15 Flashcards by Savannah Falcone

Q

calc/o
calci/o

A

calcium

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kyph/o

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posterior curvature in thoracic cavity

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lord/o

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curve

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lumb/o

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lower back
loins

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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crooked

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spondyl/o
vertebr/o

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vertebra

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-blast

A

embryonic cell

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-clast

A

to break

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-listesis

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slipping

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-malacia

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softening

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-physis

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to grow

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-porosis

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pore
passage

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcane/o

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calcaneous (heal)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bones)

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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

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ischium (part of pelvic bone)

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malleol/o

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malleolus

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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

A

patella (knee cap)

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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perone/o

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fibula

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger, toe bone)

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pub/o

A

pubis

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radi/o

A

radius

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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blades)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

A

tarsals

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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synov/o

A

synovial membrane

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ten/o

A

tendon

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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ankyl/o

A

stiff

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arthr/o

A

joint

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articul/o

A

joint

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burs/o

A

bursa

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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-desis

A

to bind
tie together

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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

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myos/o

A

muscle

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal muscle connected to bones

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sarc/o

A

muscles and flesh

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ab-

A

away

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ad-

A

towards

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dorsi-

A

Back

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Poly-

A

Many
Much

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Fasci/o

A

Fascia

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Fibr/o

A

Fibrous

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Leiomy/o

A

Smooth muscle

Q

My/o

A

Muscle

Q

-asthenia

A

Lack of strength

Q

-trophy

A

Development
Nourishment