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Word List 12 Flashcards

1
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ankyl/o

A

stiffness, bent/crooked

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arthr/o

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joint

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3
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calcane/o

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calcaneum

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carp/o

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carpals

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5
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cervic/o

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neck

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6
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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7
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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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fasci/o

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fascia (fibrous tissue supporting/separating muscles)

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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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12
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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lateral bone of leg)

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

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14
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leiomy/o

A

smooth muscle (visceral)

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15
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lumb/o

A

lower back

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16
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metacarp/o

A

metacarpals (hand bones)

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muscul/o

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muscle

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18
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my/o

A

muscle

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19
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, spinal cord

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20
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orth/o

A

straight

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21
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oste/o

A

bone

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22
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patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i
pelv/o

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pelvis

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24
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phalang/o

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phalanges

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25
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radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone, thumb side)

26
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spondyl/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

27
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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

28
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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

A

tendon

29
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tibi/o

A

tibia (large medial bone of lower leg)

30
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vertebr/o

A

vertebra (backbone)

31
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-clasia

A

to break, surgical fracture

32
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-clast

A

to break

33
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-sarcoma

A

malignant tumor of connective tissue

34
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peri-

A

around

35
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ankylosis

A

abnormal condition of joint stiffness

36
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arthralgia

A

pain of joint

37
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arthrocentesis

A

surgical puncture of a joint

38
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arthrodesis
awr-throh-DEE-sihs

A

binding/fixation of a joint

39
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arthroscopy
awr-THRAW-skuh-pee

A

visual examination of a joint

40
Q

avulsion
uh-VUHL-zhuhn

A

injury where a structure is torn off another

41
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carpoptosis
kahr-poh-TOH-sihs

A

prolapse/downward displacement of the carpals (wrist bones)

42
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costochondritis

A

inflammation of the rib cartilage

43
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diaphysis
dye-AH-fuh-sihs

A

shaft of a bone

44
Q

kyphosis
kiy-FOH-sihs

A

abnormal condition of a humpback (increased throacic spine curvature)

45
Q

laminectomy

A

excision/removal of the lamina of the spine

46
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leiomyoma
lye-oh-mye-OH-muh

A

tumor of smooth muscle

47
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lordosis

A

abnormal condition of curve/swayback (anterior curvature of the lumbar spine)

48
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malleolus
muh-LEE-uh-luhs

A

bony structure on either side of the ankle

49
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myalgia
mye-AHL-jee-uh

A

muscle pain

50
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myorrhexis

A

rupture of muscle

51
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myosarcoma

A

malignant tumor of a muscle

52
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osteoarthritis

A

inflammation of the bone and joint

53
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osteoporosis

A

porous bone

54
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pelvimetry
pehl-VIHM-uh-tree

A

act of measuring the pelvis

55
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rhabdomyolysis
rahb-doh-mye-AH-luh-sihs

A

“rhabdo” condition where muscle breaks down quickly and releases toxins

56
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sciatica
sye-AH-tih-kuh

A

severe pain along sciatic nerve (posterior aspect of upper and lower leg)

57
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scoliosis

A

abnormal condition of crooked/bent spine (abnormal lateral curvature of spine)

58
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spondylolisthesis
SPAWN-duh-loh-lis-THEE-sihs

A

slipping vertebra (backbone)

59
Q

sprain

A

injury to ligament (stretched beyond capacity)

60
Q

strain

A

injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond capacity)

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