Chapter 15 - Musculoskeletal System - Terminology Flashcards by Mai Ka Xiong

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum, hip socket

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ankyl/o

A

stiff

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calci/o

A

calcium

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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oste/o

A

bone

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calcane/o

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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-malacia

A

softening

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carp/o

A

wrist bones (carpals)

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

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skull

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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fibul/o

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fibula

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium

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ischi/o

A

ischium (part of hip bone)

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

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ligament/o

A

ligament

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lord/o

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curve; swayback

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lumb/o

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lower back; loin

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malleol/o

A

malleolus

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

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myos/o

A

muscle

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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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patell/o

A

patella

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ped/o

A

child; foot

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pelv/o

A

pelvis; hip region

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

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radi/o

A

x-rays, radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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sarc/o

A

flesh (connection tissue)

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scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

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tars/o

A

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle ( 7 bones between the foot and the leg)

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ten/o

A

tendon

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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thorac/o

A

chest

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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-algia

A

pain

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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

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-blast

A

embryonic cell

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-clast

A

to break

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-desis

A

bind, tie together

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-listhesis

A

slipping

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-penia

A

deficiency

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward

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dia-

A

complete; through

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dorsi-

A

back

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exo-

A

out; away from

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infra-

A

below, beneath

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meta-

A

change; beyond

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sub-

A

under; below

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supra-

A

above, upper

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sym-

A

together; with