Musculoskeletal System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards
(125 cards)
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adduction
A
movement of a limb toward the body (closer to the midline)
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abduction
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movement of a limb away from the body (away from the midline)
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flexion
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decreasing the angle of a joint
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extension
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increasing the angle of a joint
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rotation
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movement of a bone around its axis
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pronation
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turning the palm downward
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supination
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turning the palm upward
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inversion
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moving the sole of the foot inward
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eversion
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moving the sole of the foot outward
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dorsiflexion
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elevating the foot
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plantar flexion
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lowering the foot (pointing the toes)
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leiomy/o
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smooth (visceral) muscle
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leiomyoma
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tumor of smooth muscle
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muscul/o
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muscle
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muscular
A
pertaining to muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myoma
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tumor of muscle
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped (striated)
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rhabdomy/o
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rod-shaped (striated) muscle
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rhabdomyoma
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tumor of striated muscles
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branchi/o
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arm
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branchialgia
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pain in the arm
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carp/o
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carpus (wrist bone)
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carpoptosis
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(also called wrist drop)
downward displacement of the wrist bone
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cephal/o
head
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cephalad
toward the head
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cervic/o
neck
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cervicodynia
*(also called cervical neuralgia)*
pain in the neck
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clavicul/o
clavicle (collar bone)
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clavicular
pertaining to the collar bone
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cost/o
ribs
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costectomy
excision and removal of the ribs
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crani/o
cranium (skull)
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craniotomy
incision of the skull
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dactyl/o
fingers or toes
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dactylitis
inflammation of the fingers or toes
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humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
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humeroscapular
pertaining to the humerus (upper arm bone) and scapula (shoulder blade)
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metacarp/o
metacarpus (hand bones)
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metacarpectomy
excision of the metacarpus (hand bones)
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phalang/o
phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
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phalangectomy
excision of the phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
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radi/o
radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
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radial
pertaining to the radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)
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spondyl/o
vertebrae (backbone)
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spondylitis
inflammation of the vertebrae (backbone)
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verterbr/o
vertebrae (backbone)
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intervertebral
between the vertebra (backbones)
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stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
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sternad
toward the sternum (breastbone)
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thorac/o
chest
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thorac/o
chest
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thoracodynia
pain in the chest
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calcane/o
calcaneum (heel bone)
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calcaneodynia
pain in the calcaneum (heel bone)
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femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
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femoral
pertaining to the femur (thigh bone)
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fibul/o
fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)
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fibulocalcaneal
pertaining to the calcaneum (heel bone) and fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)
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ili/o
ilium
(lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)
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iliopelvic
pertaining to the ilium and pelvis
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ischi/o
ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
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ischiodynia
pain in the ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)
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lumb/o
loins (lower back)
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lumbodynia
pain in the loins (lower back)
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metatars/o
metatarsus (foot bones)
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metatarsalgia
pain in the metatarsus (foot bones)
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patell/o
patella (kneecap)
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patellectomy
removal of the kneecap
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pelv/i
pelvis
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pelvimetry
measuring the pelvis
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pelv/o
pelvis
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pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
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pod/o
foot
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podiatry
treatment of the foot
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pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
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pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
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pubococcygeal
pertaining to the pubis and coccyx
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tibi/o
tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)
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tibiofemoral
pertaining to the tibia and femur
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ankyl/o
stiffness, bent, or crooked
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ankyl/o
stiffness, bent, or crooked
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ankylosis
immobility and stiffness of a joint
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arthr/o
joint
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arthritis
inflammation of the joint
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chondritis
inflammation of the cartilage
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fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
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fibroma
tumor consisting of fibrous, connective tissue
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kyph/o
humpback
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kyphosis
*(also called humpback or hunchback)*
abnormal curvature of the upper portion of the spine
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lord/o
curve, swayback
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lordosis
*(also called swayback)*
abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the lower part of the spine
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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myelocyte
a bone marrow cell
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orth/o
straight
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orthopedist
a specialist in correcting deformities and straightening children’s bones
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oste/o
bone
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osteoma
tumor of the bone
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ped/o
foot or child
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pedograph
an instrument that produces an imprint of the foot and studies the gait
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ped/i
foot or child
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pedicure
treatment for the feet
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scoli/o
crooked or bent
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scoliosis
*(also called C-shaped curvature)*
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, either to the right or left
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synov/o
synovial fluid
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synovectomy
removal of the synovial fluid
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ten/o
tendon
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tenodesis
binding or fixation of a tendon
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tend/o
tendon
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tendoplasty
surgical repair of the tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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tendinitis
inflammation of the tendon
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—asthenia
weakness and debility (physical weakness)
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myasthenia
weakness in the muscles
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—clasia
surgical fracture
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osteoclasia
*(also called osteoclasis)*
surgical fracture of the bone
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—clast
to break, surgical fracture
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osteoclast
surgical fracture of the bone
OR a cell that breaks down the matrix of bone
OR an instrument used to surgically fracture a bone
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—desis
binding or fixation of a bone or a joint
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arthrodesis
binding or fixation of a joint
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—malacia
softening
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chondromalacia
softening of the cartilage
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—porosis
porous
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osteoporosis
porous bone
a disorder characterized by loss of bone density
