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Medical Terminology Ch 3
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/04/2013

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ankyl/o
Definition
crooked or stiff
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arthr/o or articul/o
Definition
joint
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brachi/o
Definition
arm
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cervic/o
Definition
neck
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chondr/o
Definition

cartilage (gristle)

 

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cost/o
Definition
rib
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crani/o
Definition

head

 

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dactyl/o
Definition
digit (finger or toe)
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fasci/o
Definition
fascia (a band)
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femor/o
Definition
femur
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fibr/o
Definition
fiber
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kyph/o
Definition
humped-back
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lei/o
Definition
smooth
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lord/o
Definition
bent
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lumb/o
Definition
loin (lower back)
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my/o, myos/o, muscul/o
Definition
muscle
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow or spinal cord
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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patell/o
Definition
knee cap
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pelv/i
Definition
pelvis (basin) or hip bone
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radi/o
Definition
radius
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rhabd/o
Definition
rod shaped or striated (skeletal)
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sarc/o
Definition
flesh
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scoli/o
Definition
twisted
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spondyl.o, vertebr/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
Definition
sternum (breastbone)
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendon (to strech)
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thorac/o
Definition
chest
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ton/o
Definition
tone or tension
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uln/o
Definition
ulna
Term
bones of the shoulder, pelvis and upper and lower extremities
Definition
appendicular skeleton
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bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest and hyoid bone
Definition
axial skeleton
Term
specialized connecive tissue composed of osteocytes
Definition
bone
Term
tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones
Definition
compact bone
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mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity
Definition

spongy bone

 

canellous bone

Term
bones of the arms and legs
Definition
long bones
Term
bones of the wrist and ankles
Definition
short bones
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bones of the ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis and skull
Definition
flat bones
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bones of the vertebrae and face

 

Definition
irregular bones
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round bones found near joints
Definition
sesamoid bones
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wide ends of a long bone
Definition
epiphysis
Term
shaft of a long bone
Definition
diaphysis
Term
growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone
Definition
metaphysis
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membrane lining the medulary cavity of a bone
Definition
endosteum
Term
cavity within the shaft of the long bones; filled with bone marrow
Definition
medullary cavity
Term
soft CT within the medullar cavity of bones
Definition
bone marrow
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functions to form RBC, some WBC, and platelets; found in the cavities of most bones in infants and in the flat bones in adults
Definition
red bone marrow
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gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bonesl functions as a storage for fat tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells
Definition
yellow bone marrow
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a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone
Definition
periosteum
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a gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate
Definition
articular cartilage
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a joint; the point where two bones come together
Definition
articulation
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a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid
Definition
bursa
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a flat, plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction
Definition
disc or disk
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the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disk
Definition
nucleus pulposus
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a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
Definition
ligament
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membrane lining the capsule of a joint
Definition
synovial membrane
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joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
Definition
synovial fluid
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tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body
Definition
muscle
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