Unit 2 Flashcards
1
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a-, an-
A
Not, without
2
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acr/o
A
extremities
3
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-al, -id
A
pertaining to
4
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-algia
A
pain
5
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ankyl/o
A
crooked; bent; stiff; fused together
6
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anti-
A
against
7
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arthr/o
A
Joint
8
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-ation
A
process; condition
9
Q
brachio
A
arm
10
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burs/o
A
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
11
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carp/o
A
wrist
12
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
13
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cervic/o
A
neck; cervix
14
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chir/o
A
hand
15
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
16
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cost/o
A
ribs
17
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crani/o
A
skull
18
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-desis
A
to bind; tie together
19
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
20
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inter-
A
between
21
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intra-
A
within; into
22
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-itis
A
inflammation
23
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kyph/o
A
humpback
24
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lord/o
A
curve; swayback
25
lumb/o
lumbar region; loin
26
lux/o
slide
27
-malacia
softening
28
meta-
change; beyond
29
myel/o
bone marrow; spinal cord
30
narc/o
numbness; sleep; stupor
31
non-
not
32
-oid
like; resembling
33
-oma
tumor; mass
34
onc/o
tumor
35
orth/o
straight
36
-osis
abnormal condition
37
oste/o
bone
38
ped/o
foot; child
39
-penia
deficiency
40
peri-
around; surrounding
41
-plasty
surgical repair
42
pod/o
foot
43
-porosis
abnormal condition of small holes
44
pyret/o
fever
45
rachi/o
spine; vertebra
46
rheumat/o
watery flow
47
sacr/o
sacrum/skin
48
sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
49
scoli/o
crooked; bent
50
-scope
instrument used to view
51
-scopy
visual examination using a scope
52
spondyl/o
vertebra; backbone
53
ster/o
solid structure; steroid
54
sub-
below; under
55
supra-
above
56
syn-
together; with
57
synovi/o
lubricating fluid of joints
58
tars/o
ankle
59
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o
tendon
60
-tomy
Surgical incision
61
BDT
Bone Density Testing
62
BMB
Bone Marrow Biopsy
63
DXA
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
64
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
65
TKR
Total Knee Replacement
66
PKR
Partial Knee Replacement
67
THR
Total Hip Replacement
68
CT
Computed tomography; computerized tomography
69
AKA
Above the Knee Amputation
70
BKA
Below the Knee Amputation
