Chapter 2 Flashcards

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1
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burs/o

A

bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

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acr/o

A

extremities

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3
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lux/o

A

slide

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4
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cervic/o

A

neck; cervix ( neck of uterus)

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5
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chir/o

A

hand

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6
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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7
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ankyl/o

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crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

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8
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inter-

A

between

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intra-

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within; into

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10
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pod/o

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foot

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pyret/o

A

fever

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12
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meta-

A

change; beyond

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13
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non-

A

not

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14
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal; excision

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15
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-desis

A

to bind; tie together

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16
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supra-

A

above

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17
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spondyl/o

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vertebra; backbone

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18
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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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19
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oste/o

A

bone

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20
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ped/o

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foot; child

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21
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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22
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rachi/o

A

spine; vertebra

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23
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syn-

A

together ; with

24
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tars/o

A

ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

A

tendon

26
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

27
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-ation

A

process; condition

28
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carp/o

A

wrist

29
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-al, -ic

A

pertaining to

30
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-algia

A

pain

31
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; incision

32
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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

33
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-tomy

A

process of cutting; inciion

34
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-plasty

A

surgical Repair

35
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-porosis

A

abnormal condition of small holes

36
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-osis

A

Abnormal Condition

37
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-penia

A

deficiency

38
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synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid of joints

39
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ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

40
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-itis

A

inflammation

41
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-malacia

A

softening

42
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-oid

A

like; resembling

43
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-oma

A

tumor; mass

44
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peri-

A

around:surrounding

45
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sub-

A

below: under

46
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

47
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brachi/o

A

arm

48
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arthr/o

A

joint

49
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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

50
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crani/o

A

skull

51
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kyph/o

A

humpback

52
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lord/o

A

curve;swayback

53
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lumb/o

A

lumbar region;loin

54
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narc/o

A

numbness;sleep;stupor

55
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orth/o

A

straight

56
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a-, an-

A

not; without

57
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anti-

A

against