Chapter 2 Flashcards
(57 cards)
1
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burs/o
A
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
2
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acr/o
A
extremities
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lux/o
A
slide
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix ( neck of uterus)
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chir/o
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hand
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myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
7
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ankyl/o
A
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
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inter-
A
between
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intra-
A
within; into
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pod/o
A
foot
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pyret/o
A
fever
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meta-
A
change; beyond
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non-
A
not
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
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-desis
A
to bind; tie together
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supra-
A
above
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spondyl/o
A
vertebra; backbone
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scoli/o
A
crooked; bent
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oste/o
A
bone
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ped/o
A
foot; child
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rheumat/o
A
watery flow
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rachi/o
A
spine; vertebra
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syn-
A
together ; with
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tars/o
A
ankle
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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
tendon
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-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
27
-ation
process; condition
28
carp/o
wrist
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-al, -ic
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-tomy
process of cutting; incision
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-scopy
visual examination using a scope
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-tomy
process of cutting; inciion
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-plasty
surgical Repair
35
-porosis
abnormal condition of small holes
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-osis
Abnormal Condition
37
-penia
deficiency
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synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
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ster/o
solid structure; steroid
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-itis
inflammation
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-malacia
softening
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-oid
like; resembling
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-oma
tumor; mass
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peri-
around:surrounding
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sub-
below: under
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sacr/o
sacrum
47
brachi/o
arm
48
arthr/o
joint
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sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
50
crani/o
skull
51
kyph/o
humpback
52
lord/o
curve;swayback
53
lumb/o
lumbar region;loin
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narc/o
numbness;sleep;stupor
55
orth/o
straight
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a-, an-
not; without
57
anti-
against
