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Chapter 4 Flashcards

Skeletal System

1
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cartilage

full word 🟫

A

nonvascular, firm connective tissue found mostly in joints

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chiropractic

full word 🟫

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diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system

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chiropractor

full word 🟫

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practitionar of chiropractic

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detoxification

full word 🟫

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removing poison from a tissue or substance

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ligament

full word 🟫

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band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures

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muscle

full word 🟫

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a tissue consisting of cells that can contract

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musculoskeletal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the muscles and the bony skeleton

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orthopedic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the correction and cure of deformities and diseases of the musculoskeletal system

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orthopedist

full word 🟫

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specialist in orthopedics

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osteocalcin

full word 🟫

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a hormone produced by bone cells

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osteopath

full word 🟫

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practitioner of osteopathy

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osteopathy

full word 🟫

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medical practice based on maintaining the balance of the body

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tendon

full word 🟫

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fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

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14
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de-

prefix 🟩

A

from, out of

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-ic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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16
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-or

suffix 🟦

A

a doer

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17
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-fication

suffix 🟦

A

remove

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18
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-al

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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19
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-ist

suffix 🟦

A

specialist

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20
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-in

suffix 🟦

A

chemical compound

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21
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-path

suffix 🟦

A

disease

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-pathy

suffix 🟦

A

disease

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chir/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

hand

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pract-

root 🟥

A

efficient, practical

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toxi-

root 🟥

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poison

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muscul/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

muscle

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27
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skelet-

root 🟥

A

skeleton

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orth/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

straight

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29
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ped-

root 🟥

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child

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30
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oste/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

bone

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31
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calc-

root 🟥

A

calcium

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32
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cortex

full word 🟫

A

outer portion of an organ, such as a bone

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cortical

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a cortex

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34
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diaphysis

full word 🟫

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the shaft of a long bone

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35
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epiphysis

full word 🟫

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expanded area at the proximal and distal ends of a long bone to provide increased sureface area for attachment of ligaments and tendons

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epiphysial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to an epiphysis

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37
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Haversian canals

full word 🟫

A

vascular canals in bone

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38
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marrow

full word 🟫

A

fatty, blood forming tissue in the cavities of long bones

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medulla

full word 🟫

A

central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex

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40
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medullary

full word 🟫

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pertaining to a medulla

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41
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periosteum

full word 🟫

A

strong membrane surrounding a bone

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42
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periosteal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the periosteum

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43
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epi-

prefix 🟩

A

upon, above

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44
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peri-

prefix 🟩

A

around

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44
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-ial

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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45
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-ary

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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46
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cortic-

root 🟥

A

cortex

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47
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-physis

root 🟥

A

growth

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48
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medulla-

root 🟥

A

medulla

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49
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oste-

root 🟥

A

bone

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50
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achondroplasia

full word 🟫

A

condition with abnormal, early conversion of cartilage into bone, leading to drawfism

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osteogenesis imperfecta

full word 🟫

A

inherited condition in which bone formation is incomplete, leading to fragile, easily broken bones

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osteomyelitis

full word 🟫

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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53
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osteopenia

full word 🟫

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decreased calcification of bone

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54
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osteoporosis

full word 🟫

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condition in which the bones become more porous, brittle, and fragile and more likely to fracture

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55
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rickets

full word 🟫

A

disease due to vitamin d deficiency, producing soft, flexible bones

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sarcoma

full word 🟫

A

malignant tumor originating in connective tissue

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chondrosarcoma

full word 🟫

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malignant tumor originating in cartilage cells

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osteogenic sarcoma

full word 🟫

A

malignant tumor originating in bone-producing cells

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59
Q

a-

prefix 🟩

A

without

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60
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-plasia

suffix 🟦

A

formation

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-genesis

suffix 🟦

A

creation, formation

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62
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-malacia

suffix 🟦

A

abnormal softness

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63
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-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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64
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-penia

suffix 🟦

A

deficient

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65
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-sis

suffix 🟦

A

condition

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66
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-oma

suffix 🟦

A

tumor, mass

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67
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chrondr/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

cartilage

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-myel-

root 🟥

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bone marrow

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por/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

opening

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70
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sarc-

root 🟥

A

flesh

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gen-

root 🟥

A

creation

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callus

full word 🟫

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bony tissue that forms at a fracture site early in healing

