Chapter 15 Flashcards
1
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calc / o calci / o
A
calcium
2
Q
kyph / o
A
humpback or hunchback
3
Q
lamin / o
A
lamina
4
Q
lord / o
A
curve or swayback anterior
5
Q
lumb / o
A
loins or low back (lumbar)
6
Q
myel / o
A
bone marrow
7
Q
orth / o
A
straight
8
Q
oste / o
A
bone
9
Q
scoli / o
A
crooked, bent
10
Q
spondyl / o
A
vertebra (used to make words about the conditions)
11
Q
vertebr / o
A
vertebra (used to describe the structure)
12
Q
-blast
A
immature cell
13
Q
-clast
A
to break
14
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
15
Q
-malacia
A
softening
16
Q
-physis
A
to grow
17
Q
-porosis
A
pore, passage
18
Q
-tome
A
-instrument to cut
19
Q
acetabul /o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
20
Q
calcane / o
A
calcaneus (heal)
21
Q
clavicul / o
A
clavicle
22
Q
cost / o
A
ribs
23
Q
crani / o
A
skull
24
Q
femor / o
A
femur
25
fibul / o
fibula
26
humer / o
humerus
27
ili / o
ilium
28
ischi / o
ischium
29
malleol / o
malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
30
mandibul / o
mandible (lower jaw bone)
31
maxill / o
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
32
metacarp / o
metacarpals
33
metatars / o
metatarsals
34
olecran / o
olecranon (elbow)
35
patell / o
patella
36
pelv / o
pelvis
37
phalang / o
phalanges
38
pub / o
pubis
39
radi / o
radius (forearm thumb side)
40
scapul / o
scapula
41
stern / o
sternum
42
tars / o
tarsals
43
tibi / o
tibia
44
uln / o
ulna (forearm little finger side)
45
ankyl / o
stiff
46
arthr / o
joint
47
articlu / o
joint
48
burs / o
bursa
49
chondr / o
cartilage
50
ligament / o
ligament
51
rheumat / o
watery flow
52
synov / o
synovial
53
tendin / o
tendon
54
-desis
to bind together
55
-stenosis
narrowing
56
fasci / o
fascia
57
fibr / o
fibrous connective tissue
58
leiomy / o
smooth visceral muscle that lines the organs
59
my / o
muscle
60
myocardi / o
cardiac muscle
61
myos / o
muscle
62
plant / o
sole of the foot
63
rhabdomy / o
skeletal muscle
64
sarc / o
muscle and flesh
65
-asthenia
lack of strength
66
-trophy
development or nourishment
67
ab-
away from
68
ad-
toward
69
dorsi-
back
70
poly-
many
