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Language of Medicine 15 Flashcards

1
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cal/o, calci/o

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calcium

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kyph/o

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humpback, hunchback

posterior curvature in the thoracic region

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lamin/o

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lamina

part or the vertebral arch

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

anterior curvature in the lumbar region

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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6
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myel/o

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bone marrow

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7
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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

lateral curvature

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10
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spondyl/o

used to make words about conditions of the structure

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vertebra

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11
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vertebr/o

used to describe the structure itself

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vertebra

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12
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-blast

A

embryonic or immature cells

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13
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-clast

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to break

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14
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-lithesis

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slipping

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15
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-malacia

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softening

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16
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-physis

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to grow

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17
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-porosis

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pore, passage

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18
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-tome

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instrument to cut

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19
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acetabul/o

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acetabulum

hip socket

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20
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calcane/o

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calcaneus

heel

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21
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carp/o

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carpals

wrist bones

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22
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clavicul/o

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clavicle

collar bone

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23
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cost/o

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ribs

true ribs, false ribs, & floating ribs

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24
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crani/o

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cranium

skull

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25
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femor/o

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femur

thigh bone

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26
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fibul/o

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fibula

smaller lower leg bone

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27
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humer/o

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humerous

upper part of pelvic bone

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28
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ili/o

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ilium

upper part of pelvic bone

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ischi/o

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ischium

posterior part of pelvic bone

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malleol/o

31
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mandibul/o

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mandible

lower jawbone

32
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maxill/o

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maxilla

upper jawbone

33
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals

hand bones

34
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metatars/o

A

metatarsals

foot bones

35
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olecran/o

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olecranon

elbow

36
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petell/o

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patella

kneecap

37
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pelv/i

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pelvis

hipbone

38
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-metry

A

process of measuring

39
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petone/o

40
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phalang/o

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phalanges

finger and/or toe bones

41
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pub/o

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pubis

anterior part of the pelvic bone

42
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radi/o

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radius

forearm bone - thumb side

43
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scapul/o

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scapula

shoulder bone

44
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stern/o

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sternum

breastbone

45
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tars/o

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tarsals

bones of the hindfoot

46
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tibi/o

A

tibia

shin bone

47
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uln/o

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ulna

forearm bone - little finger side

48
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ankyl/o

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arthr/o

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articul/o

51
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burs/o

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bursa

sac of fluid near a joint

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chondr/o

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ligament/o

54
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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

55
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synov/o

A 
synovial membrane
(tissue lining the synovial cavity, synovial cavity is the space between bones at a synovial joint, synovial joint is an immovable joint)
56
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ten/o

57
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tendin/o

58
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-desis

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to bind, tie together

59
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-stenosis

60
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fasci/o

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fascia

forms sheaths enveloping muscles

61
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fibr/o

A

fibrous connective tissue

62
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leimy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle that lines

the walls of internal organs

63
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my/o

64
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myocardi/o

A

heart muscle

65
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myos/o

66
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

67
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rhabdomy/o

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skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones

68
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sarc/o

A

muscle and flesh

69
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-asthenia

A

lack of strength

70
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-trophy

A

development, nourishment

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ab-

72
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ad-

73
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dorsi-

74
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poly-

A

many, much

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