Chapter 3 Tricky Terms Flashcards
1
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rhabdomy/o
A
skeletal (voluntary) muscle
2
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leiomy/o
A
smooth (involuntary) muscle
3
Q
-clast
A
breakdown
4
Q
-clasis
A
intentional breaking
5
Q
-desis
A
binding
6
Q
-rrhaphy
A
suture
7
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
8
Q
-listhesis
A
slipping
9
Q
-malacia
A
softening
10
Q
syndesm/o
A
ligament (attaches bones to bones)
11
Q
lord/o
A
swayback
12
Q
-dynia
A
pain
13
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
14
Q
dactyl/o
A
fingers/toes
15
Q
spondyl/o
A
vertebra, backbones (think spine)
16
Q
myel/o
A
bone marrow, spinal cord
17
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
18
Q
cost/o
A
ribs
19
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm (phrenic nerve)
20
Q
bursa (singular)
A
bursae (plural)
21
Q
meniscus (singular)
A
menisci (Plural)
22
Q
humerus
A
upper arm bone
23
Q
radius
A
lower arm bone (lateral)
24
Q
ulna
A
lower arm bone (medial)
25
Q
femur
A
upper leg bone (thigh)
26
Q
tibia
A
lower leg bone (medial)
27
Q
fibula
A
lower leg bone (lateral)
28
Q
dors/o
A
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