Unit 3 - Skeletal System Word Parts Flashcards

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ankyl/

A

crooked, bent, stiff

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arthr/

A

joint

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3
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chondr/

A

cartilage

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4
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cost/

A

rib

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5
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crani/

A

skull

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kyph/

A

bent, hump

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7
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lord/

A

curve, swayback

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myel/

A

spinal cord, bone marrow

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9
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oss, ost, oste

A

bone

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10
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scoli/

A

curved, bent

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spondyl/

A

vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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synovi/, synov/

A

synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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13
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-desis

A

to bind, tie together

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14
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-um

A

singular noun ending

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15
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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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-osis

A

abnormal condition or disease

17
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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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-oma

A

tumor

19
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-necrosis

A

tissue death

20
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-penia

A

deficiency

21
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-lysis

A

loosening, breaking down, destruction

22
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

23
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peri-

A

around

24
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-algia

A

pain

25
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-otomy

A

surgical incision