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cancellous

full word 🟫

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bone that has a spongy or lattice-like structure

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comminuted

full word 🟫

A

a fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces

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hematoma

full word 🟫

A

collection of blood that has escaped from blood vessels ito tissue

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osteoblast

full word 🟫

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a bone-forming cell

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osteocyte

full word 🟫

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a bone-maintaining cell

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78
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pathologic fracture

full word 🟫

A

fracture occuring at a site already weakened by a disease process

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79
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-ed

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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80
Q

-blast

suffix 🟦

A

immature cell

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81
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-ure

suffix 🟦

A

result of

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82
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comminut-

root 🟥

A

break into pieces

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hemat-

root 🟥

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blood

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84
Q

-cyte

root 🟥

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cell

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85
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-log

root 🟥

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to study

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path/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

disease

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fract-

root 🟥

A

to break

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88
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cervical

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the neck region

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89
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coccyx

full word 🟫

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small tailbone at the lowest end of the vertabral column

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foramen (foramina, pl)

full word 🟫

A

an opening through a structure

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kyphosis

full word 🟫

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a normal posterior curve of the spine that can be exaggerated in disease

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kyphotic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or suffering from kyphosis

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lumbar

full word 🟫

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the region of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis

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sacrum

full word 🟫

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segment of the vertebral column that forms part of the pelvis

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sacral

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or in the region of the sacrum

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scoliosis

full word 🟫

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an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column

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scoliotic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to or suffering from scoliosis

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spine

full word 🟫

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vertebral column or a short projection from a bone

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Q

spinal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to a vertabra

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vertebra (vertabrae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

one of the bones of the spinal column

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vertebral

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the vertebra

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102
Q

whiplash

full word 🟫

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symptoms caused by sudden, uncontrolled extension, and flexion of the neck

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103
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cervic-

root 🟥

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neck

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104
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kyph/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

bent, humpback

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105
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scoli/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

crooked

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sacr-

root 🟥

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sacrum

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107
Q

spin-

root 🟥

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spine

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108
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vertebr-

root 🟥

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vertebra

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109
Q

whip-

root 🟥

A

to swing

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110
Q

-lash

root 🟥

A

end of whip

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111
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-osis

suffix 🟦

A

condition

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112
Q

cranium

full word 🟫

A

the upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain

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113
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cranial

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the skull

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114
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ethmoid

full word 🟫

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bone that forms the back of the nose and encloses numerous air cells

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115
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lacrimal

full word 🟫

A

lacrimal bone forms part of the medial wall of the orbit

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116
Q

lacrimal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to tears

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117
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mandible

full word 🟫

A

lower jaw bone

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118
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mandibular

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the mandible

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119
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maxilla

full word 🟫

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upper jawbone, containing right and left maxillary sinuses

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120
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maxillary

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the maxilla

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121
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occipital

full word 🟫

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the back of the skull

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122
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palatine

full word 🟫

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bone that forms the hard palate and parts of the nose and orbits

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123
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parietal

full word 🟫

A

the two bones forming the sidewalls and roof of the cranium

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124
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sphenoid

full word 🟫

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wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull

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temporal

full word 🟫

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bone that forms part of the base and sides of the skull

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temporomandibular joint (TMJ)

full word 🟫

A

the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible

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127
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zygoma

full word 🟫

A

bone that forms the prominance of the cheek

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128
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zygomatic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the cheekbone

