Word List 12 Flashcards
(66 cards)
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Ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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arthr/o
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joint
3
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
4
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Carp/o
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carpals (wrist bone)
5
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cervic/o
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neck
6
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chondr/o
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cartilage
7
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cost/o
A
ribs
8
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crani/o
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skull
9
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fasci/o
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fascia (connective tissue between muscles
10
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
11
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fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
12
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller, lateral lower leg bone)
13
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
14
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leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle
15
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lumb/o
A
lumbar
16
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals (hand bones)
17
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
20
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
A
bone
22
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
23
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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phalang/o
phalanges (finger/toes bones)
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radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
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spondyl/o
vertebra (back bone)
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stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
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ten/o
tendon
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tend/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
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vertebr/o
vertebra (back bone)
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-al
pertaining to
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-clasia
surgical break or fracture
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-clast
to break
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-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
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peri-
around
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sub-
under, below
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Ankylosis
abnormal condition of stiffness of a joint (Ank-kuh-low-sis)
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arthralgia
pain of a joint
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arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint
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arthrodesis
surgical fixture of a joint
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arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint
(arth-raw-scopy)
45
avulsion
injury where a structure is torn off another structure
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carpoptosis
prolapsed/downward displacement of the carpals (car-poh-toh-sis)
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costochondritis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
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diaphysis
shaft of a bone (di-ah-fuh-sis)
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kyphosis
abnormal condition of a humpback
50
laminectomy
removal of the lamina of the spine
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leiomyoma
tumor of the soft muscle tissue
(lye-oh-my-oh-ma)
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lordosis
abnormal condition of a curved back
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malleolus
bony structure on either side of the ankle
(muh-lee-uh-luhs)
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myalgia
muscle pain
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myorrexhis
rupture of a muscle
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myosarcoma
malignant tumor of muscle
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ostearthritis
inflammation of the bone and joint
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osteoporosis
porous bone
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pelvimetry
act of measuring the pelvis
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rhabdomyolysis
"rhabdo" condition where muscle quickly breaks down and releases toxins
(rab-doh-my-ah-luh-sis)
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sciatica
severe pain along the sciatic nerve (posterior of leg)
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scoliosis
abnormal condition of crooked spine
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spondylolisthesis
slipping a vertebra (spawn-dyl-oh-lis-thesis)
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sprain
injury to a ligament (bone-bone)
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strain
injury to a tendon (bone-muscle)
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