Skeletal System - Combining Forms Flashcards

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1
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acetabul/o

A

hip socket

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2
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ankyl/o

A

crooked, bent, or stiff

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3
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arthr/o

A

joint

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4
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articul/o

A

joint

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5
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burs/o

A

fluid sac, bag

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6
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calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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7
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calcane/o

A

calcaneus, or heel bone

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8
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carp/o

A

wrist

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9
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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10
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cost/o

A

rib

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle

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12
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crani/o

A

skull

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13
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fasci/o

A

fascia, or layer of fibrous tissue

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14
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femor/o

A

femur

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15
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fibr/o

A

fiber, fibrous tissue

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16
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fibul/o

A

fibula

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17
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humer/o

A

humerus

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18
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ili/o

A

illium

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19
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isch/o

A

ischium

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20
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kyph/o

A

bent spine

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21
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lamin/o

A

vertebral arch

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22
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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle

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23
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ligament/o

A

ligament

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24
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lord/o

A

increased concavity of spine

25
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lumb/o

A

lumbar region of spine

26
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malleol/o

A

malleolus

27
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible

28
Q

maxill/o

A

upper jawbone

29
Q

metacarp/o

A

bony part of hand

30
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metatars/o

A

bones of foot

31
Q

my/o

A

muscle

32
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

33
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myocardi/o

A

cardiac muscle

34
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myos/o

A

muscle

35
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olecran/o

A

olecranon, elbow

36
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orth/o

A

straight

37
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oste/o

A

bone

38
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patell/o

A

patella

39
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

40
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perone/o

A

fibula or mouth

41
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phalang/o

A

bones of finger or hands

42
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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

43
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pub/o

A

anterior part of the hip bone

44
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radi/o

A

x-ray

45
Q

rhabdomy/o

A

skeletal muscle

46
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rheumat/o

A

discharge, flow, joint

47
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sarc/o

A

flesh

48
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula

49
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, curved

50
Q

spondyl/o

A

vertebrae

51
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stern/o

A

sternum

52
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synov/o

A

synovial

53
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tars/o

A

ankle bones

54
Q

ten/o

A

tendon

55
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tendin/o

A

tendon

56
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tibi/o

A

tibia

57
Q

uln/o

A

ulna

58
Q

vertebr/o

A

vertebrae