Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
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articulation
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joint
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cancellous
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Lattice like arrangement of bony plates, occurring at the ends of long bones
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cruciate ligaments
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ligaments that cross each other
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hematopoiesis
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producing and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
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ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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ankyl/osis
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abnormal stiffness of joint
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthr/itis
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inflammation of joint
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kypho/o
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humpback
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kyph/osis
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abnormal humpback posture, -osis: abnormal condition
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lamin/o
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lamina
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lamin/ectomy
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excision of lamina, -ectomy: excision, removal
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lord/o
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curve, swayback
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myel/o/cyte
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bone marrow cell
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oste/o
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bone
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oste/oma
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tumor composed of bone, -oma: tumor
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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scoli/osis
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abnormal bending of the spine, -osis: abnormal condition,
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thorac/o
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chest
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thorac/o/dynia
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pain in chest, -dynia: pain
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acromi/o
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acromion
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brachi/o
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arm
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acromi/al
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pertaining to the acromion, al: pertaining to
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brachi/algi
pain in the arm
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calcane/o
calcaneum, heel bone
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carp/o
carpus, wrist bone
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cephal/o
head
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cervic/o
neck, cervix,
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cervic/o/dynia
pain in the neck, -dynia: pain
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clavicul/o
clavicle
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cost/o
ribs
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crani/o
cranium
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dactyl/o
fingers, toes,
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femor/o
femur
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fibul/o
fibula
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humer/o
humerus
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ili/o
ilium
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ili/o/pelvic
pertaining to the area of the pelvis, pelv: pelvis, -ic: pertaining to
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ischi/o
ischium
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lumb/o
lower back
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spondyl/o
vertebrae
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spondyl/itis
inflammation of the vertebrae
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vertebr/o
vertebrae
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inter/vertebr/al
relating to the area between two vertebrae
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stern/o
sternum
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tibi/o
tibia
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tibi/o/femor/al
pertaining to the tibia and femur, -al: pertaining to
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leiomy/o
smooth muscle
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leiomy/oma
tumor of small muscle
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musclu/o
muscle
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my/o
muscle
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muscul/ar
pertaining to muscle
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my/oma
tumor of muscle
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rhab/o
rob-shaped (striated)
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rhabdomy/o
rod-shaped shaped (striated) muscle
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rhabdomy/oma
tumor composed of striated muscle
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chondr/o
cartilage
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chondr/itis
inflammation of cartilage
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fasci/o
band, fascia
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fasci/o/plasty
surgical repair of a fascia, -plasty: surgical repair
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fibr/o
fiber, fibrous tissue
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fibr/oma
tumor of fibrous tissue
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synov/o
synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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synov/ectomy
removal of a synovial membrane
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ten/o
tendon
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tend/o
tendon
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tendin/o
tendon
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ten/o/desis
surgical fixation of a tendon, -desis: binding, fixation
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tendin/itis
inflammation of a tendon
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-asthenia
weakness, debility
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my/asthenia
weakness of muscle
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-blast
embryonic cell
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my/o/blast
embryonic cell that develops into muscle
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-clasia
to break, surgical fracture
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-clast
to break, surgical fracture
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-desis
binding, fixation
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-malacia
softening
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-physi
growth
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chrondr/o/malacia
softening of the cartilage
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arth/o/desis
binding together of a joint
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epi/physis
growth upon,
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-physis
growth
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-porosis
porous
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oste/o/porosis
porous bone
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-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
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chrondr/o/sarcoma
malignant tumor of cartilage
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-scopy
visual examination
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a-
without, not
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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sub-
under, below
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supra-
above, excessive
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syn-
union, together, joined
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a/trophy
without nourishment, -trophy: nourishment
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dys/trophy
disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism
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sub/patell/ar
pertaining to below the patella
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supra/cost/al
pertaining to above the ribs
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syn/dactyl/ism
condition of joined fingers or toes, dactyl: fingers, toes, -ism: condition
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anyylosis
stiffening or immobility of joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion
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cladication
limping
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crepitation
dry, grating sound or sensation by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture of joint destruction
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ganglion cyst
fluid-filled tumor that most commonly develops along the tendon or joint of the wrists or hands, but may also appear in the feet
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hemarthosis
effusion of blood into a joint cavity
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herniated disk
rupture of a vertebral disk center, through its outer edge and back toward the spinal canal with pressure on the adjacent spinal nerve that results in pain, numbness, or weakness in one or both legs
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hypotonia
loss of muscular tone or diminished resistance to passive stretching
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multiple myeloma
malignant tumor of plasma cells in the bone marrow
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rickets
formation of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, also called rachitis
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sequestrum
fragment of necrosis bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
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spondylolisthesis
any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it
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sponylosis
degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues
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subluxation
partial or incomplete dislocation
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arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid
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arthroclasia
surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement
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bursectomy
excision of bursa
