Musculoskeletal- combining forms/suffixes/prefixes Flashcards

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1
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carp/o

A

carpus

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix uteri

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3
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cost/o

A

ribs

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4
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crani/o

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cranium

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5
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humer/o

A

humerus

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metacarp/o

A

metacarpus

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7
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phalang/o

A

phalanges

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8
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spondyl/o

vertebr/o

A

backbone

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9
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stern/o

A

sternum

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10
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calcane/o

A

calcaneum

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femor/o

A

femur

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12
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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13
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patell/o

A

patella

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pelv/i

pelv/o

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pelvis

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15
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radi/o

A

radiation

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tibi/o

A

tibia

17
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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent

18
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arthr/o

A

joint

19
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

20
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina

21
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

22
Q

orth/o

A

straight

23
Q

oste/o

A

bone

24
Q

-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

25
Q

-clast

A

to break

26
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

27
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

28
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dia-

A

through, across

29
Q

peri-

A

around