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129
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crani-

root 🟥

A

skull

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130
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ethm-

root 🟥

A

sieve

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lacrim-

root 🟥

A

tears

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mandibul-

root 🟥

A

mandible

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maxilla-

root 🟥

A

maxilla

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occipit-

root 🟥

A

back of the head

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palat-

root 🟥

136
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pariet-

root 🟥

137
Q

sphen-

root 🟥

138
Q

zygomat-

root 🟥

139
Q

tempor/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

140
Q

-oid

suffix 🟦

A

remembling

141
Q

-ary

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

142
Q

-ine

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

143
Q

acromion

full word 🟫

A

lateral end of the scapula, extending over the shoulder joint

144
Q

acromioclavicular

full word 🟫

A

the joint between the acromion and the clavicle

145
Q

articulate

full word 🟫

A

two seperate bones have formed a joint

146
Q

articulation

full word 🟫

147
Q

clavicle

full word 🟫

A

curved bone that forms the anterior part of the pectoral girdle

148
Q

clavicular

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the clavicle

149
Q

deformity

full word 🟫

A

a permanent structural deviation from the normal

150
Q

dislocation

full word 🟫

A

completely out of joint

151
Q

humerus

full word 🟫

A

single bone of the upper arm

152
Q

pectoral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the chest

153
Q

pectoral girdle

full word 🟫

A

incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton

154
Q

scapula (scapulae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

shoulder blade

155
Q

scapular

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the shoulder blade

156
Q

subluxation

full word 🟫

A

an incomplete dislocation when some contact between the joint surfaces remains

157
Q

acromi/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

158
Q

clavicul-

root 🟥

159
Q

articul-

root 🟥

160
Q

form-

root 🟥

A

apperance, form

161
Q

locat-

root 🟥

162
Q

pector-

root 🟥

163
Q

scapul-

root 🟥

164
Q

luxat-

root 🟥

165
Q

-ion

suffix 🟦

A

action, condition

166
Q

-ity

suffix 🟦

167
Q

-ation

suffix 🟦

168
Q

-ate

suffix 🟦

A

composed of

169
Q

de-

prefix 🟩

170
Q

dis-

prefix 🟩

A

apart, away from

171
Q

sub-

prefix 🟩

A

under, below, slightly

172
Q

aspiration (aspirate)

full word 🟫

A

removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity

173
Q

bursa (bursae)

full word 🟫

A

a closed sac containing synovial fluid

174
Q

bursitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a bursa

175
Q

capitulum

full word 🟫

A

a small head or rounded extremity of a bone

176
Q

olecranon

full word 🟫

A

prominent, proximal extremity of ulna

177
Q

pronation (pronate)

full word 🟫

A

process of lying face down or of turning a hand or foot with the volar surface down

178
Q

prone

full word 🟫

A

lying face down, flat on your belly

179
Q

radius

full word 🟫

A

the forearm bone on the thumb side

180
Q

radial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the radius or any other structures names after it

181
Q

supination

full word 🟫

A

process of lying face upward or of turning hand or foot so that the palm/sole is facing up

182
Q

supine

full word 🟫

A

lying face up, flat on your spine

183
Q

trochlea

full word 🟫

A

smooth atricular surface of bone on which another glides

184
Q

trochlear

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a trochlea

185
Q

ulna

full word 🟫

A

the medical and larger bone of the forearm

186
Q

ulnar

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the ulna or any structures named after it

187
Q

aspirat-

root 🟥

A

to breathe on

188
Q

burs-

root 🟥

189
Q

pronat-

root 🟥

190
Q

radi-

root 🟥

191
Q

supinat-

root 🟥

A

bend backward

192
Q

trochle-

root 🟥

193
Q

uln-

root 🟥

194
Q

capit/u

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

small head

195
Q

-lum

suffix 🟦

A

small structure

196
Q

arthritis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a joint(s)

197
Q

carpus

full word 🟫

A

the eight carpal bones of the wrist

198
Q

carpal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the wrist

199
Q

metacarpal

full word 🟫

A

the five bones between the carpus and the fingers

200
Q

Colles fracture

full word 🟫

A

fracture of the distal radius at the wrist

201
Q

eponym

full word 🟫

A

a procedure or a diagnosis with a name derived from the name of the person who discovered it or originated it

202
Q

Heberden node

full word 🟫

A

bony lump on the terminal phalanx of the fingers in osteoarthritis

203
Q

metacarpophalangeal

full word 🟫

A

the joints between the metacarpal bones and the phalanges

204
Q

osteoarthritis

full word 🟫

A

chronic inflammatory disease of joints

205
Q

phalanx (phalanges, pl)

full word 🟫

A

one of the bones of the digits (fingers or toes)

