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Skeletal System - Terms Flashcards

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acetabular

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pertaining to the hip socket/acetabulum

acetabul/o = acetabulum
-ar = pertaining to
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brachiocephalic

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pertaining to the arm and head

brachi/o = arm
cephal/o = head
-ic = pertaining to
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cervical

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pertaining to the neck

cervic/o = neck
-al = pertaining to
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calcaneal

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pertaining to the heal

calcan/o = heal
-eal = pertaining to
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costochondral

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pertaining to the ribs and carilage

cost/o = rib
chondr/o = cartilage
-al = pertaining to
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costosternal

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pertaining to the ribs and sternum

cost/o = rib
stern/o = sternum
-al = pertaining to
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lumbosacral joint

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pertianing to the lumbar and sacral joint between L5 and sacrum

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subscapular

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pertaining to below the scapula

sub- = below

  • scapul/o = scapula
  • ar = pertaining to
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craniofacial

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pertaining to the skull and face

crani/o = skull
faci/o = face
-al = pertaining to
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infrapatellar

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pertaining to below the patella

infra- = below
patell/o = patella
-ar = pertaining to
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interarticular

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pertaining to between joints

inter- = between
articul/o = joint
-ar = pertaining to
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interphalangeal

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pertaining to the joint between the phalanges

inter- = between
phalang/o = phalange
-eal = pertaining to
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intervertebral

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pertaining to between the vertebrae

inter- = between
vertebr/o = vertebra
-al = pertaining to
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osteoblast

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immature bone cell

oste/o = bone
-blast = immature
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mandibular

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pertaining to the mandible/lower jaw

madibul/o = mandible
-ar = pertaining to
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maxillary

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pertaining to the maxilla/upper jaw

maxill/o = maxilla
-ary = pertaining to
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osteogenesis

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bone formation (ossification)

oste/o = bone
-genesis = formation
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orthopedics

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surgical specialty dealing with the correction of deformities and dysfunctions of the skeletal system

orth/o = bone
ped/o = child
-ic = pertaining to
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subcostal

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pertaining to below the ribs

sub- = below 
cost/o = rib
-al = pertaining to
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ulnar

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pertaining to the ulna

uln/o = ulna
-ar = pertaining to
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vertebral

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pertaining to the vertebrae

vertabr/o = vertebra
-al = pertaining to

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