Kinesiology A Word Origins - Part II Flashcards
(195 cards)
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A (an)
A
not, without
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Adip
A
fat
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Arthr
A
joint
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Blastic
A
to bud, build, or grow
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Chondr
A
cartilage
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Clastic
A
break into pieces
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Cortical
A
outer portion of an organ
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Cyte
A
a hollow, cell
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Endo
A
within, inner
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Epi
A
on, upon
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Extra
A
outside
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Fascia
A
bandage, band
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Fibr, fibro
A
fiber
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Graph
A
to write
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Hem, hemato
A
blood
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Hyaline
A
glass
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Intra
A
within, inner
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Itis
A
inflammation
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Kines
A
movement, motion
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Medulla
A
inner portion, marrow
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Myo
A
muscle
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Num
A
number
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Oid
A
like, resembling
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Ology
A
study of
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Os, ossi
bone
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Ost, osteo
bone
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Peri
around
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Physi, physio
body, nature
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Piezo
pressure
30
Poiesis
production, making
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Proto
first
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Tens
stretching
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Accessorius
supplemental
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Abulum
small cup
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Acetum
vinegar
abulum = small cup
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Akron
tip
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Omos
shoulder
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Ala
wing
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alveolus
concavity, a bowl
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apex
tip
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Arcus
bow
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Arcuatus
shaped like an arc, bowed
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Articulus
joint
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Atlas
first cervical vertebra, supports the head (like Greek figure who supports the world)
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auditorius
pertaining to the sense of hearing
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auricula
a little ear
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axis
axis
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basilaris
the base of something
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bi
two
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kephale
head
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bis
twice
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findere
to cleave
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calcaneus
heel bone
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caninus
pertaining to a dog (proximity to canine tooth)
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caput
a small head
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karoun
to plunge into deep sleep or stupor (due to compression on the carotid arteries can result in unconsciousness)
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karpos
wrist
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cervicalis
pertaining to the neck
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clavicula
a small key
60
kokkyx
cuckoo bird
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konch
shell
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kondylos
knuckle
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konos
cone
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eidos
resemblance
65
korax
raven
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eidos
resemblance
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cornu
horn
68
korone
crown
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costa
rib
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coxa
hip
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cranium
skull
72
cribum
sieve
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forma
shape
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crista
crest or plume
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gallus
rooster
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kubos
cube
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cuneus
wedge
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deltoides
shaped like a delta
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dens
tooth
80
diskos
flat round structure
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dorsum
back
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sella
saddle
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epi
upon
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kondylos
knuckle
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ethmos
sieve
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facette
a small face
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femur
thighbone
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fibula
that which clasps or clamps
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fovea
pit
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frontalis
anterior
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glaber
smooth
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glene
socket
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gloutos
buttock
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hamatus
hooked
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hamulus
a small hook
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hemi
half
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hiatus
an opening
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humerus
shoulder
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hyoeides
U-shaped
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ilium
groin, flank
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incisus
to cut
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infra
beneath
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inion
back of the neck
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innominatus
nameless, unnamed
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inter
between
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costa
rib
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ossis
bone
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ischion
hip
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jugularis
neck
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kyphos
bent, humpback
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lacerare
to tear
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lacrimal
tear
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lambda
A greek letter
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lamina
a thin flat layer or plate
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lingua
tongue
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lordosis
a bending backward
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lumbus
loin, low back
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luna
moon
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magnum
large
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malleolus
little hammer
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mamma
breast
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mandere
to chew
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manubrium
handle
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mastos
breast
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maxilla
jawbone
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meatus
passage
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mentum
mind
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meta
after
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karpos
wrist
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tarsas
tarsal bones
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myle
mill
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nasus
nose
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navicula
boat
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nucha
back of the neck
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obturare
to stop up
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occipitalis
back of the head
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odous
tooth
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olecranon
elbow
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optikos
pertaining to the sense of sight
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platinus
concerning the palate
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parietalis
pertaining to the wall of a cavity
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patella
a plate
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pediculus
small foot
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pelvis
basin
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petra
stone
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phalanx
a line of soldiers
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pisum
pea
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forma
shape
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promontorium
a projecting process or part
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pterygion
wing
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pubes
grown up
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radius
rod, spoke of a wheel
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ramus
branch
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sacrum
sacred
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sagittal
arrow
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skaphe
a skiff or boat
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scapulae
shoulder blades
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sciatuicus
pertaining to ischium (hip)
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sella
saddle
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turcica
Turkish
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sesamon
sesame seed
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eidos
resemblance
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solea
sole of the foot
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sphen
wedge
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spina
thorn
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squamosus
scaly
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sternon
chest, breastbone
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stylos
pillar or post
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sub
under
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talar
the talus
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sulcus
groove
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super
above
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cilium
eyebrow
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supra
above
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orbis
circle, orb
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sustentaculum
support
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sutura
a seam
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sym
with or together
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physis
nature, body
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talus
ankle
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tarsos
a broad flat surface
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temporalis
pertaining to or limited in time
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thorax
chest
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tibia
the large shinbone
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transversus
lying across
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trapeza
a (four-sided) table
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triquetrus
triangular
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trochanter
run
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troclear
pully
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tuberculum/tuber
a small knob, swelling, tumor
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ulna
elbow
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uncus
hook
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vomer
ploughshare
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xiphos
sword
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zygon
to join, a yolk
