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137 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o |
stiffness; bent, crooked |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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kyph/o |
humpback |
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lamin/o |
lamina (part of vertebral arch) |
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lord/o |
curve, swayback |
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myel/o |
bone marrow; spinal cord |
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orth/o |
straight |
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oste/o |
bone |
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ped/o ped/i |
foot; child |
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-osis |
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells |
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-ectomy |
excision, removal |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-ist |
specialist |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-graph |
instrument for recording |
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scoli/o |
crooked, bent |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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acromi/o |
acromion (projection of the scapula) |
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brachi/o |
arm |
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calcane/o |
calcaneum (heel bone) |
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carp/o |
carpus (wrist bone) |
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calceneum aka |
heel bone |
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carpus aka |
wrist bone |
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cephal/o |
head |
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cervic/o |
neck; cervix of uteri (neck of the uterus) |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle |
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clavicle aka |
collar bne |
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cost/o |
ribs |
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crani/o |
cranium (skull) |
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dactyl/o |
fingers; toes |
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femor/o |
femur |
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femur aka |
thigh bone |
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fibul/o |
fibula |
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fibula aka |
smaller bone of the lower leg |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-algia |
pain |
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-ptosis |
prolapse, downward displacement |
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-tomy |
incision |
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humer/o |
humerus |
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humerus aka |
upper arm bone |
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ili/o |
ilium |
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ilium aka |
lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone |
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ischi/o |
ischium |
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ischium aka |
lower portion of the hip bone |
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lumb/o |
loins |
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loins aka |
lower back |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpus |
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metacarpus aka |
hand bones |
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metatars/o |
metatarsus |
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metatarsus aka |
foot bones |
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patell/o |
patella |
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patella aka |
kneecap |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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phalang/o |
phalanges |
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phalanges aka |
bones of the fingers and toes |
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pod/o |
foot |
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pub/o |
pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
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radi/o |
radiation, x ray; radius |
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radius is located where |
lower arm bone on the thumb side |
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scapul/o |
scapula |
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scapula aka |
shoulder blade |
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-metry |
act of measuring |
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-iatry |
medicine, treatment |
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coccyg/o |
coccyx |
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coccyx aka |
tailbone |
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-eal |
pertaining to |
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spondyl/o vertebr/o |
vertebrae |
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vertebrae aka |
backbone |
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stern/o |
sternum |
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sternum aka |
breastbone |
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tibi/o |
tibia |
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where is the tibia located |
larger bone of the lower leg |
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inter- |
between |
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-ad |
toward |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle (visceral) |
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muscul/o my/o |
muscle |
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rhabd/o |
rod-shaped (striated) |
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rhabdomy/o |
rod-shaped (striated) muscle |
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-oid |
resembling |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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fasci/o |
band, fascia |
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fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles |
fascia |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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fibr/o |
fiber, fibrous tissue |
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synov/o |
synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
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ten/o tend/o tendin/o |
tendon |
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-desis |
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
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-asthenia |
weakness, debility |
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-blast |
embryonic cell |
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-clasia -clast |
to break; surgical fracture |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-physis |
growth |
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epi- |
above, upon |
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-porosis |
porous |
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-sarcoma |
malignant tumor of connective tissue |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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a- |
without, not |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult |
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sub- |
under, below |
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supra- |
above; excessive; superior |
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syn- |
union, together, joined |
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-trophy |
development, nourishment |
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albumin/o |
albumin, protein |
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azot/o |
nitrogenous compounds |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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bacteri/o |
bacteria (singular, bacterium) |
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cyst/o vesic/o |
bladder |
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glomerul/o |
glomerulus |
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kal/i |
potassium |
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potassium aka |
an electrolyte |
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keton/o |
ketone bodies |
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ketone bodies aka |
acids and acetones |
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lith/o |
stone, calculus |
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meat/o |
opening, meatus |
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nephr/o ren/o |
kidney |
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noct/o |
night |
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-uria |
urine |
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-scope |
instrument for examining |
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-cele |
hernia; swelling |
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-pathy |
disease |
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hypo- |
under, below |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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-pexy |
fixation (of an organ) |
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olig/o |
scanty |
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py/o |
pus |
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pyel/o |
renal pelvis |
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ur/o |
urine, urinary tract |
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ureter/o |
ureter |
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urethr/o |
urethra |
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-rrhea |
discharge; flow |
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-ectasis |
dilation; expansion |
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-stenosis |
narrowing, stricture |
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-genesis |
forming, producing, origin |
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-iasis |
abnormal condition (produced by something specified |
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dia- |
through, across |
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retro- |
backward, behind |
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peritone/o |
peritoneum |
