Chap. 2 Word Parts Flashcards

1
Q

acr/o

A

extremities

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2
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ankyl/o

A

crooked; bent; stiff; fused; together

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3
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arthr/o

A

joint

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4
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brachi/o

A

arm

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5
Q

burs/o

A

bursa (sac of fluid near the joint)

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6
Q

carp/o

A

wrist

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7
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cervic/o

A

neck

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8
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chir/o

A

hand

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9
Q

chrondr/o

A

cartilage

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10
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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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kyph/o

A

humpback

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13
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lord/o

A

curve; swayback

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14
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lumb/o

A

lumbar region; loin

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15
Q

lux/o

A

slide

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16
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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17
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narc/o

A

numbness; sleep; stupor

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18
Q

orth/o

A

straight

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19
Q

oste/o

A

bone

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20
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ped/o

A

foot; child

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21
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pod/o

A

foot

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22
Q

pyret/o

A

fever

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23
Q

rachi/o

A

spine; vertebra

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24
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

25
Q

sacr/o

A

scarum

26
Q

sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

27
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

28
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra; backbone

29
Q

ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

30
Q

synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid of joints

31
Q

tars/o

A

ankle

32
Q

ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

A

tendon

33
Q

a-, an-

A

not; without

34
Q

anti-

A

against

35
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inter-

A

between

36
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intra-

A

within

37
Q

meta-

A

change; beyond

38
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non-

A

not

39
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peri-

A

around; surrounding

40
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sub-

A

below; under

41
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supra-

A

above

42
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syn-

A

together; with

43
Q

-al, -ic

A

pertaining to

44
Q

-algia

A

pain

45
Q

-ation

A

process condition

46
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

47
Q

-desis

A

to bind; tie together

48
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

49
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

50
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-malacia

A

softening

51
Q

-oid

A

like; resembling

52
Q

-oma

A

tumor or mass

53
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

54
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-penia

A

deficiency

55
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

56
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-porosis

A

abnormal condition of small holes

57
Q

-scope

A

instrument used to view

58
Q

-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

59
Q

-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision