Chapter 3 Tricky Terms Flashcards by Shazie S | Brainscape

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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal (voluntary) muscle

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leiomy/o

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smooth (involuntary) muscle

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-clast

A

breakdown

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-clasis

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intentional breaking

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-desis

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binding

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-listhesis

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slipping

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-malacia

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softening

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syndesm/o

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ligament (attaches bones to bones)

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lord/o

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swayback

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-dynia

A

pain

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-penia

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deficiency

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dactyl/o

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fingers/toes

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spondyl/o

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vertebra, backbones (think spine)

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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ribs

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phren/o

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diaphragm (phrenic nerve)

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bursa (singular)

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bursae (plural)

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meniscus (singular)

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menisci (Plural)

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humerus

A

upper arm bone

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radius

A

lower arm bone (lateral)

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ulna

A

lower arm bone (medial)

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femur

A

upper leg bone (thigh)

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tibia

A

lower leg bone (medial)

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fibula

A

lower leg bone (lateral)

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dors/o

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