Applied terminology for Muscles, Bones, and Joints Flashcards

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Abduction

A

act of away drawing/leading

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Adduction

A

act of toward drawing/leading

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Arthritis

A

inflammation of joints

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Arthrocentesis

A

puncture/tapping of a joint

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Atrophy

A

a state without development

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Cardiac

A

pertaining to the heart

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Carpus

A

the “wrist”

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Caudal

A

pertaining to the tail

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Cervical

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pertaining to the neck

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Coccygeal

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pertaining to the tail

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Costal

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pertaining to rib

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Coxofemoral

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pertaining to the hip and femur

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Cranial

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pertaining to the head

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Dysplasia

A

between growth

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Flexion

A

act of bending

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Hypertrophy

A

a state of excess development

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Iliac

A

pertaining to the ilium

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Intercostal

A

pertaining to between ribs

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Intervertebral

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pertaining to between vertebrae

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Intramuscular

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pertaining to within muscle

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Intraosseous

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pertaining to within bone

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lumbar

A

pertaining to the “loin”

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Mandibular

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pertaining to the mandible

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Maxillary

A

pertaining to the maxilla

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metacarpal

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pertaining to beyond/after the carpus

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metatarsal

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pertaining to beyond/after the tarsus

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myopathy

A

a disease of muscle

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orthopedic

A

pertaining to straightening “a child”

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osseous

A

pertaining to bone

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osteoarthritis

A

inflamation of bone and joint

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osteopathy

A

a reforming of bone

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osteosarcoma

A

a tumor of bone and flesh

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sternal

A

pertaining to the sternum

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest