Medical Word Elements for Musculoskeletal System Flashcards by Veronica Bacong | Brainscape

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Ankyl/o

A

Stiffness; bent, crooked

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Arthr/o

A

Joint

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Kyph/o

A

Humpback

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Lamin/o

A

Lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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Lord/o

A

Curve, swayback

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Myel/o

A

Bone marrow; spinal cord

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Orth/o

A

Straight

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Osteo/o

A

Bone

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Ped/o

Ped/i

A

Foot

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Scoli/o

A

Crooked, bent

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Thorac/o

A

Chest

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Acromi/o

A

Acromion (projection of scapula)

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Brachi/o

A

Arm

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Calcane/o

A

Calcaneum (heel bone)

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Carp/o

A

Carpus (wrist bone)

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Cephal/o

A

Head

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Cervic/o

A

Neck;cervix (uteri)

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Clavicul/o

A

Clavicle (collar bone)

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Cost/o

A

Ribs

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Crani/o

A

Cranium (skull)

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Dactyl/o

A

Fingers; Toes

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Femor/o

A

Femur (thigh bone)

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Fibul/o

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Fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)

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Humer/o

A

Humerus

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Ili/o

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Ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

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Ischi/o

A

Ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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Lumb/o

A

Loins (lower back)

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Metacarp/o

A

Metacarpus

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Metatars/o

A

Metatarsus

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Patell/o

A

Patella

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Pelv/i

A

Pelvis

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Phalang/o

A

Phalanges

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Pod/o

A

Foot

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Pub/o

A

Pelvis bone

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Radi/o

A

Radiation
X ray
Radius

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Spondyl/o

Vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae

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Stern/o

A

Sternum (breastbone)

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Tibi/o

A

Tibia

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Leiomy/o

A

Smooth Muscle

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Muscul/o

My/o

A

Muscle

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Rhabd/o

A

Rod-shaped

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Rhabdomy/o

A

Rod-shaped muscle

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Chondr/o

A

Cartilage

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Fasci/o

A

Band, fascia

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Fibr/o

A

Fiber, fibrous tissue

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Synov/o

A

Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o

A

Tendon

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-asthenia

A

Weakness

debility

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-blast

A

embryonic cell

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-clasia

A

to break; surgical fracture

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-clast

A

to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

A

binding, fixation

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

growth

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-porosis

A

Porous

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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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a-

A

without, not

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dys-

A

bad, painful

difficult

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sub-

A

under

below

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supra-

A

above
excessive
superior

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syn-

A

union
together
joined