206
Q

rheumatism

full word 🟫

A

pain in various parts of the musculoskeletal system

207
Q

rheumatic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or characterized by rheumatism

208
Q

rheumatoid arthritis

full word 🟫

A

systemic disease affecting many joints

209
Q

meta-

prefix 🟩

A

after, subsequent to

210
Q

arthr-

root 🟥

211
Q

carp/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

wrist bones

212
Q

rheumat-

root 🟥

213
Q

phalang/e

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

phalanx, fingers or toes

214
Q

-ism

suffix 🟦

215
Q

acetabulum

full word 🟫

A

the cup shaped cavity of the hip bone that recieves the head of the femur to form the hip joint

216
Q

femur

full word 🟫

A

the thigh bone

217
Q

femoral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the femur

218
Q

ilium

full word 🟫

A

large, wing-shaped bone at the upperand posterior part of the pelvis

219
Q

ischium (ischia, pl)

full word 🟫

A

lower and posterior part of the hipe bone

220
Q

ischial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the ischium

221
Q

pelvis

full word 🟫

A

basin-shaped ring of bones, ligament, and muscles at the base of the spine

222
Q

pelvic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the pelvis

223
Q

pubis

full word 🟫

A

alternate name for the pubic bone

224
Q

pubic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the pubic bone

225
Q

sacroiliac joint

full word 🟫

A

the joint between the sacrum and the ilium

226
Q

symphysis (symphyses, pl)

full word 🟫

A

two bones joined by fibrocartilage

227
Q

sacr/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

228
Q

femor-

root 🟥

229
Q

ischi-

root 🟥

A

ischium, hip bone

230
Q

pelv-

root 🟥

231
Q

pub-

root 🟥

232
Q

ili-

root 🟥

233
Q

arthrodesis

full word 🟫

A

fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery

234
Q

brace

full word 🟫

A

appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position

235
Q

diastasis

full word 🟫

A

seperation of normally joined parts

236
Q

radiology

full word 🟫

A

the study of medical imaging

237
Q

radiologist

full word 🟫

A

medical specialist in the use of x-rays and other imaging techniques

238
Q

stable

full word 🟫

A

steady, not varying

239
Q

stabilize

full word 🟫

A

to make or hold firm and steady

240
Q

-desis

suffix 🟦

A

to fuse together

241
Q

-ize

suffix 🟦

242
Q

radi/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

radiation, x-rays

243
Q

stabil-

root 🟥

A

steady, fixed

244
Q

arthroplasty

full word 🟫

A

surgery to repair, as far as possible, the function of a joint

245
Q

avascular

full word 🟫

A

without a blood supply

246
Q

labrum

full word 🟫

A

cartilage that forms a rim around the socket of the hip joint

247
Q

necrosis

full word 🟫

A

pathologic death of cells or tissue

248
Q

necrotic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or affected by necrosis

249
Q

prothesis

full word 🟫

A

an artifical part to remedy a defect in the body

250
Q

prosthetic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a prosthesis

251
Q

vascul-

root 🟥

A

blood vessel

252
Q

necr/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

253
Q

prosthet-

root 🟥

254
Q

-plasty

suffix 🟦

A

reshaping by surgery

255
Q

collateral

full word 🟫

A

situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction

256
Q

cruciate

full word 🟫

A

shaped like a cross

257
Q

fibula

full word 🟫

A

the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg

258
Q

fibular

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the fibula

259
Q

meniscus (menisci, pl)

full word 🟫

A

disc of cartillage between the bones of a joint

260
Q

patella (patellae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

thin, circular bone in front of the knee joint, embedded in the patellar tendon

261
Q

patellar

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the patella bone or the tendon

