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Flashcards in Chapter 3 Word Parts Deck (15)
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1
Q

Myel/o

A

Spinal cord, bone marrow

2
Q

Oss/e
Oss/i
Ost/o
Oste/o

A

Bone

3
Q

Scoli/o

A

Curved or bent

4
Q

Spondyl/o

A

Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

5
Q

Synovi/o

Synov/o

A

Synovial membrane or synovial fluid

6
Q

-um

A

Singular noun ending

7
Q

Ankyl/o

A

Crooked, bent, stiff

8
Q

Arthr/o

A

Joint

9
Q

Chrondr/i

Chrondr/o

A

Cartilage

10
Q

Cost/o

A

Rib

11
Q

Crani/o

A

Skull

12
Q

-desis

A

To bind or tie together

Bone or joint surgical fixation

13
Q

Kyph/o

A

Bent/hump

14
Q

Lord/o

A

Curved, swayback, bent

15
Q

-lysis

A

Loosening, setting free