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Musculoskeletal Terms Flashcards

1
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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bone)

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clavic/o, clavicul/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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5
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femor/o

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femur (upper leg bone)

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fibul/o

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fibula (lower leg bone)

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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10
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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jawbone)

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patell/o

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patella (kneecap)

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phalang/o

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phalanges (finger or toe bones)

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14
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pub/o

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pubis

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15
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radi/o

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radius (lower arm bone)

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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18
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tars/o

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tarsals (ankle bones)

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19
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tibi/o

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tibia (lower leg bone)

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20
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uln/o

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ulna (lower arm bone)

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vertebr/o, rachi/o, spondyl/o

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vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column

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ankylo/o

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crooked, stiff, bent

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23
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kinesi/o

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movement, motion

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kyph/o

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hump

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lamin/o

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lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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lord/o

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bent forward

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27
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myel/o, myelon/o

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bone marrow

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28
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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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29
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oste/o

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bone

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30
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petr/o

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stone

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31
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scoli/o

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crooked, curved

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32
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inter-

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between

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33
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supra-

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above

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34
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syn-, sym-

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together, joined

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35
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-asthenia

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weakness

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36
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-clasis, -clast, -clasia

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break

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37
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-desis

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surgical fixation, fusion

38
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-physis

A

growth

39
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-schisis

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spilt, fissure

40
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ankylosis

A

abnormal condition of stiffness

41
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arthritis

A

inflammation of a joint

42
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arthrochondritis

A

inflammation of joint cartilages

43
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bursitis

A

inflammation of bursa

44
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bursolith

A

stone in bursa

45
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chondromalacia

A

softening of cartilage

46
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diskitis

A

inflammation of an intervertebral disc

47
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kyphosis

A

abnormal hump (of thoracic spine)

48
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lordosis

A

abnormal condition of bending forward

(forward curvature of lumbar spine)

49
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osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

50
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myasthenia

A

muscle weakness

51
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myeloma

A

(malignant) tumor in bone marrow

52
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osteitis

A

inflammation of the bone

53
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osteocarcinoma

A

cancerous tumor of the bone

54
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osteochondritis

A

inflammation of the bone and cartilage

55
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osteofibroma

A

tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue

56
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osteomalacia

A

softening of the bones

57
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scoliosis

A

abnormal (lateral) curvature of the spine

58
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tendinitis

A

inflammation of a tendon

59
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arthrodesis

A

surgical fixation of a joint

60
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arthroplasty

A

surgical repair of a joint

61
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arthrotomy

A

incision of a joint

62
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bursectomy

A

excision of a bursa

63
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bursotomy

A

incision of a bursa

64
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craniotomy

A

incision into the skull

65
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diskectomy

A

excision of an intervertebral disk

66
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laminectomy

A

excision of the lamina

relieve symptoms of a ruptured disc

67
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osteoplasty

A

surgical repair of the bone

68
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osteotome

A

instrument used for cutting the bone

69
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osteotomy

A

incision of the bone

70
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osteoclasis

A

surgical breaking of a bone

to correct deformity

71
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arthralgia

A

pain in the joint

72
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bradykinesia

A

slow movement

73
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carpal

A

pertaining to the wrist

74
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dyskinesisa

A

difficult movement

75
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femoral

A

pertaining to the femur

76
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humeral

A

pertaining to the humerus

77
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hyperkinesia

A

excessive movement

78
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intervertebral

A

pertaining to between the vertebrae

79
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intercranial

A

pertaining to within the cranium

80
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osteoblast

A

developing bone cell

81
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osteocyte

A

bone cell

82
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osteonecrosis

A

abnormal death of bone tissues

83
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sternoclavicular

A

pertaining to the sternum and clavicle

84
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sternoid

A

resembling the sternum

85
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subcostal

A

pertaining to below the rib

86
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submandibular

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pertaining to below the mandible

87
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submaxillary

A

pertaining to below the maxilla

88
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suprascapular

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pertaining to above the scapula

89
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symphysis

A

growing together

90
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vertebrocostal

A

pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs

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