Word List 12 Flashcards
(65 cards)
1
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ankyl/o
A
stiffness, bent/crooked
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
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calcane/o
A
calcaneum (heel bone)
4
Q
carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
8
Q
crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
9
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
10
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
11
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fibul/o
A
fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)
12
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
13
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humer/o
A
humerus
(upper arm bone)
14
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle
15
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lumb/o
A
lower back
16
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metacarp/o
A
metacarpals (hand bones)
17
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
18
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my/o
A
muscle
19
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myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
20
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orth/o
A
straight
21
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oste/o
A
bone
22
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patell/o
A
patella (kneecap)
23
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pelv/i
A
pelvis
24
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pelv/o
A
pelvis
25
phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
26
radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
27
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
28
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
29
ten/o
tendon
30
tend/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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tibi/o
tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)
33
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
34
-al
pertaining to
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-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
36
-clast
to break
37
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
38
peri-
around
39
sub-
under, below
40
ankylosis
## Footnote
anne kuh LOW sis
abnormal condition of stiffness (of a joint)
41
arthralgia
## Footnote
are THRAWL jee uh
pain of a join
42
arthrocentesis
## Footnote
are throw sen TEE sis
surgical puncture of a joint
43
arthrodesis
## Footnote
are thow DEE sis
binding/fixation of a joint
44
arthroscopy
## Footnote
are THRAW skuh pee
visual examination of a joint
45
avulsion
## Footnote
uh VUHL zhun
injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture – ligament tears bone)
46
carpoptosis
## Footnote
kare poh TOE sis
prolapse/downward displacement of the carpals (wrist bones)
47
costochondritis
## Footnote
kaw stoh kawn DRY sis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
48
diaphysis
## Footnote
die AW fuh sis
shaft of a bone
49
kyphosis
## Footnote
kye FOE sis
abnormal condition of a humpback (increased thoracic spine curvature)
50
laminectomy
## Footnote
lamn un NECK tuh me
excision/removal of the lamina of the spine
51
leiomyoma
## Footnote
lie oh my OH muh
tumor of smooth muscle
52
lordosis
## Footnote
lore DOH sis
abnormal condition of curve/swayback (anterior curvature of the lumbar spine)
53
malleolus
## Footnote
muh LEE uh lus
bony structure on either side of the ankle (commonly fractured)
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myalgia
## Footnote
my AHL jee uh
muscle pain
55
myorrhexis
## Footnote
my oh REHK sis
rupture of a muscle
56
myosarcoma
## Footnote
my oh sar KOH muh
malignant tumor of muscle
57
osteoarthritis
## Footnote
aw stee oh are THRIY tis
inflammation of the bone and joint
58
osteoporosis
## Footnote
aw stee oh ppuh ROW sis
porous bone
59
pelvimetry
## Footnote
pel VEHM uh tree
act of measuring the pelvis
60
rhabdomyolysis
## Footnote
rab doh my AH luh sis
“rhabdo” condition where muscle breaks down quickly and releases toxins
61
sciatica
## Footnote
sigh AH tih kuh
severe pain along sciatic nerve (posterior aspect of upper and lower leg)
62
scoliosis
## Footnote
skoh lee OH sis
abnormal condition of crooked/bent (spine) (abnormal lateral curvature of spine)
63
spondylolisthesis
## Footnote
SPAWN doh low lis THEE sis
slipping vertebra (backbone)
64
sprain
injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)
65
strain
injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)
