Chapter 6 Word Elements Flashcards by Niki Knowlton

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum (acetabular*)

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-blast, blast/o

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embryonic stage of development (osteoblast)

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calc/o, calc/i

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calcium (hypocalcemia)

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calcane/o

A

heel bone (calcaneodynia*)

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carp/o

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wrist (carpal)

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-clast, clastic

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to break (osteoclast*)

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clavicul/o

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collarbone (supraclavicular*)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx* (coccygeal*)

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cost/o

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ribs (costochondral*)

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crani/o

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skull, cranium (craniotomy*)

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femor/o

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femur* (femoral*)

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fibul/o

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fibula* (fibular*)

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gen/o

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to produce (osteogenesis)

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humer/o

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humerus* (humeral*)

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ili/o

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ilium (iliac*)

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ischi/o

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ischium (ischial*)

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kyph/o

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humpback, pertaining to a hump (kyphosis*)

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lamin/o

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lamina (laminectomy*)

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back (lumbar*)

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malac/o

A

softening (malacotmy)

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-malacia

A

sofentening (osteomalacia)

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mandibul/o

A

mandible, lower jaw bone (mandibular*)

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mastoid/o

A

mastoid process (mastoiditis*)

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maxill/o

A

upper jaw (maxillary*)

metacarp/o

hand bones (metacarpals*)

metatars/o

foot bones (metatarsalgia*)

myel/o

spinal cord or bone marrow (osteomyelitis*)

olecran/o

elbow (olecranon)

orth/o

straight (orthopedics*)

oste/o

bone (osteoma*)

patell/o, patell/a

kneecap (patellar*)

pelv/i

pelvis (pelvimetry*)

phalang/o

finger, toes (phalangitis*)

-physis

growth, growing (diaphysis)

por/o

cavity, opening, passage, or pore (osteoporotic)

-porosis

porous; lessening in density (osteoporosis)

pub/o

pubis (pubic*)

rach/i

spinal column (rachitis)

scapul/o

shoulder blade (scapular*)

scoli/o

crooked, bent (scoliosis*)

spondyl/o

vertebra (spondylosis*)

sten/o

short, contracted, or narrow (stenosis)

stern/o

sternum (substernal*)

tars/o

ankle bones (tarsals*)

tempor/o

temples of the head (temporal*)

vertebr/o

vertebra (intervertebral)