Chapter 15-Bones Terminology Flashcards
(46 cards)
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Kyph/o
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Hunchback, humpback
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Calc/o
Calci/o
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Calcium
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Lamin/o
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Part of the vertebral arch
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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/I
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Vertebra
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Vertebr/o
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Vertebra
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-blast
A
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
A
Instrument to cut
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Acetabul/o
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Hip socket
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Calcane/o
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Heel
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Carp/o
A
Wrist bones
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Clavicul/o
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Collar bone
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Cost/o
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Ribs
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Crani/o
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Skull
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Femor/o
Thigh bone
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Fibul/o
Smaller lower leg bone
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Humer/o
Upper arm bone
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Ili/o
Upper part of pelvic bone
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Ischi/o
Posterior part of pelvic bone
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Malleol/o
Process on each side of ankle
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Mandibul/o
Lower jaw bone
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Maxill/o
Upper jaw bone
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Metacarp/o
Hand bones
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Metatars/o
Foot bones
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Olecran/o
Elbow
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Patell/o
Kneecap
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Pelv/I
Hip bone
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Perone/o
Fibula
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Phalang/o
Fingers or toes
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Pub/o
Anterior part of the pelvic bone
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Radi/o
Forearm bone- thumb side
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Scapul/o
Shoulder blade
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Stern/o
Breastbone
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Tars/o
Bones of the hind foot
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Tibi/o
Shin bone
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Uln/o
Forearm bone-little finger side
