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Chp 14 Musculoskeletal System - Word Parts Flashcards

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Carp/o

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Carpals(wrist)

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Clavicul/o

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Clavicle (collarbone)

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

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Femor/o

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femur (upper leg bone)

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Fibul/o

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Fibula (lower leg bone)

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Humer/o

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Humerus (upper arm bone)

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Ili/o

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Ilium (upper winged-shaped portion of the pelvis)

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Ischi/o

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Ischium (lower posterior portion of the pelvis)

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Lumb/o

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Loin, lumbar region of the spine

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Mandibul/o

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Mandible (lower jawbone)

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Maxill/o

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Maxilla (upper jawbone)

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Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Patell/o

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Patella (kneecap)

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-clasia, -clasis, -clast

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Breaking

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Aponeur/o

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Type of tendon

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis, pelvic cavity

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Phalang/o

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Phalanx (bone of the fingers or toes

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Pub/o

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Pubis (anterior portion of the pelvis)

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Rachi/o

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Vertebra

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Radi/o

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Radius (lower arm bone)

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum (lower portion of the spine forming the posterior pelvic wall)

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Sacr/o

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Sacrum (lower portion of the spine forming the posterior pelvic wall)

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Scapul/o
Scapula (shoulder blade)
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Spondyl/o
Vertebra
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Stern/o
Sternum (breastbone)
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Tars/o
Tarsals (ankle bones)
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Tibi/o
Tibia (lower leg bone)
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Uln/o
Ulna (lower arm bone)
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Vertebr/o
Vertera
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Burs/o
Bursa (cavity)
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Disc/o
Intervertebral disk
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Fasci/o
Fascia (connective tissue enclosing and separating muscle layers)
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Lamin/o
Lamin (thin, flat plate or layer)
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Menisc/o
Meniscus (crescent)
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My/o
Muscle
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Myos/o
Muscle
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Synovi/o
Synovia, synovia membrane
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Tendin/o
Tendon
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Ten/o
Tendon
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Ankyl/o
Stiff, bent
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Kinesi/o
Movement, motion
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Kyph/o
Hump (increases convexity of the spine)
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Lord/o
Bent forward (increased concavity of the spine)
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Necr/o
Death (cells, body)
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Rhabd/o
Rod-shaped, striated
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Petr/o
Stone
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Sacr/o
Flesh, connective tissue
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Scoli/o
(lateral) curved (spine)
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Brady-
Slow
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dys-
Painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
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Intr-
Between or within
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Poly-
Many, much
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Supra-
Above
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Syn-
Together, joined
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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, ic.
Pertaining to
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-algia
Pain
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-asthenia
Weakness
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)
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-desis
Surgical fixation, fusion
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-gram
The record, radiographic image
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-graphy
Process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-ia
Diseased or abnormal state, condition of
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-a, -is
Noun suffix, no meaning
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-malacia
Softening
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-oma
Tumor, swelling
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-osis
Abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots)
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-penia
Abnormal reduction in number
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-rraphy
Suturing, repairing
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-sarcoma
Malignant tumor
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-schisis
Split, fissure
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-scopy
Visual examination
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-trophy
Nourishment, development

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