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Musculoskeletal System: Combining Forms, Suffixes, and Prefixes Flashcards

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adduction

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movement of a limb toward the body (closer to the midline)

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abduction

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movement of a limb away from the body (away from the midline)

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flexion

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decreasing the angle of a joint

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extension

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increasing the angle of a joint

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rotation

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movement of a bone around its axis

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pronation

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turning the palm downward

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supination

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turning the palm upward

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inversion

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moving the sole of the foot inward

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eversion

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moving the sole of the foot outward

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dorsiflexion

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elevating the foot

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plantar flexion

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lowering the foot (pointing the toes)

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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

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leiomyoma

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tumor of smooth muscle

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muscul/o

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muscle

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muscular

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pertaining to muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myoma

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tumor of muscle

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped (striated) muscle

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rhabdomyoma

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tumor of striated muscles

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branchi/o

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arm

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branchialgia

A

pain in the arm

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carp/o

A

carpus (wrist bone)

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carpoptosis

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(also called wrist drop)
downward displacement of the wrist bone

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cephal/o

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head

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cephalad

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toward the head

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cervic/o

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neck

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cervicodynia

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(also called cervical neuralgia)
pain in the neck

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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clavicular

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pertaining to the collar bone

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cost/o

A

ribs

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costectomy

A

excision and removal of the ribs

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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craniotomy

A

incision of the skull

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dactyl/o

A

fingers or toes

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dactylitis

A

inflammation of the fingers or toes

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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humeroscapular

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pertaining to the humerus (upper arm bone) and scapula (shoulder blade)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus (hand bones)

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metacarpectomy

A

excision of the metacarpus (hand bones)

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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phalangectomy

A

excision of the phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)

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43
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radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)

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radial

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pertaining to the radius (lower arm bone on the thumb side)

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45
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spondyl/o

A

vertebrae (backbone)

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46
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spondylitis

A

inflammation of the vertebrae (backbone)

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47
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verterbr/o

A

vertebrae (backbone)

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48
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intervertebral

A

between the vertebra (backbones)

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49
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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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sternad

A

toward the sternum (breastbone)

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thorac/o

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thorac/o

53
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thoracodynia

A

pain in the chest

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calcane/o

A

calcaneum (heel bone)

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calcaneodynia

A

pain in the calcaneum (heel bone)

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femor/o

A

femur (thigh bone)

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femoral

A

pertaining to the femur (thigh bone)

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fibul/o

A

fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)

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fibulocalcaneal

A

pertaining to the calcaneum (heel bone) and fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)

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ili/o

A

ilium
(lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone)

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iliopelvic

A

pertaining to the ilium and pelvis

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ischi/o

A

ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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ischiodynia

A

pain in the ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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lumb/o

A

loins (lower back)

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lumbodynia

A

pain in the loins (lower back)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsus (foot bones)

67
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metatarsalgia

A

pain in the metatarsus (foot bones)

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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patellectomy

A

removal of the kneecap

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pelv/i

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pelvimetry

A

measuring the pelvis

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pelv/o

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pelvic

A

pertaining to the pelvis

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pod/o

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podiatry

A

treatment of the foot

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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pub/o

A

pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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pubococcygeal

A

pertaining to the pubis and coccyx

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tibi/o

A

tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)

80
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tibiofemoral

A

pertaining to the tibia and femur

81
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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent, or crooked

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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent, or crooked

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ankylosis

A

immobility and stiffness of a joint

84
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arthr/o

85
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arthritis

A

inflammation of the joint

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chondr/o

87
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chondritis

A

inflammation of the cartilage

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fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

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fibroma

A

tumor consisting of fibrous, connective tissue

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kyph/o

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kyphosis

A

(also called humpback or hunchback)
abnormal curvature of the upper portion of the spine

92
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lord/o

A

curve, swayback

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lordosis

A

(also called swayback)
abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the lower part of the spine

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myel/o

A

bone marrow or spinal cord

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myelocyte

A

a bone marrow cell

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orth/o

97
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orthopedist

A

a specialist in correcting deformities and straightening children’s bones

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oste/o

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osteoma

A

tumor of the bone

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ped/o

A

foot or child

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pedograph

A

an instrument that produces an imprint of the foot and studies the gait

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ped/i

A

foot or child

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pedicure

A

treatment for the feet

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scoli/o

A

crooked or bent

105
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scoliosis

A

(also called C-shaped curvature)
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, either to the right or left

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synov/o

A

synovial fluid

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synovectomy

A

removal of the synovial fluid

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ten/o

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tenodesis

A

binding or fixation of a tendon

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tend/o

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tendoplasty

A

surgical repair of the tendon

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tendin/o

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tendinitis

A

inflammation of the tendon

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—asthenia

A

weakness and debility (physical weakness)

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myasthenia

A

weakness in the muscles

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—clasia

A

surgical fracture

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osteoclasia

A

(also called osteoclasis)
surgical fracture of the bone

118
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—clast

A

to break, surgical fracture

119
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osteoclast

A

surgical fracture of the bone
OR a cell that breaks down the matrix of bone
OR an instrument used to surgically fracture a bone

120
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—desis

A

binding or fixation of a bone or a joint

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arthrodesis

A

binding or fixation of a joint

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—malacia

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chondromalacia

A

softening of the cartilage

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—porosis

125
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osteoporosis

A

porous bone

a disorder characterized by loss of bone density

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