chapter 13 word parts Flashcards
1
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a-
A
absence of, without
2
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ab-
A
away from
3
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ad-
A
towards
4
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brady-
A
slow
5
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dys-
A
painful, difficult, abnormal, labored
6
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hyper-
A
above, excessive
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inter-
A
between
8
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intra-
A
within, in
9
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poly-
A
many, much
10
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sub-
A
below, under
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supra-
A
above
12
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sym-
A
together, joined
13
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syn-
A
together, joined
14
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ankyl/o
A
stiff, bent
15
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aponeur/o
A
aponeurosis
16
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arthr/o
A
joint
17
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burs/o
A
bursa
18
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carp/o
A
carpals, wrist
19
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
20
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clavic/o
A
clavicle, collarbone
21
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clavicul/o
A
clavicle, collarbone
22
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cost/o
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ribs
23
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crani/o
A
cranium
24
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disk/o
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intervertebral disk
25
femor/o
femur, upper leg bone
26
fibul/o
fibula, lower leg bone
27
humer/o
humerus, upper arm bone
28
ili/o
ilium
29
ischi/o
ischium
30
kines/o
movement, motion
31
kyph/o
increased convexity of the spine
32
lord/o
bent forward, increased concavity of the spine
33
lumb/o
loin, lumbar region of the spine
34
mandibul/o
mandible, lower jawbone
35
maxill/o
maxilla, upper jawbone
36
menisc/o
meniscus, crescent
37
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
38
oste/o
bone
39
patell/o
patella, kneecap
40
pelv/i
pelvis, pelvic bone
41
petr/o
stone
42
phalang/o
bones of the finger and toes
43
pub/o
pubis
44
rachi/o
vertebral spine, vertebral column
45
radi/o
radius
46
sacr/o
sacrum
47
scapul/o
scapula, shoulder blade
48
scoli/o
crooked, curved
49
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
50
stern/o
sternum, breastbone
51
synovi/o
synovia
52
tars/o
tarsals, ankle bones
53
ten/o
tendon
54
tend/o
tendon
55
tendin/o
tendon
56
tibi/o
tibia, lower leg bone
57
uln/o
ulna, lower arm bone
58
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
59
-ad
towards
60
-al
pertaining to
61
-algia
pain
62
-ar
pertaining to
63
-asthenia
weakness
64
-blast
formative cell
65
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
66
-clasia
break
67
-clasis
break
68
-clast
break
69
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
70
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal, cutting out
71
-gram
the record, radiographic image
72
-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
73
-ic
pertaining to
74
-itis
inflammation
75
-lysis
loosening, separating, dissolution
76
-malacia
softening
77
-oid
resembling
78
-oma
tumor
79
-osis
abnormal condition
80
-penia
abnormal reduction
81
-physis
growth
82
-plasty
surgical repair
83
-rrhaphy
suturing, repairing
84
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
85
-schisis
split, fissure
86
-scopy
process of viewing, visual examiantion
87
-tomy
incision, cut into
88
-trophy
nourishment, development
