Ch 15 Flashcards by Aughey Doggy | Brainscape

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kyph/o

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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

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Embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

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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

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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

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Femur

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fibul/o

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Fibula

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humer/o

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

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ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

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ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

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malleol/o

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Malleolus

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mandibul/o

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Mandible

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maxill/o

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Maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp/o

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Metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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Metatarsals (foot bones)

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olecran/o

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Olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

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Pelvis (hipbone)

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perone/o

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Fibula

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phalang/o

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Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

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pub/o

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Pubis

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Radi/o

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Radius (forearm bone—thumb side)

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scapul/o

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Scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

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Sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

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Tarsals (bones of the hind foot)

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tibi/o

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Tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

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Ulna (forearm bone—little finger side)

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Ankyl/o

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Stiff

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arthr/o

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Joint

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articul/o

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Joint

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burs/o

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Bursa

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chondr/o

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Cartilage

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ligament/o

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Ligament

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rheumat/o

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Watery flow

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synov/o

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Synovial membrane

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ten/o

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Tendon

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tendin/o

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Tendon

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-desis

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To bind, tie together

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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Fasci/o

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Facia

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fibr/o

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Fibrous connective tissue

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leiomy/o

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Smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs

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my/o

A

Muscle

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myocardi/o

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Heart muscle

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myos/o

A

Muscle

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plant/o

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Sole of foot

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rhabdomy/o

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Skeletal muscle connected to bones

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sarc/o

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Muscle and flesh

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-asthenia

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Lack of strength

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-trophy

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Development, nourishment

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ab-

A

Away from

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ad-

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Toward

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dorsi-

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Back

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poly-

A

Many, much