Word roots, Musculoskeletal System Flashcards by Risa Hoffman

Q

ankyl/o

A

crooked, stiff, bent

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aponeur/o

A

aponeurosis

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arthr/o

A

joint

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burs/o

A

bursa (cavity)

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carp/o

A

carpals (wrist bones)

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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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clasia, clasis, clast

A

break

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clavic/o, clavicul/o

A

clavicle (collarbone)

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cost/o

A

rib

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crani/o

A

cranium (skull)

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desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

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disk/o

A

intervertebral disk

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femor/o

A

femur (upper leg bone)

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fibul/o

A

fibular (lower leg bone)

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humer/o

A

humerus (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

A

ilium

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inter

A

between

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ischi/o

A

ischium

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kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

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kyph/o

A

hump

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lamin/o

A

lamina (thin, flat plate or layer)

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lord/o

A

bent forward

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lumb/o

A

loin, lumbar region of the spine

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

A

maxilla (upper jawbone)

Q

menisc/o

A

meniscus (crescent)

Q

my/o, myos/o

A

muscle

Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

Q

oste/o

A

bone

Q

patell/o

A

patella (kneecap)

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pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis, pelvic bone

Q

petr/o

A

stone

Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges (finger or toe bones)

Q

physis

A

growth

Q

pub/o

A

pubis

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rachi/o

A

spine, vertebral column

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radi/o

A

radius (lower arm bone)

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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scapul/o

A

scapula (shoulder blade)

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schisis

A

split, fissure

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scoli/o

A

crooked, curved

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spondyl/o

A

vertebra

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stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

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supra

A

above

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sym, syn

A

together, joined

Q

synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

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tars/o

A

tarsals (ankle bones)

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

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tibi/o

A

tibia (lower leg bone)

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uln/o

A

ulna (lower arm bone)

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra