Musculoskeletal Words and Suffixes Flashcards by Rebecca Lohman | Brainscape

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Ankyl/o

A

Stiffness; bent; crooked

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Kyph/o

A

Humpback

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Lord/o

A

Curve; Swayback

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Spondyl/o, vertebr/o

A

Vertebrae

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Leiomy/o

A

Smooth muscle; visceral

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-asthenia

A

Weakness; debility

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-clasia

A

To break; surgicial fracture

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-clast

A

To break

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-desis

A

Binding; fixation

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-malacia

A

Softening

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-physis

A

Growth

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-porosis

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Porous

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