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CLA 131: Medical Terminology > Chapter 6: The Skeletal/ Muscular System > Flashcards

Chapter 6: The Skeletal/ Muscular System Flashcards

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1
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Word Root
Arthur/o

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Joint

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Articul/o

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Joint

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Burs/o

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Bursa, purse, sac

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Carp/o

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Wrist

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Chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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Condyl/o

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Knuckle of a joint

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Cran/o
Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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Femor/o

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Femur

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Fibul/o

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Fibula

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Ili/o

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Flank, rib groin, ilium

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Ischi/o

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Hip joint, ischium

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Menisc/o

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Meniscus

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Muscul/o

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Muscle

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My/o
Myos/o

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Muscle

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Pariet/o

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Wall

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Patell/o

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Patella

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Ped/o

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Child

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Petr/o

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Stone

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Phalang/o

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Phalangs

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Phys/o

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Growth

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Pub/o

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Pubis

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Radi/o

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Radius

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Sarc/o

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Sarco, sacrum

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Skelat/o

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Skeleton

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31
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebra

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Stern/o

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Chest, sternum

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Synovi/o
Synov/o

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Synovial

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Tars/o

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Tarsal bone

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Ten/o
Tendon/o

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Tendon

36
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

37
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Kinesi/o

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Motion

38
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Tax/o

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Reaction to a stimulus, movement

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Ten/o

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Stretch, tendon

40
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Troph/o

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Development

41
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Prefix
A-

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Without, absence of

42
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Prefix
Brady-

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Slow

43
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Prefix
Tachy-

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Fast

44
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Prefix
Dys-

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Painful, bad, abnormal, difficult

45
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Prefix
Hyper-

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Abnormally high, above, excessive

46
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Suffix
-a

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Singular

47
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Suffix
-algia

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Condition of pain

48
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Suffix
-dynia

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Condition of pain

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Suffix
-ia

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Condition of

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Suffix
-y

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Process

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Tendons

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Attaches muscles to the bone

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Ligaments

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Dense bands of connective tissue stretching from bone-bone to strengthen and stabilize joints

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Decalcification

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Abnormal reduction of calcium in the bones as a result of a hormonal disorder

54
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Prefix
Epi-

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Above, upon, ontop, over

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Prefix
Para-

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Alongside, abnormal

56
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Prefix
Poly-

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Excessive, over, many

57
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Prefix
Quadri-

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4

58
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Suffix
-asthenia

A

Weakness

59
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Suffix
-cele

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Hernia, swelling, potrusion

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-genesis

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Origin, curse

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-malacia

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Softening

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Suffix
-plasia

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Formation, growth

63
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Suffix
-ptosis

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Drooping

64
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Ankyl/o

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Crooked

65
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Kyph/o

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Hump

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Lord/o

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Bent, forward

67
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Porc/o

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Hole

68
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Scoli/o

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Curved

69
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Bunion

A

An abnormal enlargement of the joint at the bone of the toe

70
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

A

Inflammation of the wrist creating pressure on the median nerve resulting in difficulty supporting the hand

71
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Degenerative joint disease (DJD)

A

Cartilage at the joint degrades overtime

72
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Colles bone fracture

A

A break in the distal part of the radius

Common in children

73
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Greenstick fracture

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Slight break in a bone that appears as a slight fissure (open-slit) in an x-ray

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Comminuted fracture

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Break(s) resulting in fragmentation of the bone

75
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Spiral fracture

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Spiral-shaped break, often caused by twisting the bone

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Oblique fraction

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Break along an oblique angle of the bone shaft

77
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Compression fracture

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Crushed break in the vertebrae caused by an impact or fall

78
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Transverse fracture

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A transverse or horizontal break of the bone shaft

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Pathological disease fracture

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Fracture caused by another disease process that weapons the bone

80
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Gout

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Abnormal accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints, typically in the toe

81
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Herniated disk

A

A rupture of the joint in between two vertebrae

82
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Marfan’s syndrome

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Excessive cartilage formation in the epiphyseal plates resulting in long abnormally stretched limbs

83
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Myasthenia gravis

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Severe muscle weakness

84
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Osteogenesis imperfecta

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Imperfect bone development causing bone deformities and fractures

85
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Rickets

A

Long-term deficiency of vitamin D

86
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Vertebrae
C1-C7
T1-T12
L1-L5

A

C1-C7 : the seven cervical vertebrae
T1-T12 : the twelve thoracic vertebrae
L1-L5 : the five lumbar vertebrae

CLA 131: Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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