Word Parts (Chapter 3) Flashcards

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1
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ankyl/o

A

Crooked, bent, stiff

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arthr/o or articul/o

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Joint (articulations)

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3
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chondr/i

A

Cartilage

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4
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cost/o

A

Rib

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5
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crani/o

A

Skull

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6
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-desis

A

To bind or tie together

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7
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kyph/o

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Bent or hump

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8
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lord/o

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Curve, swayback, bent backward

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9
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-lysis

A

Setting free or loosening

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10
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Ligament/o

A

Ligaments

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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Bone

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12
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scoli/o

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curved or bent

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13
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spondyl/o

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Vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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14
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synovi/o

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Synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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15
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-um

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singular noun ending

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16
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Hem/o

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Blood

17
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-poetic (pot-ET-ick)

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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

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Tendon (connects muscle to bone)

22
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Myel/o

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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
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Thorac/o

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Chest

26
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Cervic/o

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Neck

27
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Valgus

A

Bent

28
Q

-listhesis

A

Slipping

29
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Spina

A

Pertaining to the spine

30
Q

Bifida

A

Split

31
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Por

A

Small opening