Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System - Terminology Flashcards
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acetabul/o
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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
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bone
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel bone)
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-malacia
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softening
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carp/o
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wrist bones (carpals)
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
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chondr/o
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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
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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
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ligament/o
ligament
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lord/o
curve; swayback
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lumb/o
lower back; loin
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malleol/o
malleolus
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mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
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maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
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myel/o
spinal cord; bone marrow
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myocardi/o
myocardium (heart muscle)
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myos/o
muscle
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olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
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patell/o
patella
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ped/o
child; foot
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pelv/o
pelvis; hip region
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phalang/o
phalanges (of fingers and toes)
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plant/o
sole of the foot
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pub/o
pubis (anterior part of hip bone)
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radi/o
x-rays, radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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rhabdomy/o
striated (skeletal) muscle
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rheumat/o
watery flow
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sacr/o
sacrum
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sarc/o
flesh (connection tissue)
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scapul/o
scapula; shoulder blade
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scoli/o
crooked; bent
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spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
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stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
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synov/o
synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon
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tars/o
tarsus; hindfoot or ankle ( 7 bones between the foot and the leg)
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ten/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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thorac/o
chest
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tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
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uln/o
ulna (medial lower arm bone)
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vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
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-algia
pain
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-asthenia
lack of strength
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-blast
embryonic cell
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-clast
to break
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-desis
bind, tie together
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-emia
blood condition
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-listhesis
slipping
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-penia
deficiency
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-physis
to grow
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-porosis
condition of pores (spaces)
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-tome
instrument to cut
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ab-
away from
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ad-
toward
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dia-
complete; through
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dorsi-
back
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exo-
out; away from
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infra-
below, beneath
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meta-
change; beyond
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sub-
under; below
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supra-
above, upper
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sym-
together; with
