Word Roots 13-15 Flashcards by Sebastian Rosas

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ankyl-

A

stiff, bent

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aponeur-

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aponeurosis

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arthr-

A

joint

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burs-

A

bursa (cavity)

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carp-

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carpals (wrist)

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chondr-

A

cartilage

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clavic-

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clavicle

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clavicul-

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clavicle

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cost-

A

rib

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crani-

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cranium

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disk-

A

intervertebral disk

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femor-

A

femur (upper leg bone)

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fibul-

A

fibula (lower leg bone)

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humer-

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili-

A

ilium

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ischi-

A

ischium

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kinesi-

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movement

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kyph-

A

hump

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lamin-

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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lord-

A

bent forward

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lumb-

A

lumbar region if spine (loin)

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mandibul-

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxil

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

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menisc-

A

meniscus

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myos-

muscle

oste-

bone

patell-

patella

petr-

stone

phalang-

phalanges (any bone of fingers or toes)

pub-

pubis

rachi-

vertebra, spine

radi-

radius

sacr-

sacrum

scapul-

scapula (shoulder blade)

scoli-

crooked, curved

spondyl-

vertebra, spine

stern-

sternum (breastbone)

synovi-

synovia

tars-

tarsals (ankle bones)

ten-

tendon

tend-

tendon

tendin-

tendon

tibi-

tibia (lower leg bone)

uln-

ulna (lower arm bone)

vertebr-

vertebra, spine

.inter-

between

.supra-

above

.sym-

together, joined

.syn-

together, joined

-asthenia

weakness

-clasia

break

-clasis

break

-clast

break

-desis

surgical fixation, fusion

-physis

growth

-schisis

split, fissure

cerebell-

cerebellum

cerebr-

cerebrum, brain

dur-

hard, dura mater

encephal-

brain

esthesi-

sensation, sensitivity, feeling

gangli-

ganglion

ganglion-

ganglion

gli-

glia, gluey substance

mening-

meninges

meningi-

meninges

ment-

mind

mon-

one, single

myel-

spinal cord

phas-

speech

poli-

gray matter

psych-

mind

quadr-

four

radic-

nerve root

radicul-

nerve root

rhiz-

nerve root

-atrist

specialist, physician

-iatry

treatment, specialty

-ictal

seizure, attack

-paresis

slight paralysis

acr-

extremities, height

adren-

adrenal glands

adrenal-

adrenal glands

calc-

calcium

cortic-

cortex (outer layer of body organ)

dips-

thirst

endocrin-

endocrine

kal-

potassuim

natr-

sodium

parathyroid-

parathyroid glands

pituitar-

pituitary gland

thyr-

thyroid gland

thyroid-

thyroid gland

-drome

run, running