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MedTerm) Skeletal Flashcards

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ADIP/O-

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fat adip/oma fat/tumor (adip/oma is also known as lip/oma)

related term(s): steato-, lipo-

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AMBUL/O-

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to walk ambul/atory to walk or walking/process of

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ANKYL/O-

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fuse or bind ankylo/spondyl/itis fuse or bind, stiff, crooked/spine/inflammation

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ARACHINO-

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spider arach/oid spider/resembles

related term(s): ARACHN/O-

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ARTHR/O-

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joint arthro/scop/ic joint/viewing or examining/pertains to

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ARTICUL/O-

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jointed articula/tion jointed/process of

(The place of union between two or more bones.)

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-ASTHENIA

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weakness my/asthenia muscle/without strength; or having weakness neur/asthenia nerve/weakness

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AVULS/I-

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to tear avuls/ion to tear/process of

(ligaments torn from bones) related term(s): spadi-

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BRACH/I-

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arm brachi/al arm/refers to

(humerus is the bone of upper arm)

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BRACHY-

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short brachy/dactyl/ia short/fingers (and toes)/refers to

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BURS/O-

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sac, wine sac, pouch burs/a sac, wine sac, pouch/refers to

(protective pad-like structure in joints)

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CALCIN/O-

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calcium calcin/osis calcium/condition of

(excessive calcium buildup on bones)

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CALX-

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heel or lime calx/ectom/y heel (foot bone)/removal/procedure of

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CAPUT:

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head caput femoris head or head of (chief part of structure or organ)/thigh bone

related term(s): CEPHAL/O-, CAPIT/O-

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CARCIN/O-

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crab-like carcino/gen/ic crab-like/producing/refer to

(cancer-causing)

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CARP/O-

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wrist meta/carp/al beyond/wrist/refers to

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CELI/O-

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abdomen or belly celi/oma abdomen or belly/tumor

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CERV/I-

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neck cerv/ical neck (seven upper vertebrae of spine)/refers to cerv/ix neck/pertains to

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CHONDR/O-

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cartilage chondr/oma cartilage/tumor dys/chondro/plas/ia faulty/cartilage/formation or development/refers to

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CLAVICUL/O-

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collarbone infra/clavicul/ar beneath/collarbone or clavicle (little key shape)/refer to

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CLEIDO-

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clavicle or collarbone sterno/cleido/mast/oid sternum/clavicle, collarbone/breast/resemble

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CLINO-

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bent clino/dactylia bent/finger or toe

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COCCYG/O-

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tailbone coccyg/eal tailbone/refers to or small

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CONDYLO-

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knuckle condyl/oma knuckle (nob)/tumor or swellings (bone and wart points or projection)

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CRANI/O-

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skull crani/otom/y skull (cranium)/cut into/procedure of crani/al skull/refer to

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CRUC/I-

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cross or cross-like cruci/ate cross (shape)/state of or condition of

(crossing ligaments in knee: ACL and PCL)

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CUB/O-

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cube or cube-shaped cub/oid cube or cube-shaped/resemble

(an ankle bone shaped like a cube)

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CUBIT/O-

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elbow cubit/al elbow, forearm region/refer to elbow region

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DACTYLO-

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digits (fingers and toes) lipo/dactyl/ia fat/digits (finger or toes)/refers to

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DELTA:

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fan-shaped or triangular delt/oid (shoulder muscle) fan-shaped or triangular/resembles

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DIGIT-

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finger or toe Digit/al finger or toe/refer to digit/ate finger or toe/action of or refers to

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FACET/O-

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face facet little face (upper and lower small articular faces of vertebral plates)

related term(s): FACI/O-

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FASC/I-

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band fasc/ia band (covering around and between muscles ‘membranous’)/refers to

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FEMOR/O-

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thigh femor/al thigh/refer to

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FIBRILL/O-

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to quiver fibrill/ation to quiver (muscle fiber contraction)/process of

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FIBRO-

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fiber fibr/oma fiber (thread-like structures)/tumor

