CH. 14: COMBINING FORMS Flashcards

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1
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carp/o

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carpals (wrist)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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femor/o

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femur (upper leg bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

A

ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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lumb/o

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loin, lumbar region of the spine

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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maxill/o

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maxilla

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13
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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14
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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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patella

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pelv/i

A

pelvis, pelvic cavity

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phalang/o

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phalanx (pl. phalanges)

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pub/o

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pubis

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19
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rachi/o

A

vertebra (pl. vertebrae), spine, vertebral column

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radi/o

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radius

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21
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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scapul/o

A

scapula

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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stern/o

A

sternum

25
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tars/o

A

tarsals

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tibi/o

A

tibia

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uln/o

A

ulna

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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arthr/o

A

joint

30
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burs/o

A

bursa (cavity)

31
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

32
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disc/o

A

intervertebral disk

33
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fasci/o

A

fascia (connective tissue enclosing and separating muscle layers)

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lamin/o

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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menisc/o

A

meniscus

36
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my/o

A

muscle

37
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myos/o

A

muscle

38
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synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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ten/o

A

tendon

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ankyl/o

A

stiff, bent

42
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electr/o

A

electricity, electrical activity

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hem/o

A

blood

44
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kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

45
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kyph/o

A

hump (increased convexity of the spine)

46
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lord/o

A

bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)

47
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necr/o

A

death (cells, body)

48
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rhabd/o

A

rod-shaped, striated

49
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petr/o

A

stone

50
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sarc/o

A

flesh, connective tissue

51
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scoli/o

A

(lateral) curved (spine)