Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System - Terminology Flashcards by Mai Ka Xiong

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum, hip socket

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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calci/o

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calcium

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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oste/o

A

bone

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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-malacia

A

softening

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carp/o

A

wrist bones (carpals)

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cervic/o

A

neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

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fiber

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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

A

ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium (part of hip bone)

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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leiomy/o

smooth (visceral) muscle

ligament/o

ligament

lord/o

curve; swayback

lumb/o

lower back; loin

malleol/o

malleolus

mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw bone)

maxill/o

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

metacarp/o

metacarpals (hand bones)

metatars/o

metatarsals (foot bones)

myel/o

spinal cord; bone marrow

myocardi/o

myocardium (heart muscle)

myos/o

muscle

olecran/o

olecranon (elbow)

patell/o

patella

ped/o

child; foot

pelv/o

pelvis; hip region

phalang/o

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

plant/o

sole of the foot

pub/o

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

radi/o

x-rays, radius (lateral lower arm bone)

rhabdomy/o

striated (skeletal) muscle

rheumat/o

watery flow

sacr/o

sacrum

sarc/o

flesh (connection tissue)

scapul/o

scapula; shoulder blade

scoli/o

crooked; bent

spondyl/o

vertebra (backbone)

stern/o

sternum (breastbone)

synov/o

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

tars/o

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle ( 7 bones between the foot and the leg)

ten/o

tendon

tendin/o

tendon

thorac/o

chest

tibi/o

tibia (shin bone)

uln/o

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

vertebr/o

vertebra (backbone)

-algia

pain

-asthenia

lack of strength

-blast

embryonic cell

-clast

to break

-desis

bind, tie together

-emia

blood condition

-listhesis

slipping

-penia

deficiency

-physis

to grow

-porosis

condition of pores (spaces)

-tome

instrument to cut

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

dia-

complete; through

dorsi-

back

exo-

out; away from

infra-

below, beneath

meta-

change; beyond

sub-

under; below

supra-

above, upper

sym-

together; with