Chapter 15 - Combining Forms Flashcards by Nate Miller

Q

calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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kyph/o

A

humpback, hunchback

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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ortho/o

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straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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cost/o

A

ribs

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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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femor/o

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femur

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fibul/o

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fibula

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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malleol/o

A

malleolus

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mandibul/o

A

mandible

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maxill/o

A

maxilla

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals

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olecran/o

A

olecranon

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patell/o

A

patella

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pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis

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phalang/o

A

phalanx

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pub/o

A

pubis

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radi/o

A

radius (x-rays, radiation)

Q

scapul/o

A

scapula

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stern/o

A

sternum

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tars/o

A

tarsals

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tibi/o

A

tibia

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uln/o

A

ulna

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fasci/o

A

fascia

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fibr/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

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my/o

A

muscle

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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

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myos/o

A

muscle

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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal muscle

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sarc/o

A

muscles and flesh (connective tissue)

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ankyl/o

A

stiff

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arthr/o

A

joint

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articul/o

A

joint

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burs/o

A

bursa

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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synov/o

A

synovial membrane

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ten/o

A

tendon

Q

tendin/o

A

tendon