Word List 12 Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
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ankyl
A
stiffness bent
2
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arthr
A
joint
3
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calcane
A
calcaneum
4
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carp
A
carpals
5
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cervic
A
neck
6
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chondro
A
cartilage
7
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cost
A
ribs
8
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crani
A
cranium
9
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fasci
A
fascia
10
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femor
A
femur
11
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fibr
A
fibrous tissue. fiber
12
Q
fibul
A
fibula
13
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humer
A
humerus
14
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leiomy
A
smooth muscle. visceral
15
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lumb
A
lower back
16
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metacarp
A
metacarpals
17
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muscul
A
muscle
18
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myo
A
muscle
19
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myel
A
bone marrow. spinal cord
20
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orth
A
straight
21
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oste
A
bone
22
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patell
A
patella
23
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pelv
A
pelvis
24
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pelvi
A
pelvis
25
phalang
phalanges
26
radi
radius
27
spondyl
vertebra
28
stern
sternum
29
ten
tendon
30
tend
tendon
31
tibi
tibia
32
vertebr
vertebra
33
al
pertaining to
34
clasia
to break surgical fracture
35
clast
to break
36
sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
37
peri
around
38
sub
under
39
ankylosis
abnormal condition of stiffness of a joint
40
arthralgia
pain of a joint
41
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint
42
arthrodesis
binding fixation of a joint
43
arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint
44
avulsion
injury where a structure is torn off another
45
carpoptosis
prolapse or downward displacement of the carpals
46
costochondritis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
47
diaphysis
shaft of a bone
48
kyphosis
abnormal condition of humpback
49
laminectomy
removal of the lamina of the spine
50
leiomyoma
tumor of smooth muscle
51
lordosis
abnormal condition of swayback
52
malleolus
bony structure on either side of the ankle
53
myalgia
pain in the muscle
54
myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
55
myosarcoma
malignant tumor of muscle
56
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the bone and joint
57
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the bone and joint
58
osteoporosis
porous bone
59
pelvimetry
act of measuring the pelvis
60
rhabdomyolysis
“rhabdo” condition where muscle breaks down quickly and releases toxins
61
sciatica
severe pain along sciatic nerve
62
scoliosis
abnormal condition of crooked spine
63
spondylolisthesis
slipping vertebra
64
sprain
injury to ligament
65
strain
injury to tendon or muscle