Chapter 15 - Terms Flashcards by Nate Miller

hyper/calc/emia

excessive/calcium/blood condition

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de/calci/fication

lack of, down, less, removal of/calcium/process of making

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kyph/osis

humpback, hunchback/condition

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lamin/ectomy

lamina/removal

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lord/osis

curve, swayback/condition

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lumb/ar

lower back/pertaining to

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lumbo/sacr/al

lower back/sacrum/pertaining to

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myelo/poiesis

bone marrow/formation

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ortho/ped/ics

straight/child/pertaining to

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oste/itis

bone/inflammation

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osteo/dys/trophy

bone/bad/nourishment, development

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osteo/genesis

bone/producing, forming

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scoli/osis

crooked, bent/condition

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spondyl/osis

vertebra/condition

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vertebro/plasty

vertebra/surgical repair

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osteo/blast

bone/embryonic or immature cell

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osteo/clast

bone/to break

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spondylo/listhesis

vertebra/slipping

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osteo/malacia

bone/softening

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epi/physis

above, upon, on/to grow

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sym/physis

together/to grow

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osteo/porosis

bone/pore, passage

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osteo/tome

bone/instrument to cut

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acetabul/ar

acetabulum/pertaining to

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calcane/al

calcaneus/pertaining to

carp/al

carpals/pertaining to

supra/clavicul/ar

above/clavicle/pertaining to

sub/cost/al

below/ribs/pertaining to

chondro/cost/al

cartilage/ribs/pertaining to

cranio/tomy

cranium (skull)/process of cutting

femor/al

femur/pertaining to

fibul/ar

fibula/pertaining to

humer/al

humerus/pertaining to

ili/ac

ilium/pertaining to

ischi/al

ischium/pertaining to

malleol/ar

malleolus/pertaining to

maxill/ary

maxilla/pertaining to

mandibul/ar

mandible/pertaining to

metacarp/ectomy

metacarpals/removal

metatars/algia

metatarsals/pain

olecran/al

olecranon process/pertaining to

infra/patell/ar

below/patella/pertaining to

pelvi/metry

pelvis/process of measuring

phalang/eal

phalanges/pertaining to

pub/ic

pubis/pertaining to

radi/al

radius/pertaining to

scapul/ar

scapula/pertaining to

stern/al

sternum/pertaining to

tars/ectomy

tarsals/removal

tibi/al

tibia/pertaining to

uln/ar

ulna/pertaining to

ankyl/osis

stiff/condition

arthro/plasty

joint/surgical repair

arthro/tomy

joint/process of cutting

hem/arthr/osis

blood/joint/condition

hydr/arthr/osis

water, fluid/joint/condition

poly/arthr/itis

many/joint/inflammation

articul/ar

joint/pertaining to

burs/itis

bursa/inflammation

a/chondro/plasia

no, not, without/cartilage/development, formation, growth

chondro/sarc/oma

cartilage/flesh/tumor

chondro/malacia

cartilage/softening

ligament/ous

ligament/pertaining to

rheumato/log/ist

watery flow/study of/specialist

synov/itis

synovial membrane/inflammation

teno/rrhaphy

tendon/suture

teno/synov/itis

tendon/synovial membrane/inflammation

tendin/osis

tendon/condition

arthro/desis

joint/to bind, tie together

fascio/tomy

fascia/process of cutting

fibro/my/algia

fibrous connective tissue/muscles/pain

leiomy/oma

smooth muscle/tumor

leiomyo/sarc/oma

smooth muscle/connective tissue/tumor

my/algia

muscle/pain

electro/myo/graphy

electricity/muscle/process of recording

myo/pathy

muscle/disease

myocardi/al

heart muscle/pertaining to

myos/itis

muscle/inflammation

plant/ar

sole of the foot/pertaining to

rhabdomy/oma

skeletal muscle/tumor

rhabdomyo/sarc/oma

skeletal muscle/connective tissue/tumor

rhabdomyo/lysis

skeletal muscle/breakdown, destruction

sarco/penia

muscle and flesh/deficiency

my/asthenia

muscle/lack of strength

a/trophy

without/development, nourishment

hyper/trophy

excessive/development, nourishment

a/myo/troph/ic

without/muscle/development, nourishment/pertaining to

ab/duct/ion

away from/to lead/process

ad/duct/ion

toward/to lead/process

dorsi/flex/ion

back/to bend/process

poly/my/algia

many, much/muscle/pain

Chapter 15 - Terms Flashcards

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