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FIBUL/O-

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to clasp fibul/a to clasp/refers to

(noun) (smaller outer long bone of lower leg)

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FIL-

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thread fila/ment thread/state of or refers to

related term(s): FILI-

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FORE-

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before fore/arm before/brachium or arm (between elbow and wrist)

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FRACT/O-

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to break fract/ure to break/refers to

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GENU-

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knee genu/clast knee/breaking (instrument to break knee joint adhesions)

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HALLUX:

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great or big toe hallux/ectomy great or big toe/removal

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HUMER/O-

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arm (upper) humer/al arm (upper)/refers to

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-ICLE

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small or tiny oss/icle bone/small or tiny

related term(s): -CULE, -IOLE, -ULA, - ULE

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INFRA-

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under or below infra/clavicul/ar under or below/collar bone/refers to

related term(s): hyp/o-, sub-

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ISCHI/O-

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hip joint or hip Ischio/dynia hip joint or hip/pain

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KINE-

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movement or motion kine/tic movement/state of or condition of

alternate spelling: KINESI/O

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KYPH/O-

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hunchback kyph/osis hunchback/condition

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LAMIN/O-

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thin, flat plate or thin layer lamin/ectomy thin, flat plate or thin layer/removal

lamin/ent thin, flat plate or thin layer/having or possessing (bridge part of vertebrae arch)

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LEI/O-

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smooth leio/my/oma smooth/muscle/tumor

(smooth muscle tumor usually found in stomach or uterus)

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LEVAT/O-

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lift up levat/or lift up (muscle)/one who

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LIGA-

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to bind liga/ment to bind/state of

(binding bone to bone)

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-LISTHESIS

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slippage spondylo/listh/esis vertebrae/slippage/condition of

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LORD/O-

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swayback or to bend lordo/sis swayback (to bend)/condition of

(lumbar spine is bent anterior: often seen in horses)

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LUMB/O-

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loin lumb/ar loin (5 large lower back vertebrae: just above sacrum or large tail bone)

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LUNA-

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crescent-shaped or moon lun/ate moon or crescent-shaped/refers to

(Lunar literally means moon, month, silver. Moon is usually seen in a ‘C’ shape like the 2 crescent cartilages of the knee.) related term(s): MENISC/O-

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LUX-

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to dislocate sub/lux/ation under or less/to dislocate/refers to

(osteopaths, chiropractors, and orthopedic doctors manipulate or adjust these bone dis/articulations)

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MALAC/O-

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soft or softening ostero/malac/ia bone/soft or softening/pertains to

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MALL/E/OLUS

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little hammer malle/olus hammer (little bony protuberance on either side of ankle joint)/small

related term(s): MALLE/O-

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MAN/O-

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hand manu/al hand/pertain to mano/meter (thin or hand measurement)

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MAND/I-

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chew or chewer mand/ible chew or chewer/ability to(lower jaw bone)

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MAXILL/O-

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upper jaw maxill/ary jaw/refers to

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MENISC/O-

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crescent menisc/ectomy crescent (‘C’ shaped)/excision

(knee cartilage that are half moon or ‘C’ shaped) related term(s): LUNA-

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-MOTOR

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movement or motion oculo/motor eye/motion or movement psycho/motor mind/movement

related term(s): KINESI/O-

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MY/O-

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muscle my/oma muscle or muscular/tumor

alternate spelling: MY-, MYOS-

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NAVICUL/O-

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boat or boat-shaped navicul/ar boat-shaped/refer to

(ankle and wrist scaphoid bones)

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OBLIQUE:

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sidelong or slanted oblique sidelong or slanted (at a 45 ‘+/-‘ degree angle)

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OCCULT/O-

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hidden occult/a (spina bi/fida) hidden (thorn: two/clefts)/refers to

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-OMA

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tumor or swelling carcin/oma crab or crab-like/tumor or swelling

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OMO-

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shoulder omo/burs/itis shoulder (near arm)/sack/inflamed

related term(s): OMI-

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OSTE/O-

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bone osteo/path bone/disease