262
Q

rupture

full word 🟫

A

break or tear of any body part

263
Q

tibia

full word 🟫

A

the larger bone of the lower leg

264
Q

tibial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the tibia

265
Q

co-

prefix 🟩

266
Q

later-

root 🟥

267
Q

fibul-

root 🟥

268
Q

patell-

root 🟥

269
Q

tibi-

root 🟥

270
Q

arthrocentesis

full word 🟫

A

aspiration of fluid from a joint

271
Q

arthrography

full word 🟫

A

x-ray of a joint taken after the injection of a contrast medium into the joint

272
Q

arthroscopy

full word 🟫

A

visual examination of the interior of a joint

273
Q

arthroscope

full word 🟫

A

endoscope used to examine the interior of a joint

274
Q

debridement

full word 🟫

A

the removal of injured, necrotic tissue

275
Q

hyperflexion

full word 🟫

A

flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limits

276
Q

meniscectomy

full word 🟫

A

excision (cutting out) of all or part of a meniscus

277
Q

prepatellar

full word 🟫

A

in front of the patella

278
Q

tendinitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of a tendon

279
Q

bride-

root 🟥

A

rubble, rubbish

280
Q

flex-

root 🟥

281
Q

menisc-

root 🟥

A

crescent, meniscus

282
Q

tendin-

root 🟥

283
Q

-centesis

suffix 🟦

284
Q

-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

process of recording

285
Q

-scopy

suffix 🟦

A

the process of using an instrument to examine visually

286
Q

-scope

suffix 🟦

A

instrument to examine visually

287
Q

-ment

suffix 🟦

288
Q

-ion

suffix 🟦

A

action, condition

289
Q

-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical incision

290
Q

hyper-

prefix 🟩

291
Q

pre-

prefix 🟩

A

before, in front of

292
Q

bunion

full word 🟫

A

swelling at the base of the big toe

293
Q

calcaneus

full word 🟫

A

bone of the tarsus that forms the heel

294
Q

calcaneal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the calcaneus

295
Q

hallux valgus

full word 🟫

A

deviation of the big toe towards the medial side of the foot

296
Q

metatarsus

full word 🟫

A

the five parallel bones of the foot between the tarsus and the phalanges

297
Q

metatarsal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the metatarsus

298
Q

podiatry

full word 🟫

A

the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of the foot

299
Q

podiatrist

full word 🟫

A

practitioner of podiatry

300
Q

talus

full word 🟫

A

the tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to and from the ankle joint

301
Q

tarsus

full word 🟫

A

the collection of seven bones in the foot that form the ankle and instep

302
Q

tarsal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the tarsus

303
Q

calcan-

root 🟥

304
Q

hallux-

root 🟥

305
Q

valgus

root 🟥

306
Q

tars-

root 🟥

307
Q

pod-

root 🟥

308
Q

Pott fracture

full word 🟫

A

fracture of the lower end of the fibula, often with a fracture of the tibial malleolus

309
Q

-eal

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

310
Q

-us

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

311
Q

-iatry

suffix 🟦

312
Q

-iatrist

suffix 🟦

A

practitioner

313
Q

amputation

full word 🟫

A

process of removing a projecting part

314
Q

biopsy

full word 🟫

A

process of removing living tissue for labratory examination

315
Q

biphosphonate

full word 🟫

A

a class of drugs used to prevent and treat fragile bones

316
Q

chemotherapy

full word 🟫

A

treatment using chemical agents

317
Q

cyrosurgery

full word 🟫

A

use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in surgery to freeze and kill abnormal tissue

318
Q

estrogen

full word 🟫

A

generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics

319
Q

glucose

full word 🟫

A

the final product of carbohydrate digestion and the main sugar in blood

320
Q

incision

full word 🟫

A

a cut or surgical wound

321
Q

incisional

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to an incision

322
Q

radiotherapy

full word 🟫

A

treatment using radiation

323
Q

bi-

prefix 🟩

324
Q

amput-

root 🟥

A

to prune, top off

325
Q

bio-

root 🟥

326
Q

phos-

root 🟥

327
Q

phon-

root 🟥

328
Q

-therapy

root 🟥

A

medical treatment

329
Q

surg-

root 🟥

330
Q

gluc-

root 🟥

331
Q

incis-

root 🟥

332
Q

chem/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

333
Q

cry/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

334
Q

estr/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

335
Q

-opsy

suffix 🟦

336
Q

-ery

suffix 🟦

A

process of

337
Q

-gen

suffix 🟦

A

produce, create

338
Q

-ose

suffix 🟦

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