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84 Cards in this Set
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oste- |
bone |
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oss- |
bone |
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osse- |
bone |
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crani- |
skull |
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ethmoid- |
ethmoid bone |
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front- |
frontal bone; forehead bone |
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mast- |
mastoid process [a process is a projection or outgrowth of bone] [see Mod. 7] |
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mastoid- |
mastoid process [a process is a projection or outgrowth of bone] |
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occipit- |
occiput; occipital bone |
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pariet- |
parietal bone; any "wall" (in cavity or organ) |
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sphen- |
sphenoid bone; a wedge-shapped bone |
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tempor- |
temporal bone; temple bone |
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mal- |
cheek; cheek bone; malar bone; zygomatic bone |
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zygomat- |
cheek; cheek bone; malar bone; zygomatic bone |
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zygomatic- |
cheek; cheek bone; malar bone; zygomatic bone |
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mandibul- |
lower jaw |
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maxill- |
upper jaw |
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coccyg- |
tail bone |
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rachi- [after a vowel, rachi- frequently becomes rrachi-] |
spinal column; spine |
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spin- |
spinal column; spine |
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sacr- |
sacrum; triangular pelvic bone |
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spondyl- |
vertebra [pl. vertebrae] |
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vertebr- |
vertebra [pl. vertebrae] |
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acromi- |
acromion; the lateral projection of the shoulder blade |
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cleid- |
collar bone |
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clavic- |
collar bone |
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clavicul- |
collar bone |
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cost- |
rib |
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cox- |
hip; hip joint |
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ili- |
upper pelvic bone |
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ischi- |
lower pelvic bone |
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scapul- |
shoulder blade |
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stern- |
breast bone |
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carp- |
wrist; wrist bone [see Mod. 12] |
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humer- |
upper arm bone |
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metacarp- |
bone radiating from the wrist to fingers |
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olecran- |
elbow |
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phalang- |
finger bone; toe bone |
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radi- |
the shorter of the lower arm bones |
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uln- |
the longer of the lower arm bones |
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acetabul- |
hip bone socket [into which femur fits] |
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calcane- |
heel bone |
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condyl- |
knuckle [of the fingers or toes]; rounded bone protuberance [which articulates with another bone] |
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femor- |
thigh bone |
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fibul- |
smaller bone of the lower leg |
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malleol- |
ankle protuberance |
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patell- |
kneecap |
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tal- |
ankle bone |
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tars- |
ankle; ankle bone |
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metatars- |
bone radiating from the ankle to the toes |
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tibi- |
shin bone [larger bone of lower leg] |
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fasci- |
fascia; connective tissue enclosing a muscle |
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my- |
muscle |
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myos- |
muscle |
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muscul- |
muscle |
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pyg- |
buttock |
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arthr- |
joint |
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articul- |
joint |
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burs- |
bursa; sac of synovial fluid |
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chondr- |
cartilage |
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cartilag- |
cartilage |
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cartilagin- |
cartilage |
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desm- |
ligament |
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syndesm- |
ligament |
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ligament- |
ligament |
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disk- |
disk |
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fibr- |
fibrous tissue |
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fibros- |
fibrous tissue |
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synovi- |
fluid that lubricates the joint |
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ten- |
tendon |
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tend- |
tendon |
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ankyl- |
crooked; bent; stiff; fixed; fused; imperforated |
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lei- |
smooth |
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rhabd- [when rhabd- precedes the root my-, it denotes skeletal or striated muscle; when it is used with other roots, it denotes a rod or rod-shaped structure] |
rod; rod-shaped; skeletal; striated |
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skelet- |
skeletal |
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-agra |
sudden and severe pain (T) |
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-asthenia |
absence of strength; weakness (T) |
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-clast |
instrument used to break (T) |
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-desis |
surgical immobilization; surgical fusion [if used with the prefix syn-, avoid redundancy by ignoring the prefix] (T) |
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-ferous |
bearning; containing [preceeded by the connecting vowel "i"] (T) |
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-paresis |
slight paralysis (T) |
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-phylaxis |
protection (of something); protection against (something); protection by means of (a substance or process) (T) |
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-phylactic |
protective (of something); protective against (something); protective by means of (a substance or process) (T) |
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-sthenia |
strength (T) |