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32 Cards in this Set
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femor- |
thigh bone, femur |
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fibul- |
smaller bone of the lower leg; fibula |
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malleol- |
ankle protuberance; malleolus |
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patell- |
kneecap; patella |
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tal- |
ankle bone; talus |
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tars- |
ankle; ankle bone [analogous to carpus] tarsus; tarsal bone |
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metatars- |
bone radiating from the ankle to the toes; metatarsus; metatarsal bone |
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tibi- |
shin bone [larger bone of lower leg]; tibia |
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fasci- |
fascia; connective tissue enclosing a muscle |
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my- myos- muscul- |
muscle |
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pyg- |
buttock |
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arthr- articul- |
joint |
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burs- |
bursa; sac of synovial fluid |
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chondr- cartilag- cartilagin- |
cartilage |
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desm- syndesm- ligament- |
ligament |
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disk- |
disk |
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fibr- fibros- |
fibrous tissue |
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synovi- |
fluid that lubricates the joint; synovial fluid; synovial membrane |
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ten- tend- |
tendon |
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ankyl- |
crooked; bent; stiff; fixed; fused; imperforated |
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lei- |
smooth |
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rhabd- |
rod; rod-shaped; skeletal; striated [my- + rhabd- = striated muscle. else, rod or rod-shaped muscle] |
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skelet- |
skeletal |
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-agra |
sudden and severe pain |
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-asthenia |
absence of strength; weakness |
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-clast |
instrument used to break |
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-desis |
surgical immobilization; surgical fusion [if used with the prefix syn-, avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix] |
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-ferous |
bearing; containing [preceding by c.v. = i] |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis |
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-phylaxis |
protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process) |
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-phylactic |
protective (of something); protective against (something); protective by means of (a substance or process) |
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-sthenia |
strength |