Chapters 12 & 13 Word Parts Flashcards

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1
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fascio

A

band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)

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fibro

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fiber, fiberous tissue

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3
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leiomyo

A

smooth muscle (visceral)

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4
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lumbo

A

loins (lower back)

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5
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musculo and myo

A

muscle

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6
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teno

A

tendon

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tendo

A

tendon

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8
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tendino

A

tendon

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9
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carpo

A

carpus (wrist)

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cervico

A

neck; cervix uteri

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11
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costo

A

ribs

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12
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cranio

A

cranium (skull)

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13
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humero

A

humerous (upper arm bone)

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14
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metacarpo

A

metacarpus (hand bone)

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15
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phalango

A

phanalges

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16
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spondylo

A

vertebra (backbone)

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17
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vertebro

A

vertebra

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18
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sterno

A

sternum (breastbone)

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19
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calcaneo

A

calcaneus (heel bone)

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20
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femero

A

femur

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21
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fibulo

A

fibula (small outer bone of leg)

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22
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patello

A

patella (kneecap)

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23
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pelvi

A

pelvis

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24
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pelvo

A

pelvis

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25
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radio

A

radiation, xray, radius

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26
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tibio

A

tibia (larger lower bone of leg)

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27
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ankylo

A

stiffness, bent, crooked

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28
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arthro

A

joint

29
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chondro

A

cartilage

30
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lamino

A

lamina

31
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myelo

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

32
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ortho

A

straight

33
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osteo

A

bone

34
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-clasia

A

to break; surgical fracture

35
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-clast

A

to break

36
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-plegia

A

paralysis

37
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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

38
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dia-

A

through, across

39
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peri-

A

around

40
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belpharo

A

eyelid

41
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chondroido

A

chondroid

42
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conjunctivo

A

conjunctiva

43
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corneo

A

cornea

44
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coro

A

pupil

45
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coreo

A

pupil

46
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pupillo

A

pupil

47
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dacryo

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

48
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lacrimo

A

tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

49
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diplo

A

douple

50
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irido

A

iris

51
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kerato

A

horny tissue; hard; cornea

52
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oculo

A

eye

53
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opthalmo

A

eye

54
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opto

A

eye, vision

55
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retino

A

retina

56
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acouso

A

hearing

57
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audio

A

hearing

58
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audito

A

hearing

59
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myringo

A

tympanic membrane (ear drum)

60
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tympano

A

tympanic membrane (ear drum)

61
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oto

A

ear

62
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salpingo

A

tube (fallopian or eustacian)

63
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-acusis

A

hearin

64
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-cusis

A

hearing

65
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-opia

A

vision

66
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-opsia

A

vision

67
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-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

68
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exo-

A

outside, outward

69
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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal