Chapter 14: Word Parts Flashcards

Musculoskeletal System

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1
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ankyl/o

Example: ankyl/osis

A

Stiff, bent

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arthr/o

Example: arthr/itis

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Joint

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3
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aponeur/o

Example: aponeur/o/rrhaphy

A

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

A

Mandible (lower jawbone)

22
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maxill/o

Example: maxill/itis

A

Maxilla (upper jawbone)

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menisc/o

Example: menisc/itis

A

Meniscus (crescent)

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my/o, myos/o

Example: my/o/rrhaphy

A

Muscle

25
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myel/o

Example: myel/oma

A

Bone marrow

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oste/o

Example: oste/itis

A

Bone

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patell/o

Example: patell/ectomy

A

Patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

Example: pelv/ic

A

Pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity

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petr/o

Example: oste/o/petr/osis

A

Stone

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phalang/o

Example: phalang/ectomy

A

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

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pub/o

Example: pub/ic

A

Pubis

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rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o

Example: rachi/o/tomy

A

Vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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radi/o

Example: radi/al

A

Radius (lower arm bone)

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sacr/o

Example: sacr/al

A

Sacrum

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sarc/o

Example: oste/o/sarc/oma

A

Flesh, connective tissue

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scapul/o

Example: supra/scapul/ar

A

Scapula (shoulder blade)

37
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scoli/o

Example: scoli/osis

A

(lateral) curved (spine)

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stern/o

Example: stern/o/clavicul/ar

A

Sternum (breastbone)

39
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synovi/o

Example: synovi/ectomy

A

Synovia, synovial membrane

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tars/o

Example: tars/ectomy

A

Tarsals (ankle bones)

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

Example: tendin/itis

A

Tendon

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tibi/o

Example: tibi/al

A

Tibia (lower leg bone)

43
Q

uln/o

Example: uln/o/radi/al

A

Ulna (lower arm bone)

44
Q

inter-

Example: inter/vertebr/al

A

Between

45
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supra-

Example: supra/scapul/ar

A

Above

46
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sym-, syn-

Example: sym/physis

A

Together, joined

47
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-asthenia

Example: my/asthenia

A

Weakness

48
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-desis

Example: arthr/o/desis

A

Surgical fixation, fusion

49
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-physis

Example: sym/physis

A

Growth

50
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-schisis

Example: crani/o/schisis

A

Split, fissure

51
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-trophy

Example: dys/trophy

A

Nourishment, development