Module 10 Part 2

Front 1

femor-

Back 1

thigh bone, femur

Front 2

fibul-

Back 2

smaller bone of the lower leg;

fibula

Front 3

malleol-

Back 3

ankle protuberance;

malleolus

Front 4

patell-

Back 4

kneecap;

patella

Front 5

tal-

Back 5

ankle bone;

talus

Front 6

tars-

Back 6

ankle; ankle bone [analogous to carpus]

tarsus; tarsal bone

Front 7

metatars-

Back 7

bone radiating from the ankle to the toes;

metatarsus;

metatarsal bone

Front 8

tibi-

Back 8

shin bone [larger bone of lower leg];

tibia

Front 9

fasci-

Back 9

fascia;

connective tissue enclosing a muscle

Front 10

my-

myos-

muscul-

Back 10

muscle

Front 11

pyg-

Back 11

buttock

Front 12

arthr-

articul-

Back 12

joint

Front 13

burs-

Back 13

bursa;

sac of synovial fluid

Front 14

chondr-

cartilag-

cartilagin-

Back 14

cartilage

Front 15

desm-

syndesm-

ligament-

Back 15

ligament

Front 16

disk-

Back 16

disk

Front 17

fibr-

fibros-

Back 17

fibrous tissue

Front 18

synovi-

Back 18

fluid that lubricates the joint;

synovial fluid;

synovial membrane

Front 19

ten-

tend-

Back 19

tendon

Front 20

ankyl-

Back 20

crooked;

bent;

stiff;

fixed;

fused;

imperforated

Front 21

lei-

Back 21

smooth

Front 22

rhabd-

Back 22

rod;

rod-shaped;

skeletal;

striated

[my- + rhabd- = striated muscle. else, rod or rod-shaped muscle]

Front 23

skelet-

Back 23

skeletal

Front 24

-agra

Back 24

sudden and severe pain

Front 25

-asthenia

Back 25

absence of strength;

weakness

Front 26

-clast

Back 26

instrument used to break

Front 27

-desis

Back 27

surgical immobilization;

surgical fusion [if used with the prefix syn-, avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix]

Front 28

-ferous

Back 28

bearing;

containing [preceding by c.v. = i]

Front 29

-paresis

Back 29

slight paralysis

Front 30

-phylaxis

Back 30

protection (of something);

protection against (something);

protection by means of (a substance or process)

Front 31

-phylactic

Back 31

protective (of something);

protective against (something);

protective by means of (a substance or process)

Front 32

-sthenia

Back 32

strength