Chapter 15: Musculoskeletal System: Combining Forms Flashcards by Jenn Dobrotinic

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calc/o

A

calcium

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calci/o

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calcium

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kyph/o

A

humpback, hunchback

Posterior curvature in the thoracic region

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

Anterior curvature in the lumbar region

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

Lateral curvature

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spondyl/o

Used to make words about the conditions of the structure

A

vertebra

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vertebr/o

Used to describe the structure itself

A

vertebra

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

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ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)

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malleol/o

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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/o

A

pelvis (hipbone)

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perone/o

A

fibula

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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radi/o

A

radius (forearm bone - thumb side)

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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

A

tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (forearm bone - little finger side)

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ankly/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 (sac of fluid near joints)

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cervic/o

A

neck

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx (tailbone)

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fasci/o

A

fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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my/o

A

muscle

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myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

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myos/o

A

muscle

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ped/o

A

foot

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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thorac/o

A

chest