Chapter 5: Skeletal System Flashcards by Cassandra Gomez

Q

-algia

A

pain

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ankly/o

A

stiff, crooked, bent

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arthr/o

A

joint

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-blast

A

precursor, developing cell

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brachi/o

A

arm

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bone)

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cervic/o

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cervical (neck)

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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-clast

A

cell to break down

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

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cranium, helmet, skull

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-cyte

A

cell

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-ectomy

A

removal of

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femor/o

A

femur

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humer/o

A

humerus

Q

-itis

A

inflammation of

Q

kyph/o

A

hump

Q

curvature of the LUMBAR spine

A

lordosis

Q

-malacia

A

softening

Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

Q

-oma

A

tumor

Q

orth/o

A

straight

Q

oste/o

A

bone

Q

ped

A

foot or child

Q

peri

A

around

Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (fingers and toes)

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-physis

A

growth

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-porosis

A

porous condition

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scoli/o

A

crooked, or curved

Q

-scope

A

instrument to view or examine

Q

-scopy

A

to visualize or view

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra or vertebral column

Q

syn

A

with or together

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ankylosis

A

condition of being crooked, bent or stiff

Q

arthralgia

A

joint pain

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inflammation of joints

A

arthritis

Q

surgical puncture of remove fluid from the joint

A

arthrocentesis

Q

arthroplasty

A

repair of the joints