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6
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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7
Q

crani/o

A

skull

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8
Q

kyph/o

A

bent, hump

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9
Q

lord/o

A

curve, swayback, bent

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10
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scoli/o

A

curved, bent

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11
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ankyl/o

A

crooked, bent, stiff

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12
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spondyl/o

A

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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13
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vertebr/o

A

vertebrae

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14
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synovi/o, synov/o

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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15
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orth/o

A

straight, normal, correct

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16
Q

pro/o

A

small opening

17
Q

-penia

A

deficiency, lack, too few

18
Q

-desis

A

to bind, to tie together

19
Q

-lysis

A

loosening or setting free

20
Q

-oma

A

tumor

21
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing

22
Q

-malacia

A

softening

23
Q

-otomy

A

surgical incision

24
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal