Common combining terms of the Musculoskeletal System Flashcards by Ryan Chan

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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

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my/o

A

muscle

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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

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myos/o

A

muscle

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal muscle

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sarco

A

muscles and flesh

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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward

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dorsi-

A

back

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poly-

A

many, much

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calci/o

A

calcium

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kyph/o

A

posterior curvature in thoracic region

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lamin/o

A

lamina

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lord/o

A

curve

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lumb/o

A

loins, lower back

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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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scoli/o

A

crooked

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

Q

-blast

A

embryonic cell

Q

-clast

A

to break

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-listhesis

A

slipping

Q

-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

to grow

Q

-porosis

A

pore, passage

Q

-tome

A

instrument to cut

Q

acetabul/o

A

hip socket

Q

calcane/o

A

heal

Q

carp/o

A

wrist bones

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clavicul/o

A

collar bone

Q

cost/o

A

ribs

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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bones)

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fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

Q

humer/o

A

umerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium (upper part of pelvic bone)

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ischi/o

A

ischium (part of pelvic bone)

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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

metacarpals (hand bones)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

Q

olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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perone/o

A

fibula

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger, toe bones)

Q

pub/o

A

pubis

Q

radi/o

A

radius

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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

Q

tars/o

A

tarsals

Q

tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone)

Q

uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)