Ch 15 Flashcards by Aughey Doggy

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kyph/o

A

Humpback, hunchback

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calc/o, calci/o

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Calcium

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lamin/o

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Lamina

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lord/o

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Curve, swayback

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lumb/o

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Loins, lower back

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myel/o

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Bone marrow

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orth/o

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Straight

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oste/o

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Bone

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scoli/o

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Crooked, bent

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Spondyl/o (used to make words about conditions of the structure)

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Vertebra

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vertebr/o (used to describe structure itself)

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Vertebra

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-blast

A

Embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

A

To break

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-malacia

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Softening

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-physis

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To grow

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-porosis

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Pore, passage

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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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acetabul/o

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Acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcane/o

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Calcaneus (heel)

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carp/o

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Carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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Clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

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Ribs

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crani/o

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Cranium

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femor/o

Femur

fibul/o

Fibula

humer/o

Humerus (upper arm bone)

ili/o

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

ischi/o

ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

malleol/o

Malleolus

mandibul/o

Mandible

maxill/o

Maxilla (upper jaw bone)

metacarp/o

Metacarpals (hand bones)

metatars/o

Metatarsals (foot bones)

olecran/o

Olecranon (elbow)

patell/o

Patella (kneecap)

pelv/i

Pelvis (hipbone)

perone/o

Fibula

phalang/o

Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

pub/o

Pubis

Radi/o

Radius (forearm bone—thumb side)

scapul/o

Scapula (shoulder blade)

stern/o

Sternum (breastbone)

tars/o

Tarsals (bones of the hind foot)

tibi/o

Tibia (shin bone)

uln/o

Ulna (forearm bone—little finger side)

Ankyl/o

Stiff

arthr/o

Joint

articul/o

Joint

burs/o

Bursa

chondr/o

Cartilage

ligament/o

Ligament

rheumat/o

Watery flow

synov/o

Synovial membrane

ten/o

Tendon

tendin/o

Tendon

-desis

To bind, tie together

-stenosis

Narrowing

Fasci/o

Facia

fibr/o

Fibrous connective tissue

leiomy/o

Smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

my/o

Muscle

myocardi/o

Heart muscle

myos/o

Muscle

plant/o

Sole of foot

rhabdomy/o

Skeletal muscle connected to bones

sarc/o

Muscle and flesh

-asthenia

Lack of strength

-trophy

Development, nourishment

ab-

Away from

ad-

Toward

dorsi-

Back

poly-

Many, much