Ch 5 - Musculoskeletal Roots, Prefixes, Suffixes Flashcards by Gayle Stephens

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ankyl/o

A

stiff; mobile

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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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bucc/o

A

cheek

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carp/o

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wrist bones

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle; collarbone

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coccyg/o

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coccyx; tailbone

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

A

skull

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electr/o

A

electricity

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fasci/o

A

band of fibrous tissue

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femor/o

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femur; thighbone

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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fibul/o

A

fibula; outer leg bone

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humer/o

A

humerus; upper arm bone

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ili/o

A

ilium; pelvic bone, upper section

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ischi/o

A

ischium; pelvic bone, lower section

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kyph/o

A

outward curvature of the spine; pertaining to a hump

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lamin/o

A

lamina

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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lord/o

A

forward curvature of the spine; swayback

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mandibul/o

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mandible; lower jawbone

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maxill/o

A

maxilla; upper jawbone

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metacarp/o

A

hand bones

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metatars/o

A

foot bones

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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my/o

A

muscle

Q

orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

A

patella; knecap

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pect/o; pector/o

A

chest

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ped/o

A

foot

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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phalang/o

A

finger and toe bones

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pubi/o; pub/o

A

pubis; pelvic bone, anterior section

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radi/o

A

radius; outer lower arm bone

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

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scoli/o

A

lateral curvature of the spine; crooked; bent

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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stern/o

A

sternum; breastbone

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tars/o

A

ankle bones

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ten/o; tendin/o

A

tendon

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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brady-

A

slow

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dys-

A

abnormal; difficult

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intra-

A

within

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poly-

A

many

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sub-

A

below; under

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supra-

A

above

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-algia

A

pain

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-asthenia

A

without feeling or sensation

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-dynia

A

pain

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-kinesia

A

movement

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lysis

A

destruction, breakdown

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-oma

A

tumor

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-tonia

A

muscle tone

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-trophy

A

growth; development