Flashcards in Ch 3: Musculoskeletal System Deck (79)
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oste-o
Musculoskeletal System
bone
x-ostosis = the ossification of x
crani-ostosis = the ossification of the skull
crani-oste-osis = an abnormal condition involving a/the bone(s) of the skull
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combining forms for bone
oste-
osse-
oss-
not -os
skelet-os-genic = producing something p.t. the skeleton
=> this -os is actually the latin form of the English adjectival termination-ous, used as a combining form
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skelet-o
Musculoskeletal System
the skeleton
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cleid-o
Musculoskeletal System
collar bone
clavicul-o, calv(ic)-i => collar bone
cleid-itis = the inflammation of a/the collar bone(s)
claid-al-o-rrhexis = the rupturing of something p.t a/the collar bone(s)
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acromi-o
Musculoskeletal System
acromion
acromi-o-plasty = the surdical repairing of an acromion
acr-om-o-plast = the surgical repairing of the extremities of a shoulder
(same thing)
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corac(oid)-o
xiph(oid)-o
Musculoskeletal System
coracoid process = so called because it resembles the beak of a raven (lat = corax)
the xiphoid process = so called because is resembles a sword (greek , xiphos)
here, the term process refers to something that proceeds or sticks out from the skeleton
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cubit-o
Musculoskeletal System
elbow
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ancon-o
Musculoskeletal System
elbow
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carp-o
Musculoskeletal System
wrist
carp-al = p.t. a/the wrist(s)
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phalang-o
Musculoskeletal System
phalanges
phalang-itis = the inflammation of the phalanges
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rach(i)-o
Musculoskeletal System
spine
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rach(i)-o
Musculoskeletal System
spine
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rachiodysplasia
Musculoskeletal System
rachi-o-dysplasia
the defective formation of the spine
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myel-o
Musculoskeletal System
the spinal cord
bone marrow
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myel-o-dysplast-ic
myel-o-dysplast-ic
==>p.t. the defective formation of the spinal cord
==>p.t. the defective formation of (the) bone marrow
=/=>p.t. the defective surgical repairing of the spinal cord
=/=>p.t.the defective surgical repairing of (the) bone marrow
->Medical terminology (of the sort we are learning) never refers to botched therapeutic procedures
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spondyl-o
Musculoskeletal System
vertebra
myel-o-spondyl-itis
=> the inflammation of a vertebra of the spinal cord
=> the inflammation of a vertebra, involving/and (the) bone marrow
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cost-o
Musculoskeletal System
rib
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cost-i
Musculoskeletal System
rib
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vertebra costalis
vertebr-a cost-al-is
=> a/the vertebra p.t. a/the rib(s)
latin
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x-o-muscul-us
a/the muscle of x (singular)
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x-o-muscul-i-
the muscles of x (plural)
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x-o-dermis
the skin of x (singular)
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x-o-membran-a
a/the membrane of x (singular)
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x-o-membran-ae
the membranes of x (plural)
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otocranium
ot-o-crani-um
=/=> the skull of the ears
=/=>the skull, involving the ears
=/=>the skull and the ears
==> the part of the skull involving the ears
For more on this construction, see page 79 of the textbook (chapter 4) and medterm.ca video #24
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cheirocarpus
cheir-o-carp-us
the part of the wrist involving the hand
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cheirocarpal
cheir-o-carp-al
=/=>p.t.the part of the wrist involving the hand
The “part of x involving y” construction seen above applies to compound nouns, not adjectives.
==> p.t. the wrist and/involving the hand
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cox-o
Musculoskeletal System
hip
os cox-al-e
=> the bone p.t. the hip(s)
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pub-o
Musculoskeletal System
the pubis
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pub-i
Musculoskeletal System
the pubis
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sacr-o
Musculoskeletal System
the sacrum
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patell-o
Musculoskeletal System
knee-cap
from latin patella
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patellalgia
patell-algia
pain in a knee-cap
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chondr-o
Musculoskeletal System
cartilage
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cartilag(in)-o-
cartilage
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chondrinosis
chondr-in-osis
an abnormal condition involving a substance of cartilage
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cartilaginosis
cartilagin-osis
an abnormal condition involving cartilage
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my-o
Musculoskeletal System
muscle
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myos-o
Musculoskeletal System
muscle
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myosotis
mouse ear
a type of plant
...Huard Y?
