Skeletal System - Word Parts Flashcards

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1
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myel/o

A

bone marrow; spinal cord

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oste/o

A

bone

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3
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osse/o

A

bone

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4
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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5
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crani/o

A

skull

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6
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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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12
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xiph/o

A

sword

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13
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cervic/o

A

neck

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14
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coccyg/o

A

coccyx; tailbone

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lumb/o

A

lower back; loins

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16
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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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17
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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18
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thorac/o

A

chest

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra

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20
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clavicul/o

A

clavicle; collarbone

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scapul/o

A

scapula

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22
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brachi/o

A

arm

23
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carp/o

A

wrist

24
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olecran/o

A

olecranon (elbow)

25
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phalang/o

A

phalanx

26
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radi/o

A

radius

27
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uln/o

A

ulna

28
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acetabul/o

A

acetabulum; hip socket

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ili/o

A

hip

30
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pelv/i

A

pelvis

31
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pelv/o

A

pelvis

32
Q

calcne/o

A

heel

33
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femor/o

A

femur; thigh bone

34
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fibul/o

A

fibula

35
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patell/a

A

patella; kneecap

36
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patell/o

A

patella; kneecap

37
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tibi/o

A

tibia; shin

38
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arthr/o

A

joint

39
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articul/o

A

joint

40
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burs/o

A

bursa

41
Q

-blast

A

immature

42
Q

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid; aspiration

43
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-clasis

A

surgical fracture or refracture

44
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-clast

A

breakdown

45
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-desis

A

surgical fusion; surgical binding

46
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-genesis

A

formation

47
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-malacia

A

softening

48
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

49
Q

lord/o

A

sway back

50
Q

scoli/o

A

curved

51
Q

-physis

A

to grow

52
Q

-porosis

A

porous

53
Q

-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

54
Q

ortho-

A

straight