Skeletal System Word Parts Flashcards by Lily G

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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum (hip socket)

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ankyl/o

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crooked; bent; stiff; fused to

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near joints)

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calc/o, calci/o

A

calcium

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel bone)

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carp/o

A

wrist bones (carpals)

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chondr/o

A

cartilage (connective tissue)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collar bone)

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

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skull (cranium)

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fasci/o

A

fascia (membrane supporting
muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

A

fiber

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fibul/o

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fibula (thinner lower leg bone)

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium (large, heart-halves shaped bones part of pelvis (hip))

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isch/o

A

to hold back; back

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kyph/o

A

humpback

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of vertebral arch)

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leiomy/o

A

smooth (visceral) muscle

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ligament/o

A

ligament (connects bone to bone)

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lord/o

A

curve; swayback

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lumb/o

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lower back; loin

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malleol/o

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malleolus (round bones on either side of ankles)

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw bone)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw bone)

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones) (under phalanges)

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metatars/o

A

metatarsals (foot bones)

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my/o

A

muscle

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myel/o

A

spinal cord; bone marrow

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myocardi/o

A

myocardium (heart muscle)

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myos/o

A

muscle

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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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orth/o

A

straight

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oste/o

A

bone

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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i

A

pelvis; hip region

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perone/o

A

fibula (thinner lower leg bone)

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phalang/o

A

phalanges (of fingers and toes)

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plant/o

A

sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated (skeletal) muscle

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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sarc/o

A

flesh (connective tissue)

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scapul/o

A

scapula; shoulder blade

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scoli/o

A

crooked; bent

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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synov/o

A

synovia; synovial membrane;
sheath around a tendon (protects tendons as they move)

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tars/o

A

tarsus; hindfoot or ankle (7
bones between the foot and the
leg)

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ten/o

A

tendon (connects muscles to bones)

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tendin/o

A

tendon (connects muscles to bones)

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tibi/o

A

tibia (shin bone) (thicker lower leg bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (middle lower arm bone) (connects to pinky)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

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-blast

A

embryonic; immature cell

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-clast

A

to break

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-malacia

A

softening

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

condition of pores (spaces)

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-stenosis

A

tightening; stricture

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-trophy

A

nourshiment; development

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ab-

A

away from

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ad-

A

toward

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dorsi-

A

back

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meta-

A

change; beyond

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poly-

A

many; much

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-cyte

A

cell