Musculoskeletal Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
Q
a-
A
without
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dia-
A
through, complete
3
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end-, intra-
A
within
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Q
epi-
A
above
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Q
ex-
A
outside, out
6
Q
inter-
A
between
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Q
meta-
A
change, beyond
8
Q
peri-
A
surrounding
9
Q
poly-
A
many, much
10
Q
pro-
A
before
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re-
A
back
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syn-
A
together
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ultra-
A
beyond
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Q
antr/o
A
antrum
15
Q
dors/o
A
back of body
16
Q
hemat/o, hem/o
A
blood
17
Q
oste/o, oss/i, osse/o
A
bone
18
Q
burs/o
A
bursa
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calc/o
A
calcium
20
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carp/o
A
carpal bone
21
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chondr/o, cartilag/o
A
cartilage
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Q
cervic/o
A
cervical vertebrae (neck)
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Q
pector/o, thorac/o
A
chest
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Q
cleid/o, clavicul/o
A
clavicle
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coccyg/o
coccyx (tail bone)
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condyl/o
condyle
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ankly/o
crooked or stiff
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scoli/o
curvature
29
olecran/o
elbow
30
epicondyl/o
epicondyle
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ethmoid/o
ethmoid bone
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fasci/o
fascia
33
femor/o
femur
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fibr/o
fiber
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fibul/o, perone/o
fibula
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dactyl/o
finger, toe (whole)
37
front/o
frontal bone
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myocardi/o
heart muscle
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humer/o
humerus
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kyph/o
hunchback
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ili/o
ilium
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ischi/o
ischium
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gnath/o
jaw
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arthr/o, articul/o
joint
45
lacrim/o
lacrimal bone (tear)
46
lamin/o
lamina
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ligament/o, syndesm/o
ligament
48
lumb/o
lower back
49
malleol/o
malleolus
50
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jaw)
51
mastoid/o
mastoid process
52
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jaw)
53
metacarp/o
metacarpal bone
54
metatars/o
metatarsal bone
55
muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
muscle
56
nas/o
nose
57
troph/o
development
58
occipit/o
occipital bone
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palat/o
palatine bone
60
pariet/o
parietal bone
61
por/o
passage
62
patell/o
patella
63
phalang/o
phalanx (bone of finger and/or toe)
64
phosph/o, phosphat/o
phosphorus
65
pub/o
pubis
66
radi/o
radius
67
cost/o
rib
68
sacr/o
sacrum
69
scapul/o
scapula
70
sin/o, sinus/o
sinus
71
crani/o
skull
72
son/o
sound
73
sphenoid/o
sphenoid bone
74
rachi/o, spin/o, vertebr/o
spinal column
75
stern/o
sternum
76
rhabdomy/o
striated muscle
77
lord/o
swayback
78
synovi/o
synovial membrane
79
tars/o
tarsal bone
80
lacrim/o
tear ducts
81
tempor/o
temporal bone
82
tendin/o, tend/o, ten/o
tendon
83
thorac/o
thorax
84
tibi/o
tibia
85
uln/o
ulna
86
vertebr/o, spondyl/o
vertebra
87
leiomy/o
visceral muscle
88
vomer/o
vomer
89
rheumat/o
watery flow
90
zygom/o, zygomat/o
zygoma
91
-al
pertaining to
92
-algia
pain
93
-blast
embryonic
94
-centesis
surgical puncture
95
-clasis
intentional fracture
96
-clast
breaking down
97
-cytes
cells
98
-desis
binding, stabilization
99
-ecotomy
excision, removal
100
-gram
a record
101
-graphy
process of recording
102
-itis
inflammation
103
-listhesis
slipping
104
-oid
resembling
105
-osis
abnormal condition
106
-physis
growth
107
-plasia
development
108
-plasty
surgical repair
109
-poiesis
formation
110
-rrhaphy
suture
111
-scopy
visual examination
112
-sthenia
condition of strength
113
-um
noun ending usually meaning a structure
114
-y
noun ending usually meaning the process of
