Skeletal System Medical Terms Flashcards by McKenna Blethen

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sym-

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together, joined

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syn-

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together, joined

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ankyl/o

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stiff, bent

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aponeur/o

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aponeurosis

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arthr/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa

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carp/o

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carpals/wrists

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavic/o or clavicul/o

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clavicle, collarbone

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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disk/o

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intervertebral disk

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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

A

ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kinesi/o

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movement/motion

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kyph/o

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increased convexity (curving out) of the spine

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lord/o

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bent forward, increased concavity of the spine

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lumb/o

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loin, lumbar region of the spine

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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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menisc/o

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meniscus, crescent

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myel/o

A

spinal cord

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

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patella/kneecap

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pelv/i or plev/o

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pelvis/pelvic bone

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petr/o

A

stone

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phalang/o

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Phalanges or bones of the fingers

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pub/o

A

pubis

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rachi/o

A

vertebral spine, vertebral column

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radi/o

A

nerve root

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scapul/o

A

scapula/shoulder blade

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scoli/o

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crooked/curved

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spondyl/o

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vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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stern/o

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strenum/breastbone

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tars/o

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tarals or the bones of the ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, or tend/o

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tendon

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tibi/o

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tibia, lower leg bone

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uln/o

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ulna, lower arm bone

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, spine, vertebral column

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-asthenia

A

weakness

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

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-clasia, -clasis, -clast

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break

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-desis

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surgical fixation/ fusion

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-oid

A

resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-rrhaphy

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suturing/repairing

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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor

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-schisis

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split/fissure

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-trophy

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nourishment/development