(most diseases caused by bone misalignment) osteo/por/osis bone/cavities (pores)/condition of

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PARIET/O-

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wall or partition pariet/al wall or partition/refer to

(skull bone) partition/refer to (pertains to walls of a cavity) alternate spelling: PARIET-

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PATELL/O-

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little dish or kneecap patell/ar little dish (kneecap)/refer to

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PECT/O-

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chest pector/al chest (anterior breast area)/refer to

related term(s): PECTERO-

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PED-

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foot or feet ped/al foot or feet/refer to

alternate spelling: PEDO-, PEDI-, related term(s): PES, POD-, PODO-

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PELVI/O-

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base, basin, pelvis pelv/ic base, basin, pelvis/refers to

(bounded by hip bones and sacrum) alternate spelling: PELV/O-

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PERITON/E-

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that which holds the lower viscera peritone/um that which holds the lower organs/refers to

(two layered serous membrane in abdomino/pelvic cavity that hold organs) periton/itis membrane holding lower viscera or organs and structures/inflammation

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PERONEO-

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pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone perone/al pin or concerning the lower outside leg bone/refers to

perone/us pin/refers to (one of several muscles of leg that moves the foot) PES foot tali/pes ankle/foot (club foot - ankle and foot turn inward) related term(s): PED-, POD-, PODO-

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PHALANG/O-

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close-knit row (fingers and toes) a/phalang/ia without/close-knit row (fingers and toes)/refers to

related term(s): PHALANX-

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PHOC/O-

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seal phoco/mel/ia seal/limbs/refers to

(flipper babies caused by thalidomide and other drugs)

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PHRAG/O-

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wall or partition dia/phragm across or through/wall or partition

related term(s): PARIET/O-, SEPTA-

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-PHYSIS

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growth or nature of sym/physis together/growth or nature of

alternate spelling: -PHYSIC

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POLLEX-

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thumb pollex/ectomy thumb/removal

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POR/O-

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cavity or passage (porous) osteo/por/o/sis bone/cavity or passage (porous)/condition of

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PSOAS:

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loin or lumbar psoas loin (lumbar) (these are muscles above the flank and beside the lumbar region)

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PULP/O-

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solid flesh pulp/itis solid flesh/inflamed

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RHACHI/O-

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jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column rhach/itis jointed vertebrae, spine, spinal column/inflamed

alternate spelling: RACHIO-

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RHEUMAT/O-

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discharge or flow through rheumat/oid arthr/itis discharge or flow through/resembles: joint/inflamed

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RHOMB/O-

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parallelogram or diamond-shaped rhomb/oid muscles (major and minor) parallelogram (diamond-shaped)/resembles: muscles (one of two muscles beneath the large trapezius muscles of the neck and back ‘cervical and thoracic vertebra’.)

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RICKETTS/IA:

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Bacteria discovered by Howard Ricketts/refers to

(Dr. Howard Ricketts was an American pathologist ‘1871-1910’ who identified this type of organism.)

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ROTAT/O-

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to turn or swing around rotat/or to turn or swing around/one who

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SACR/O-

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saucer or sacred bone sacr/al saucer or sacred bone/pertaining to

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SARC/O-

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fleshy sarc/oma fleshy/tumor

(these are tumors of the body’s hard tissue ‘bones, muscle, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage’ that become soft or flesh-like)

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SCAPUL/O-

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shoulder blade scapul/ectomy shoulder blade/removal (surgical excision)

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SCOLI/O-

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crooked or twisted scoli/osis crooked or twisted (spine)/condition of

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SKELET/O-

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dried up or to attach skelet/al dried up or to attach/refers to

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SOLE-

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the sole of the foot sole/us sole of foot/refers to

(muscle running from the back of the lower leg to the sole of the foot)

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SPAD/I-

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to tear epi/spad/ism upon/to tear/state of

(usually abnormal opening on the upper side of the male penis or shaft) related term(s): AVULS/I-, tip: DACRY/O- and LACRIM/O- means “to tear” as in tearing or crying

