Ch 4 CF/Prefix/Suffix Skeletal Flashcards

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1
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff joint

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2
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arthr/o
articul/o

A

joint

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3
Q

burs/o

A

sac

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4
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carp/o

A

carpus

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5
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cervic/o

A

neck

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6
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

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7
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clavicul/o

A

clavicle

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8
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx

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9
Q

cortic/o

A

outer layer

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10
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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11
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crani/o

A

skull

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12
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femor/o

A

femur

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13
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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14
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humer/o

A

humerus

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15
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ili/o

A

ilium

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16
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ischi/o

A

ischium

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17
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kyph/o

A

hump

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18
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina, part of the vertebrae

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19
Q

lord/o

A

bent backard

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20
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lumb/o

A

loin, low back

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21
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mandibul/o

A

mandible

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22
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maxil/o

A

maxilla

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23
Q

medull/o

A

inner portion

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24
Q

metacarp/o

A

metacarpus

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25
Q

metatars/o

A

metatarsus

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26
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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27
Q

orth/o

A

straight

28
Q

oste/o

A

bone

29
Q

patell/o

A

patella

30
Q

pector/o

A

chest

31
Q

ped/o

A

foot, child

32
Q

pelv/o

A

pelvis

33
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges

34
Q

pod/o

A

foot

35
Q

prosthet/o

A

addition

36
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

37
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radi/o

A

radius, ray

38
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

39
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scapul/o

A

scapula

40
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked

41
Q

spin/o

A

spine

42
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

43
Q

stern/o

A

sternum

44
Q

synovi/o
synov/o

A

synovial membrane

45
Q

tars/o

A

tarsus

46
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

47
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

48
Q

uln/o

A

ulna

49
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra

50
Q

-blast

A

immature

51
Q

-clasia

A

to break surgically

52
Q

-desis

A

to fuse

53
Q

-listhesis

A

slipping

54
Q

-logic

A

pertaining to study of

55
Q

-porosis

A

porous

56
Q

dis-

A

apart

57
Q

non-

A

not

58
Q

erythr/o

A

red

59
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

60
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh

61
Q

-ar
-ary
-ac
-al
-eal

A

pertaining to

62
Q

-centesis

A

puncture to withdraw fluid

63
Q

-clasia

A

surgically break

64
Q

-iatry

A

medical treatment

65
Q

-ory

A

pertaining to

66
Q

-scopy

A

process of visually examining

67
Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing