Med Terms - Musculoskeletal Vocab Flashcards by Cecilia Orille

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ambul/o

ambulat/o

A

walk

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amb/i

A

both

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ankyl/o

A

crooked, bent

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arthr/o

articul/o

A

joint

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burs/o

A

bursa (sack of fluid by a joint)

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calc/o

calci-

A

calcium, heel

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caud/o

A

tail

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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cry/o

A

cold

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dextr/o

A

performing tasks with hands

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dist/o

A

far, away

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encephal/o

A

brain

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fontan/o

A

soft spot on infants head

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kinesi/o

-kinsia

A

movement

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menisc/o

A

meniscus (cartilage between joints)

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meningi/o

mening/o

A

meninges (protective layer around the brain)

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myel/o

A

bone marrow, or spinal cord

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my/o

muscul/o

A

muscle

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orth/o

A

straight, normal, correct

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pelv/i

pelv/o

A

pelvic bone, pelvic cavity (hip)

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physi/o

A

physical, function

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por/o

A

pore (small opening)

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proxim/o

A

near

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quadr/i

quadr/o

A

four

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roentgen/o

A

x-ray

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sarc/o

A

soft tissue

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scoli/o

scoli-

A

curved, bent

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synov/o

synovi/o

A

synovial membrane (surrounds a joint)

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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

A

tendon - stretch out, extend, strain

joins a muscle to a bone

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troph/o

-trophy

A

development

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-asthenia

A

weakness, lack of strength

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-blast

A

build

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-clast

A

destroy

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-desis

A

fixation

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-pexy

A

surgical fixation

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-phobia

A

abnormal fear

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-physis

A

to grow

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-plegia

A

paralysis, stoke

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-poiesis

A

formation

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-taxia

A

coordination

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-therapy

A

treatment

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ab-

A

away from, absent

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ad-

A

toward

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de-

A

decrease, lack of deodorant

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endo-
en-
intra-

A

within, inside

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hemi-

A

half

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inter-

A

between, among

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meta-

A

beyond

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peri-

A

surrounding (around)

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para-

A

beside, near