Skeletal System - Word Parts Flashcards by Caitlin Lou

Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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oste/o

A

bone

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osse/o

A

bone

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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crani/o

A

skull

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faci/o

A

face

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mandibul/o

A

mandible; lower jaw

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tempor/o

A

temporal bone

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maxill/o

A

maxilla; upper jaw

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cost/o

A

rib

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stern/o

A

sternum

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xiph/o

A

sword

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cervic/o

A

neck

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coccyg/o

A

coccyx; tailbone

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lumb/o

A

lower back; loins

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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thorac/o

A

chest

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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clavicul/o

A

clavicle; collarbone

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scapul/o

A

scapula

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brachi/o

A

arm

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carp/o

A

wrist

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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

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phalang/o

A

phalanx

Q

radi/o

A

radius

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uln/o

A

ulna

Q

acetabul/o

A

acetabulum; hip socket

Q

ili/o

A

hip

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pelv/i

A

pelvis

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pelv/o

A

pelvis

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calcne/o

A

heel

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femor/o

A

femur; thigh bone

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fibul/o

A

fibula

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patell/a

A

patella; kneecap

Q

patell/o

A

patella; kneecap

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tibi/o

A

tibia; shin

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arthr/o

A

joint

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articul/o

A

joint

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burs/o

A

bursa

Q

-blast

A

immature

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid; aspiration

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-clasis

A

surgical fracture or refracture

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-clast

A

breakdown

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-desis

A

surgical fusion; surgical binding

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-genesis

A

formation

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-malacia

A

softening

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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lord/o

A

sway back

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scoli/o

A

curved

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-physis

A

to grow

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-porosis

A

porous

Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

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ortho-

A

straight