Chapter 2 Flashcards by Lauren Almaraz

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burs/o

A

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

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acr/o

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extremities

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lux/o

A

slide

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix ( neck of uterus)

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chir/o

A

hand

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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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ankyl/o

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crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within; into

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pod/o

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foot

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pyret/o

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fever

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meta-

A

change; beyond

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non-

A

not

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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-desis

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to bind; tie together

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supra-

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above

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spondyl/o

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vertebra; backbone

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scoli/o

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crooked; bent

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oste/o

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bone

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ped/o

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foot; child

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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rachi/o

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spine; vertebra

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syn-

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together ; with

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tars/o

A

ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

A

tendon

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-ation

A

process; condition

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carp/o

A

wrist

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-al, -ic

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

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-tomy

A

process of cutting; inciion

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-plasty

A

surgical Repair

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-porosis

A

abnormal condition of small holes

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-osis

A

Abnormal Condition

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-penia

A

deficiency

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synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid of joints

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ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

A

softening

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-oid

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like; resembling

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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peri-

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around:surrounding

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sub-

A

below: under

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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brachi/o

A

arm

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arthr/o

A

joint

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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

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crani/o

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skull

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lord/o

A

curve;swayback

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lumb/o

A

lumbar region;loin

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narc/o

A

numbness;sleep;stupor

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orth/o

A

straight

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a-, an-

A

not; without

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anti-

A

against