Chapter 2 Flashcards
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-ation
A
process; condition
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tars/o
A
ankle
3
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-scopy
A
Visual examination using a scope
4
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Lord/o
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curve;swayback
5
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rachi/o
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spine; vertebra
6
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ster/o
A
solid structure; steroid
7
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-algia
A
pain
8
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lux/o
A
slide
9
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-penia
A
deficiency
10
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syn-
A
together; with
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anti-
A
against
12
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supra-
A
above
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meta-
A
change; beyond
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non-
A
not
15
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
16
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
17
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-porosis
A
abnormal condition of small holes
18
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myel/o
A
bone marrow; spinal cord
19
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-tomy
A
process of cutting; incision
20
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-al, -ic
A
pertaining to
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-desis
A
to blind; tie together
22
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal; excision
23
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synovi/o
A
lubricating fluid of joints
24
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-itis
A
inflammation
25
-malacia
softening
26
rheumat/o
watery flow
27
pyret/o
fever
28
pod/o
foot
29
ped/o
foot; child
30
oste/o
bone
31
lumb/o
lumbar region;loin
32
cranio/o
skull
33
kyph/o
humpback
34
orth/o
straight
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narc/o
numbness; sleep; stupor
36
inter-
between
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intra-
within; into
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scoli/o
crooked;bent
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spondyl/o
vertebr; backbone
40
-scope
Instrument used to view
41
chir/o
Hand
42
Crevic/o
Neck; cervix (neck of uterus)
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Ankyl/o
Crooked; bent;stiff; fused together
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Acr/o
Extremities
45
ten/o,tendin/o,tendon/o
tendon
46
-oma
tumor;mass
47
-oid
like;resembling
48
a-,an-
not; without
49
sarc/o
flesh; connective tissue
50
sarco/o
sacrum
51
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
52
sub-
below; under
53
peri
around ; surrounding
54
arthr/o
joint
55
brachi/o
arm
56
carp/o
wrist
57
burs/o
bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)
58
chondr/o
cartilage
59
cost/o
rib
