Medical Terminology Unit 5 Word Parts Flashcards

1
Q

ankyl/o

A

bent, crooked, stiff

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2
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arthr/o

A

joint

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3
Q

brachi/o

A

arm

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4
Q

burs/o

A

fluid filled sac near a joint

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5
Q

calcane/o

A

heel

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6
Q

carp/o

A

wrist

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7
Q

-cele

A

hernia, swelling, tumor

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8
Q

cervic/o

A

neck

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9
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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10
Q

-clasia

A

breaking, crushing

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11
Q

coccyx

A

tail of the vertebral column, tailbone

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12
Q

cost/o

A

rib

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13
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crani/o

A

head, skull

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14
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dactyl/o

A

finger

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15
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dys-

A

bad, painful, difficult

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16
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-ectomy

A

removal

17
Q

fasci/o

A

fascia, connective tissue that encases muscles

18
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femor/o

A

femur, thigh bone

19
Q

kines-, or kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

20
Q

lumb/o

A

lumbar, lower back, loin

21
Q

metacarp/o

A

bones of the hand

22
Q

my/o, myos/o, muscul/o

A

muscle

23
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

24
Q

ost-, oste/o

A

bone

25
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis, partial

26
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patell/o

A

patella, kneecap

27
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

28
Q

-physis

A

growth

29
Q

radi/o

A

radius bone or x-ray, radiation

30
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebra

31
Q

stern/o

A

sternum, breastbone

32
Q

tars/o

A

ankle

33
Q

tax/o

A

arrangement, order, coordination

34
Q

thora-, thorac/o

A

chest

35
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia, lower leg, shinbone

36
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

37
Q

ton/o

A

tone, tension, stretching

38
Q

-trophy

A

nourishment, development

39
Q

vertebr/o

A

backbone