Skeletal System - New Word Parts Flashcards

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1
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myel/o

A

bone marrow

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chondr/i, chondr/o

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cartilage

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3
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ligamen/o

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ligament

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4
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burs/o

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bursa

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5
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oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o

A

bone

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6
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cost/o

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rib

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7
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crani/o

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skull

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8
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kyph/o

A

bent, hump

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9
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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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10
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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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12
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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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13
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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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14
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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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15
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orth/o

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straight, normal, correct

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16
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pro/o

A

small opening

17
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-penia

A

deficiency, lack, too few

18
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-desis

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to bind, to tie together

19
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-lysis

A

loosening or setting free

20
Q

-oma

A

tumor

21
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

22
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-malacia

A

softening

23
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-otomy

A

surgical incision

24
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-ectomy

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surgical removal