Chapter 4 - combining forms Flashcards
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acr/o
A
extremities
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ankyl/o
A
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
3
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arthr/o
A
joint
4
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brachi/o
A
arm
5
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burs/o
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bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
6
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calcane/o
A
calcaneus; hell bone
7
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carp/o
A
wrist
8
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
9
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chir/o
A
hand
10
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
11
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clavicul/o
A
clavicle; collarbones
12
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cost/o
A
rib
13
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crani/o
A
skull
14
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cubit/o
A
elbow
15
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dactyl/o
A
digits (fingers or toes)
16
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dextr/o
A
to the right
17
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femor/o
A
thigh bone
18
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fibul/o
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fibula; lower leg bone
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humer/o
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humerus; upper arm bone
20
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hy/o
A
hyoid bone
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ili/o
A
ilium; top of the hip bone
22
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kyph/o
A
humpback
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ligament/o
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ligament
24
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lord/o
A
curve; swayback
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lumb/o
lumbar region; loin
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lux/o
slide
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mandibul/o
mandible; lower jaw bone
28
menisc/o
meniscus; cartilage in the knee joint
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myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
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narc/o
numbness; sleep; stupor
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nas/o
nose
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orth/o
straight
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oste/o
bone
34
patell/o
patella; kneecap
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ped/o
foot; child
36
phalang/o
phalanges; fingers or toes
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physi/o
nature; function
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por/o
opening; passageway; porous
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pod/o
foot
40
pub/o
pubis; pubic region
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pyret/o
fever
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rachi/o
spine; vertebra
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rheumat/o
watery flow
44
rhin/o
nose
45
sacr/o
sacrum
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sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
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scoli/o
crooked; bent
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sinistr/o
to the left
49
spondyl/o
vertebra; backbone
50
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
51
stern/o
sternum; breastbone
52
styl/o
column; pillar; tube
53
synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
54
tars/o
ankle
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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
tendon
56
tibi/o
tibia; lower leg bone
57
uln/o
ulna; lower arm bone
58
vertebr/o
vertebrae; spinal column bones
