Unit 2 Flashcards by Hyukkyu Kim

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a-, an-

A

Not, without

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acr/o

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extremities

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-al, -id

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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ankyl/o

A

crooked; bent; stiff; fused together

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anti-

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against

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arthr/o

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Joint

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-ation

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process; condition

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brachio

A

arm

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burs/o

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bursa (sac of fluid near a joint)

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carp/o

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wrist

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix

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chir/o

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hand

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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to bind; tie together

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-ectomy

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surgical removal; excision

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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within; into

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-itis

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inflammation

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kyph/o

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humpback

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lord/o

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curve; swayback

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lumb/o

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lumbar region; loin

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lux/o

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slide

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-malacia

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softening

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meta-

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change; beyond

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spinal cord

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narc/o

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numbness; sleep; stupor

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non-

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not

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-oid

A

like; resembling

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-oma

A

tumor; mass

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onc/o

A

tumor

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orth/o

A

straight

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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oste/o

A

bone

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ped/o

A

foot; child

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-penia

A

deficiency

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peri-

A

around; surrounding

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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pod/o

A

foot

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-porosis

A

abnormal condition of small holes

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pyret/o

A

fever

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rachi/o

A

spine; vertebra

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rheumat/o

A

watery flow

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sacr/o

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sacrum/skin

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sarc/o

A

flesh; connective tissue

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scoli/o

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crooked; bent

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-scope

A

instrument used to view

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-scopy

A

visual examination using a scope

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spondyl/o

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vertebra; backbone

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ster/o

A

solid structure; steroid

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sub-

A

below; under

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supra-

A

above

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syn-

A

together; with

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synovi/o

A

lubricating fluid of joints

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tars/o

A

ankle

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ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o

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tendon

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-tomy

A

Surgical incision

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BDT

A

Bone Density Testing

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BMB

A

Bone Marrow Biopsy

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DXA

A

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

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TKR

A

Total Knee Replacement

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PKR

A

Partial Knee Replacement

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THR

A

Total Hip Replacement

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CT

A

Computed tomography; computerized tomography

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AKA

A

Above the Knee Amputation

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BKA

A

Below the Knee Amputation