Chapter 14: Word Parts Flashcards by Allie Kroll

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ankyl/o

Example: ankyl/osis

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Stiff, bent

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arthr/o

Example: arthr/itis

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Joint

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aponeur/o

Example: aponeur/o/rrhaphy

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Aponeurosis

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burs/o

Example: burs/itis

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Bursa (cavity)

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carp/o

Example: carp/al

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Carpals (wrist)

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chondr/o

Example: chondr/ectomy

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Cartilage

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clavic/o, clavicul/o

Example: clavicul/ar

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Clavicle (collarbone)

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cost/o

Example: inter/cost/al

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Rib

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crani/o

Example: crani/al

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Cranium (skull)

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disk/o

Example: disk/itis

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Intervertebral disk

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femor/o

Example: femor/al

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Femur (upper leg bone)

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fibul/o

Example: fibul/ar

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Fibula (lower leg bone)

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humer/o

Example: humer/al

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

Example: ili/o/femor/al

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Ilium

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ischi/o

Example: ischi/o/fibul/ar

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Ischium

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kinesi/o

Example: brady/kinesi/a

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Movement, motion

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kyph/o

Example: kyph/osis

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Hump

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lamin/o

Example: lamin/ectomy

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Lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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lord/o

Example: lord/osis

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Bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)

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lumb/o

Example: lumb/o/sacr/al

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Loin; lumbar region of the spine

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mandibul/o

Example: sub/mandibul/ar

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Mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

Example: maxill/itis

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Maxilla (upper jawbone)

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menisc/o

Example: menisc/itis

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Meniscus (crescent)

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my/o, myos/o

Example: my/o/rrhaphy

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Muscle

myel/o Example: myel/oma

Bone marrow

oste/o Example: oste/itis

Bone

patell/o Example: patell/ectomy

Patella (kneecap)

pelv/i Example: pelv/ic

Pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

petr/o Example: oste/o/petr/osis

Stone

phalang/o Example: phalang/ectomy

Phalanx (pl. phalanges) (any bone of the fingers or toes)

pub/o Example: pub/ic

Pubis

rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o Example: rachi/o/tomy

Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

radi/o Example: radi/al

Radius (lower arm bone)

sacr/o Example: sacr/al

Sacrum

sarc/o Example: oste/o/sarc/oma

Flesh, connective tissue

scapul/o Example: supra/scapul/ar

Scapula (shoulder blade)

scoli/o Example: scoli/osis

(lateral) curved (spine)

stern/o Example: stern/o/clavicul/ar

Sternum (breastbone)

synovi/o Example: synovi/ectomy

Synovia, synovial membrane

tars/o Example: tars/ectomy

Tarsals (ankle bones)

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o Example: tendin/itis

Tendon

tibi/o Example: tibi/al

Tibia (lower leg bone)

uln/o Example: uln/o/radi/al

Ulna (lower arm bone)

inter- Example: inter/vertebr/al

Between

supra- Example: supra/scapul/ar

Above

sym-, syn- Example: sym/physis

Together, joined

-asthenia Example: my/asthenia

Weakness

-desis Example: arthr/o/desis

Surgical fixation, fusion

-physis Example: sym/physis

Growth

-schisis Example: crani/o/schisis

Split, fissure

-trophy Example: dys/trophy

Nourishment, development