Chapter 15: Bones; terms Flashcards
1
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calc/o, calci/o
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calcium
2
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kyph/o
A
humpback, hunchback
3
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lamin/o
A
lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
4
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lord/o
A
curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
5
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lumb/o
A
loins, lower back
6
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myel/o
A
bone marrow
7
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orth/o
A
straight
8
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oste/o
A
bone
9
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent (lateral curvature)
10
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spondyl/o (used to make words about the conditions)
A
vertebra
11
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vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)
A
vertebra
12
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-blast
A
embryonic or immature cell
13
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-clast
A
to break
14
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-listhesis
A
slipping
15
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-malacia
A
softening
16
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-physis
A
to grow
17
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-porosis
A
pore, passage
18
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-tome
A
instrument to cut
19
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acetabul/o
A
acetabulum (hip socket)
20
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calcane/o
A
calcaneus (heel)
21
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carp/o
A
carpals (wrist bones)
22
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clavicul/o
A
clavicle (collar bone)
23
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cost/o
A
ribs (true ribs, false ribs and floating ribs)
24
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crani/o
A
cranium (skull)
25
femor/o
femur (thigh bone)
26
fibul/o
fibula (smaller lower leg bone)
27
humer/o
humerus (upper arm bone)
28
ili/o
ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)
29
ischi/o
ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
30
malleol/o
malleolus (process on each side of the anckle)
31
mandibul/o
mandible (lower jawbone)
32
maxill/o
maxilla (upper jawbone)
33
metacarp/o
metacarpals (hand bones)
34
metatars/o
metatarsals (foot bones)
35
olecran/o
olecranon (elbow)
36
patell/o
patella (kneecap)
37
pelv/i
pelvis (hipbone)
38
perone/o
fibula
39
phalang/o
phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
40
pub/o
pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
41
radi/o
radius (forearm bone--thumb side)
42
scapul/o
scapula (shoulder blade)
43
stern/o
sternum (breastbone)
44
tars/o
tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
45
tibi/o
tibia (shin bone)
46
uln/o
unla (forearm bone--little finger side)
47
Ewing sarcoma
rare malignant tumour arising in bone; most often occurring in children
48
exostosis
bony growth (benign) arising from the surface of bone
49
fracture
traumatic breaking of a bone
50
osteogenic sarcoma
common malignant tumour arising from osteoblasts, found primarily in children and adolescents
51
osteomalacia
softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in bone
52
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection
53
osteoporosis
decrease in bone density (mass); thinning and weakening of bone
54
talipes
congenital abnormality of the hindfoot (involving the talus)
