Skeletal System Medical Terms Flashcards
(52 cards)
1
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sym-
A
together, joined
2
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syn-
A
together, joined
3
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ankyl/o
A
stiff, bent
4
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aponeur/o
A
aponeurosis
5
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arthr/o
A
joint
6
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burs/o
A
bursa
7
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carp/o
A
carpals/wrists
8
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
9
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clavic/o or clavicul/o
A
clavicle, collarbone
10
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cost/o
A
ribs
11
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crani/o
A
cranium
12
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disk/o
A
intervertebral disk
13
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femor/o
A
femur, upper leg bone
14
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fibul/o
A
fibula, lower leg bone
15
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humer/o
A
humerus, upper arm bone
16
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ili/o
A
ilium
17
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ischi/o
A
ischium
18
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kinesi/o
A
movement/motion
19
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kyph/o
A
increased convexity (curving out) of the spine
20
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lord/o
A
bent forward, increased concavity of the spine
21
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lumb/o
A
loin, lumbar region of the spine
22
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mandibul/o
A
mandible, lower jawbone
23
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maxill/o
A
maxilla, upper jawbone
24
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menisc/o
A
meniscus, crescent
25
myel/o
spinal cord
26
oste/o
bone
27
patell/o
patella/kneecap
28
pelv/i or plev/o
pelvis/pelvic bone
29
petr/o
stone
30
phalang/o
Phalanges or bones of the fingers
31
pub/o
pubis
32
rachi/o
vertebral spine, vertebral column
33
radi/o
nerve root
34
scapul/o
scapula/shoulder blade
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scoli/o
crooked/curved
36
spondyl/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
37
stern/o
strenum/breastbone
38
tars/o
tarals or the bones of the ankle
39
ten/o, tendin/o, or tend/o
tendon
40
tibi/o
tibia, lower leg bone
41
uln/o
ulna, lower arm bone
42
vertebr/o
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
43
-asthenia
weakness
44
-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
45
-clasia, -clasis, -clast
break
46
-desis
surgical fixation/ fusion
47
-oid
resembling
48
-oma
tumor
49
-rrhaphy
suturing/repairing
50
-sarcoma
malignant tumor
51
-schisis
split/fissure
52
-trophy
nourishment/development
