Module 4 Flashcards
acr-
extremities, height, tip(s)
-aesthesia
sensation
-aesthetic
pertaining to sensation
amb-
both (-i-)
anter-
before, front, in front
-aphia
sense of touch, touch
brachi-
arm
burs-
bursa, sac of synovial fluid
carp-
fruit, seed, carpus, carpal bone, wrist, wrist bone(s), wrist joint
cheir-
hand
chir-
hand
condyl-
condyle, knuckle, any rounded bone protuberance
dactyl-
digit, finger, toe
dextr-
right (opposed to left), clockwise
dors-
back (opposed to front)
equ-
equal
haph-
sense of touch, touch
hapt-
sense of touch, touch
humer-
humerus, upper arm bone
lev-
left, counter clockwise
meta-
beyond, after, indicate some sort of change (metabolism)
metacarp-
metacarpus, metacarpal bone, bone radiating from the wrist to fingers
olecran-
olecranon, elbow
om-
shoulder
phalang-
phalanx, phalanges, finger bone, toe bone
poikil-
mottled, varied, irregular
poster-
behind, posterior to
radi-
radius, shorter of lower arm bones, ray
retr-
behind, posterior to, backward
scapul-
scapula, shoulder blade
sinistr-
left
-spasm
involuntary movement
tel-
distant, at a distance (adjs), end, goal (nouns)
tele-
distant, at a distance (adjs), end, goal (nouns)
uln-
ulna, longer of the lower arm bones
ventr-
front, abdomen
acetabul-
acetabulum, hip bone socket
brachy-
short (no comb vowel)
calcane-
calcaneus, heel bone
caud-
tail
coccyg-
coccyx, tail bone
cox-
hip, hip joint
crur-
leg, thigh
-desis
surgical immobilization, surgical fixation or fusion, mostly used with joint/bones
fasci-
fascia, connective tissue enclosing a muscle
fibul-
fibula
flocc-
tufts of hair, woolly
floccul-
tufts of hair, woolly
is-
equal
kinema-
movement
kinemat-
movement
kinesi-
movement
-kinesia
movement
-kinesis
movement
-kinetic
pertaining to movement
malleol-
malleolus, ankle protuberance
metatars-
metatarsus, metatarsal bone
onych-
nail, hoof, claw