Skeletal Flashcards
(47 cards)
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oss/e oss/i oste/o ost/o
A
bones
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arthr/o
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joints
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syn
synovi/o synov/o
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the synovial fluid or synovial membrane
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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ligament/o
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ligaments
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burs/o
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bursa
lubricated fluid-filles thin sac located between bones that reduces friction between joints
7
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chondr/o
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cartilage
8
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-ago -igo -ugo
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denotes a disease
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-al
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related to or pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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ankyl/o
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crooked, bent, stiff
12
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bifida
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split into two equal parts
13
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-clasis
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to break
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cost/o
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rib
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cranio- crani-
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skull
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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hallux
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great toe (big toe)
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-kinesia
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movement/motion
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-itis
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inflammation
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kyph/o
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hump
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-listhesis
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to slip forward
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lord/o
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curve, bend
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lumb/o
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lumbar
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-lysis
loosening, destroying
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-malacia
abnormal softening
## Footnote
usually cartilage
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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-necrosis
death of tissue
## Footnote
can be used as a root word and a suffix
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-oma
tumor
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-otomy
a surgical incision
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peri
surrounding or around
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-plasty
surgical repair
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pod/o
foot
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-poietic
formation/production
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-porosis
porous condition
## Footnote
porous means holes
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scoli/o
crooked, bent, twisteed
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spina-
pertaining to the spine
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spondyl/o
vertebrae
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valgus
bent outward
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lordosis
natural curve of the lumbar area of the spine
## Footnote
swayback
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kyphosis
forward rounding of the upper back
## Footnote
due to weakness in the spinal bones that causes them to compress or crack (hunchback or humpback)
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anklylosis
stiffness of a joint as the result of an injury or disease
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ankylosing spondylitis
a type of arthritis that causes inflammation in the joints and ligaments of the spine
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osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone tissue due to an infection
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chondromalacia
softening of cartilage
46
fibromyalgia
pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles
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