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myos-o-genous
produced by (a/the) muscle(s)
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muscul-us at-al-is
a/the muscle p.t. an/the ear(s)
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vertebra thoracica
latin
vertebr-a thorac-ic-a – a/the vertebra p.t. the chest
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vertebra cervicalis
latin
vertebr-a cervic-al-is – a/the vertebra p.t. the neck
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os carpale
latin
os carp-al-e – a/the bone p.t. the wrist
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os thoracicum
latin
os thorac-ic-um – a/the bone p.t. the chest
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os cervicale
latin
os cervic-al-e – a/the bone p.t. the neck
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cephalaroid
cephal-ar-oid – resembling something p.t. the head
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blepharotomogenous
blephar-o-tom-o-genous – produced by the cutting
of an eyelid
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demoticoplastia
see notes ch 3
derm-ot-ic-o-plast-ia
an abnormal condition involving the formation of something p.t. an
abnormal condition involving the skin (diagnostic)
see notes
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prosopoptototomal
prosop-optot-o-tom-al – p.t. the cutting of something
involving the downward displacement of the face
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cartilaginostotic
cartilagin-ostot-ic – p.t. the ossification of cartilage
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desmodysplasia
desm-o-dysplasia – the defective formation of a/the
ligament(s)
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cubitobrachium
cubit-o-brachi-um – the part of the arm involving the
elbow
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anconosis
ancon-osis – an abnormal condition involving an elbow
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carpalotherapy
carp-al-o-therapy – treatment by means of something
p.t. the wrists
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prosopomalacostasis
prosop-o-malac-o-stasis – the stopping of the
softening of the face
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blepharaledematous
blephar-al-edemat-ous – p.t. the swelling of
something p.t. the eyelids
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ophthalmomusculus
ophthalm-o-muscul-us – a muscle of an eye
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coracoptotoscope
corac-o-ptot-o-scope – an instrument for examining
the downward displacement of the coracoid process
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cyticographize
cyt-ic-o-graph-ize – to record something p.t. the cells
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podalotalgic
pod-al-ot-alg-ic – p.t. pain involving an abnormal
condition involving something p.t. the feet
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cranialoscleroticist
crani-al-o-sclerot-icist – one who specializes in the
science of the hardening of something p.t. the skull
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otodermis
ot-o-dermis – the skin of the ears
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osteoplastoid (from x-o-plasia)
oste-o-plast-oid – resembling the formation of bone
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dermatocele
dermat-o-cele – the protrusion of (something
through) the skin
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arthralocentetist
arthr-al-o-centet-ist - one who surgically punctures something
p.t. the joints
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onychitic
onych-it-ic – p.t. the inflammation of something involving the
nails
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astragalomegalodynia
astragal-o-megal-odynia – pain involving the enlargement of
the talus
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coxalorrhectogenous
cox-al-o-rrhect-o-genous – produced by the rupturing of
something p.t. the hips
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omphalorrhagolytic (diagnostic)
omphal-o-rrhag-o-lyt-ic – p.t. the disintegration of something
involving the rapid flowing of something from the navel
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facialasthenia
faci-al-asthenia – the lack of strength of something p.t. the face
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syndesmopathicopenia
syndesm-o-path-ic-o-penia – a deficiency of something p.t. a
disease of the ligaments
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tendinorrheogenic
tendin-o-rrhe-o-genic – producing the flowing of something from
a/the tendon(s)
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rhinolithologic
rhin-o-lith-o-log-ic – p.t. the study of the calculi/calculuses
in(volving) the nose
The plural of “calculus” may be “calculuses” (English) or “calculi”
(Latin).
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cephalicoplegia
cephal-ic-o-plegia – the paralysis of something p.t. the head
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myosiatric
myos-iatr-ic – p.t. the healing of a/the muscle(s)
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trachelagrosis
trachel-agr-osis – an abnormal condition
involving gouty pain in the neck
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