Chapter 4 Skeletal Word Roots Flashcards

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1
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ankyl/o

A

stiff joint

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2
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arthr/o

A

joint

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3
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articul/o

A

joint

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4
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burs/o

A

sac

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5
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carp/o

A

carpus

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6
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cervic/o

A

neck

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7
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clavicl/o

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clavicle

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9
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx

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10
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cortic/o

A

outer layer

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11
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cost/o

A

rib

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12
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crania/o

A

skull

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13
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femor/o

A

femur

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14
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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15
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humer/o

A

humerus

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16
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ili/o

A

ilium

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17
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ischi/o

A

ischium

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18
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kyph/o

A

hump

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19
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lamin/o

A

lamina, part of the vertabra

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20
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lord/o

A

bent backward

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21
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lumb/o

A

loin, low back

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22
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mandibul/o

A

mandible

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23
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maxill/o

A

maxilla

24
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medull/o

A

medulla

25
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpus

26
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metatars/o

A

metatarsus

27
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

28
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orth/o

A

straight

29
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oste/o

A

bone

30
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patell/o

A

patella

31
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pector/o

A

chest

32
Q

ped/o

A

food, child

33
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

34
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phalang/o

A

phalanges

35
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pod/o

A

foot

36
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prosthet/o

A

addition

37
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pub/o

A

pubis

38
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radi/o

A

radius, ray

39
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

40
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scapul/o

A

scapula

41
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scoli/o

A

crooked

42
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spin/o

A

spine

43
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spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

44
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stern/o

A

sternum

45
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synovi/o

A

synovial membrane

46
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synov/o

A

synovial membrane

47
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tars/o

A

tarsus

48
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thorac/o

A

chest

49
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tibi/o

A

tibia

50
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uln/o

A

ulna

51
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebra

52
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

53
Q

erythr/o

A

red

54
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path/o

A

disease

55
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sarc/o

A

flesh

56
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system/o

A

system