Bones word parts Flashcards by Charles and Opal Hughes | Brainscape

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calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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kyph/o

A

humpback, hunchback (posterior curvature in the thoracic region)

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

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lord/o

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curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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scoli/o

A

crooked, bent (lateral curvature)

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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-blast

A

embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

A

to break

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-listhesis

A

slipping

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

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

A

calcaneus (heel)

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carp/o

A

carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

A

ribs (true ribs, false ribs and floating ribs)

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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm)

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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

A

ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

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malleol/o

A

malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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radi/o

A

radius (forearm bone- thumb side)

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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

A

tarsals (bones of the mid and hindfoot)

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)