chapter 15 Flashcards
1
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calc/o
A
calcium
2
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kyph/o
A
humpback hunchback posterior curvature
3
Q
lamin/o
A
lamina
4
Q
lord/o
A
curve lower back
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loins lower back
6
Q
myel
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth/o
A
straight
8
Q
oste/o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli/o
A
crooked bent lateral curvature
10
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra
11
Q
vertebr/o
A
vertebra
12
Q
-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
13
Q
-clast
A
break
14
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
15
Q
-malacia
A
softning
16
Q
-physis
A
to grow
17
Q
-porosis
A
pore
18
Q
-tome
A
instrument to cut
19
Q
acetabul/o
A
acetabulum
20
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneus
21
Q
carp/o
A
carpals
22
Q
clavicul/o
A
clavicle
23
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cost/o
A
ribs
24
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crain/o
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cranium
25
femor/o
femur
26
fibul/o
fibula
27
humer/o
humerus
28
ili/o
ilium
29
ischi/o
ischium
30
malleol/o
malleolus
31
mandibul/o
mandible
32
maxill/o
maxilla
33
metacarp/o
metacarpals
34
metatars/o
metatarsals foot bones
35
olecran/o
olecranon elbow
36
patell/o
patella knee cap
37
pelv/o
pelvis
38
phalang/o
phalanges fingers and toe bones
39
pub/o
pubis
40
radi/o
radius
41
scapul/o
scapula
42
stern/o
sternum
43
tars/o
tarsals
44
tibi/o
tibia
45
uln/o
ulna
46
ankyl/o
stiff
47
arthr/o
joint
48
articul/o
joint
49
burs/o
bursa
50
chondr/o
cartilage
51
ligament/o
ligament
52
rheumat/o
watery flow
53
synov/o
synovial membrane
54
ten/o
tendon
55
tendin/o
tendon
56
-desis
to bind tie together
57
-stenosis
narrowing
58
fasci/o
fascia
59
fibr/o
fibrous
60
leiomy/o
smooth visceral muscle that lines the walls of the internal organs
61
my/o
muscle
62
myocardi/o
heart muscle
63
myos/o
muscle
64
plant/o
sole of foot
65
rhabdomy/o
skeletal striated muscle connected to bones
66
sarc/o
muscle and flesh
67
-asthenia
lack of strength
68
-trophy
development nourishment
69
ab-
away from
70
ad-
toward
71
dorsi-
back
72
poly-
many
