Word List 12- Musculoskeletal System 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
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carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
5
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cervic/o
A
neck
6
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
8
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crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
9
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fasci/o
A
fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)
10
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femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
11
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fibr/o
A
fiber, fibrous tissue
12
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fibul/o
A
fibula (smaller lateral bone of lower leg)
13
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humer/o
A
humerus (upper arm bone)
14
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leiomy/o
A
smooth muscle (visceral)
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
Q
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
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pelv/o
A
pelvis
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phalang/o
phalanges (bones of fingers and toes)
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radi/o
radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)
27
spondyl/o
vertebra
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
34
-al
pertaining to
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-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
36
-clast
to break
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-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
38
peri-
around
39
sub-
under, below
40
ankylosis
abnormal condition of stiffness (of a joint)
41
arthralgia
pain of a joint
42
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture of a joint
43
arthrodesis
binding/fixation of a joint
44
arthroscopy
visual examination of a joint
45
avulsion
injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture- ligament tears bone)
46
carpoptosis
prolapse/downward displacement of the carpals (wrist bones)
47
costochondritis
inflammation of the rib cartilage
48
diaphysis
shaft of a bone
49
kyphosis
abnormal condition of a humpback (increased thoracic spine curvature)
50
laminectomy
excision/removal of the lamina of the spine
51
leiomyoma
tumor of smooth muscle
52
lordosis
abnormal condition of curve/swayback (anterior curvature of the lumbar spine)
53
malleolus
bony structure on either side of the ankle
54
myalgia
muscle pain
55
myorrhexis
rupture of a muscle
56
myosarcoma
malignant tumor of muscle
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 (posterior aspect of upper and lower leg)
62
scoliosis
abnormal condition of crooked/bent (spine) (abnormal lateral curvature of spine)
63
spondylolisthesis
slipping vertebra
64
sprain
injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)
65
strain
injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)
