Combining Forms (Ch 15) Flashcards by Sofia Cetina | Brainscape

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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arthr/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 (sac of fluid near joints)

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calc/o

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calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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calci/o

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calcium

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carp/o

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wrist bones (carpals)

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix (neck of uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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fasci/o

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fascia (membrane supporting muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

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fiber

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fibul/o

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fibula

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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

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ischi/o

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ischium (part of hip bone)

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral) muscle

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ligament/o

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ligament

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lord/o

A

curve; swayback

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lumb/o

A

lower back; loin

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malleol/o

A

malleolus

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp/o

A

matacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

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myocardium (heart muscle)

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myos/o

A

muscle

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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

A

patella

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ped/o

A

child; foot

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pelv/o

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pelvis; hip region

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phalang/o

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phalanges (of fingers and toes)

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of hip bone)

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radi/o

A

x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone)

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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synov/o

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synovia; synovial membrane; sheath around a tendon

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tars/o

A

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle

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ten/o

A

tendon

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tendin/o

A

tendon

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thorac/o

A

chest

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (medial lower arm bone)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)