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Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Foramen

A

hole in a bone

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Fossa

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depression in a bone

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Aperture

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opening

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Canal

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tunnel

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5
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Fissure

A

crack

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6
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Fovea

A

small pit

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Meatus

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passage/opening

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Sinus

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space or cavity

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Sulcus

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groove

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10
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-tomy

A

cutting into

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11
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-stomy

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permanent new opening

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12
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

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13
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-desis

A

binding together

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14
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-pexy

A

surgical fix

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15
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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16
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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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17
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my/o

A

muscle

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Fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

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Fibros/o

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fibrous tissue

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20
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define fascia

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sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle

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21
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Fasci/o

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fascia

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22
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Fasc/i

A

fascia

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23
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-kinesis

A

movement

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24
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Anti-

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against

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25
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Agon

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struggle

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26
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Syn

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together

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27
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erg

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work

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28
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Kyph/o

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hump of the spine

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29
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Scoli/o

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crooked or curved spine

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30
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Troph/o

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development

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31
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Lord/o

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bent forward spine

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32
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-asthenia

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weakness

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33
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-malacia

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softening

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34
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-sclerosis

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hardening

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35
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-schisis

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split/fissure

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36
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-desis

A

surgical fixation/fusion

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37
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-osis

A

condition of

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38
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-algia

A

pain

39
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Oste/o

A

bone

40
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Physis

A

to grow

41
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Endo/

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within or inside the

42
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Chondr/o

A

cartilage

43
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mes/o

A

middle

44
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Legament/o

A

ligament

45
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Carni/o

A

toward the head

46
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Vertebr/o

A

vertebra

47
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Cervic/o

A

neck

48
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Sacr/o

A

sacrum

49
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Tubercle

A

little knot or swelling

50
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Ad/

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toward

51
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Inter/

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between

52
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medi/o

A

middle

53
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-clast

A

break

54
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-poiesis

A

formation

55
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-luxation

A

dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint

56
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-gram

A

picture or record

57
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Hemat/o

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blood

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Dia/

A

through, between, apart

59
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meta/

A

beyond

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brachy/

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short

61
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onycho/o

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claw or nail

62
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Tendin/o

A

tendon

63
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process

A

projection

64
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Thorac/o

A

chest

65
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Coccygel/o

A

tail bone

66
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my/o

A

muscle

67
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kinesi/o

A

movement

68
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Infra/

A

below or beneth

69
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Supra/

A

above, increased

70
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Superi/o

A

uppermost

71
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-blast

A

immature

72
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-cephalic

A

pertaining to the head

73
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

74
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-pathy

A

disease

75
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-plasia

A

formation, growth, development

76
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Ep/i

A

upon, above, on, upper

77
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Peri

A

around/surrounding

78
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Arthr/o

A

joint

79
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Dolich/o

A

long

80
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Burs/o

A

fibrous sac that acts as a cushion to ease movement in areas of friction

81
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Synovi/o

A

lubricant to make joint movement smooth

82
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Spondyl/o

A

vertebra

83
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Disc/o

A

Disc (intervertebral)

84
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Lumb/o

A

lumbar

85
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met/a

A

beyond, change, behind, after

86
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Ab/

A

away from

87
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epi/

A

upon, above, on, upper

88
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Inferi/o

A

below

89
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Electr/o

A

electricity

90
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-cyte

A

cell

91
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-oma

A

tumor

92
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-graphy

A

process of recording

93
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Vet Med Terminology (4 decks)

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