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-SPASM

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involuntary contraction myo/spasm muscle/sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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SPIN/O-

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thorn or thorny spin/al thorn or thorny/refers to

(sharp pointed projection of bone: the spine has multiple thorny projections) related term(s): CORNU- (means horn or horny)

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SPONDYL/O-

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vertebra spondyl/itis vertebra/inflamed

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SPRAIN:

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to wring out or press out sprain to wring out or press out (usually with tears, swelling, and bleeding)

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STERN/O-

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chest, sternum, or breastbone stern/al chest, sternum, breastbone/pertain to

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STRAIN:

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to draw tight strain to draw tight (stretch) (less severe than a sprain)

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SUR/A-

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on calf of leg sur/al on calf of leg/refers to

(muscles: area of leg calf)

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SYM-

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together sym/physis together/growth

related term(s): COM-, CON-, SYN-

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TAL/O-

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ankle tal/us ankle/refers to

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TARS/O-

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broad flat surface meta/tars/al beyond/broad flat surface/refer to

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-TAXIA

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muscle coordination a/taxia without/muscle coordination

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TEN/O-

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tendon teno/desis tendon/binding (surgical fixating or reattaching a tendon)

related term(s): TEND/O-, TENDON-

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TENS/O-

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to stretch or stretches tens/or to stretch or stretches/one who

alternate spelling: TENT/O-

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TERAT/O-

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monster terat/o/logy monster/study of

(medical special that studies deformed offspring) alternate spelling: TERA-

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TERES:

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round teres (round and smooth muscles or ligaments that are cylindrical)

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TETAN/O-

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spasm or spasms tetan/y spasm or spasms/process of

(contraction of muscles-like in lockjaw)

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THEN/O-

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palm of hand or sole of foot then/ar palm of hand or sole of foot/pertains to

(palm of hand and the fleshy part at base of thumb)

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THORAC/O-

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chest thoraco/centesis chest (thoracic cavity)/puncture or aspiration of

117
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What is the medical specialty that studies deformed offspring?

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TERA-

Alternate spelling: TERA-

118
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What does TERES refer to?

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Round teres refers to round and smooth muscles or ligaments that are cylindrical.

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What does TETAN/O- signify?

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TETAN/O- refers to spasm or spasms.

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What is the meaning of TETAN/y?

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TETAN/y refers to the process of spasm or spasms, such as in lockjaw.

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What does THEN/O- pertain to?

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THEN/O- pertains to the palm of the hand or sole of the foot.

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What is THORAC/O- related to?

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THORAC/O- is related to the chest.

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What does thoraco/centesis mean?

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Thoraco/centesis means surgical puncture to drain fluid from the chest.

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What does TIBIA refer to?

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TIBIA refers to the shinbone.

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What does tibi/al mean?

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Tibi/al refers to the shinbone.

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What does TIBI/algia indicate?

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TIBI/algia indicates pain in the shinbone.

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What does TRACHE/O- refer to?

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TRACHE/O- refers to rough.

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What does trache/o/tom/y mean?

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Trache/o/tom/y means to cut into the rough, specifically between the semi-circular cartilage rings of the windpipe.

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What does ULN/A refer to?

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ULN/A refers to the elbow.

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What does VAG/O- signify?

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VAG/O- signifies wanderer, specifically the longest cranial nerve.

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What does VALG/U- refer to?

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VALG/U- refers to inward.

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What condition does genu valgum describe?

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Genu valgum describes the condition of ‘knock knees.’

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What does VAR/U- signify?

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VAR/U- signifies outward.

134
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What condition does genu varum describe?

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Genu varum describes the condition of ‘bow legged.’

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What does -VERSION mean?

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-VERSION means to turn or to turn in.

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What does VERTEBR/O- refer to?

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VERTEBR/O- refers to jointed.

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What does vertebr/al mean?

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Vertebr/al refers to six or more articulations or joints on each vertebral bone.

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