Chapter 4- Applied Terminology for Muscles, Bones, & Joints Flashcards by Samantha Fitterer

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Abduction

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Act of away. Drawing/leading.

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Adduction

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Act of toward. Drawing/ leading.

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of joints.

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Arthrocentesis

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Puncture/ tapping of a joint.

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Atrophy

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A state without development.

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart.

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Carpus

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The wrist.

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Caudal

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Pertaining to the tail.

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck.

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Coccygeal

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Pertaining to the tail.

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Costal

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Pertaining to the rib.

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Coxofemoral

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Pertaining to hip or femur.

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the head.

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Dysplasia

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A condition of poor/ bad condition.

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Flexion

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Act of bending.

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Hypertrophy

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A state of excess development.

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Iliac

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Pertaining to the ilium.

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Intercostal

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Pertaining to between ribs.

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to between vertebrae.

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Intramuscular

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Pertaining to within muscle.

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Intraosseous

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Pertaining to within bone.

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the lion.

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Maxillary

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Pertaining to the maxilla.

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Mandibular

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Pertaining to the mandible.

Metacarpal

Pertaining to beyond/ after the carpus.

Metatarsal

Pertaining to beyond/ after the tarsus.

Myopathy

A disease of muscle.

Orthopedic

Pertaining to straightening a child.

Osseous

Pertaining to bone.

Osteoarthritis

Inflammation of bone and joint.

Osteopathy

A disease of bone.

Osteosarcoma

A tumor of bone and flesh.

Sternal

Pertaining to the sternum.

Thoracic

Pertaining to the chest.