Word Parts (Chapter 3) Flashcards
1
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ankyl/o
A
Crooked, bent, stiff
2
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arthr/o or articul/o
A
Joint (articulations)
3
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chondr/i
A
Cartilage
4
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cost/o
A
Rib
5
Q
crani/o
A
Skull
6
Q
-desis
A
To bind or tie together
7
Q
kyph/o
A
Bent or hump
8
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lord/o
A
Curve, swayback, bent backward
9
Q
-lysis
A
Setting free or loosening
10
Q
Ligament/o
A
Ligaments
11
Q
oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
A
Bone
12
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scoli/o
A
curved or bent
13
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spondyl/o
A
Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone
14
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synovi/o
A
Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
15
Q
-um
A
singular noun ending
16
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Hem/o
A
Blood
17
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-poetic (pot-ET-ick)
A
Pertaining to formation.
18
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Ab -
Ad -
Circum -
A
Away from
Toward
Around
19
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Duct/o
A
Lead, carry
20
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-ion
A
Process of
21
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Tendon/o
Tendin/o
Ten/o
A
Tendon (connects muscle to bone)
22
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Myel/o
A
Bone marrow & means spinal cord
23
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Vertebr/o
A
Vertebra
24
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Lumb/o
A
Lower back
25
Thorac/o
Chest
26
Cervic/o
Neck
27
Valgus
Bent
28
-listhesis
Slipping
29
Spina
Pertaining to the spine
30
Bifida
Split
31
Por
Small opening
