Word List 12 Flashcards
(60 cards)
1
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ankyl/o
A
stiffness, bent/crooked
2
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arthr/o
A
joint
3
Q
calcane/o
A
calcaneum
4
Q
carp/o
A
carpals
5
Q
cervic/o
A
neck
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
8
Q
crani/o
A
cranium
9
Q
fasci/o
A
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
10
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
11
Q
fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
12
Q
fibul/o
A
fibula (smaller lateral bone of leg)
13
Q
humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
14
Q
leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle (visceral)
15
Q
lumb/o
A
lower back
16
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metacarp/o
A
metacarpals (hand bones)
17
Q
muscul/o
A
muscle
18
Q
my/o
A
muscle
19
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
20
Q
orth/o
A
straight
21
Q
oste/o
A
bone
22
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patell/o
A
patella (kneecap)
23
Q
pelv/i
pelv/o
A
pelvis
24
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phalang/o
A
phalanges
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radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
26
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
27
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
28
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
tendon
29
tibi/o
tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)
30
vertebr/o
vertebra (backbone)
31
-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
32
-clast
to break
33
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
34
peri-
around
35
ankylosis
abnormal condition of joint stiffness
36
arthralgia
pain of joint
37
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint
38
arthrodesis
awr-throh-DEE-sihs
binding/fixation of a joint
39
arthroscopy
awr-THRAW-skuh-pee
visual examination of a joint
40
avulsion
uh-VUHL-zhuhn
injury where a structure is torn off another
41
carpoptosis
kahr-poh-TOH-sihs
prolapse/downward displacement of the carpals (wrist bones)
42
costochondritis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
43
diaphysis
dye-AH-fuh-sihs
shaft of a bone
44
kyphosis
kiy-FOH-sihs
abnormal condition of a humpback (increased throacic spine curvature)
45
laminectomy
excision/removal of the lamina of the spine
46
leiomyoma
lye-oh-mye-OH-muh
tumor of smooth muscle
47
lordosis
abnormal condition of curve/swayback (anterior curvature of the lumbar spine)
48
malleolus
muh-LEE-uh-luhs
bony structure on either side of the ankle
49
myalgia
mye-AHL-jee-uh
muscle pain
50
myorrhexis
rupture of muscle
51
myosarcoma
malignant tumor of a muscle
52
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the bone and joint
53
osteoporosis
porous bone
54
pelvimetry
pehl-VIHM-uh-tree
act of measuring the pelvis
55
rhabdomyolysis
rahb-doh-mye-AH-luh-sihs
"rhabdo" condition where muscle breaks down quickly and releases toxins
56
sciatica
sye-AH-tih-kuh
severe pain along sciatic nerve (posterior aspect of upper and lower leg)
57
scoliosis
abnormal condition of crooked/bent spine (abnormal lateral curvature of spine)
58
spondylolisthesis
SPAWN-duh-loh-lis-THEE-sihs
slipping vertebra (backbone)
59
sprain
injury to ligament (stretched beyond capacity)
60
strain
injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond capacity)
