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Terminology Quiz
prefixes, suffixes, bone structures
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
01/29/2012
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Term
a-
 Definition
without
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ab-
 Definition
away
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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adeno-
 Definition
gland
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ala-
 Definition
wing
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angio-
 Definition
vessel
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anti-
 Definition
against
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anthro-
 Definition
joint
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auric-
 Definition
ear
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auto-
 Definition
self
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bi-
 Definition
two
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cap-, or capit-
 Definition
head
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cardio-
 Definition
heart
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cephal-
 Definition
head or brain
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ceps-
 Definition
head
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chole-
 Definition
bile
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chondro-
 Definition
cartilage
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cono-
 Definition
cone
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coraco-
 Definition
beak
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corono-
 Definition
crown
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cyst-
 Definition
sac
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dys-
 Definition
painful, bad
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ecto-
 Definition
outer, outside
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endo-
 Definition
within, inside
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entero-
 Definition
intestine
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epi-
 Definition
on top of
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erythro-
 Definition
red
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exo-
 Definition
out of
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gastro-
 Definition
stomach or belly
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glyco-
 Definition
sugar
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hepato-
 Definition
liver
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, over
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hypo-
 Definition
below, under
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idio-
 Definition
unknown
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infra-
 Definition
below
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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leuko-
 Definition
white
Term
lipo-
 Definition
fat
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macro-
 Definition
large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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malaco-
 Definition
soft
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mammo-
 Definition
breast
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mega-
 Definition
large
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meta-
 Definition
to change
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
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myo-
 Definition
muscle
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myelo-
 Definition
re: bone marrow, spinal cord or mylelin sheath
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necro-
 Definition
death
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nephro-
 Definition
kidney
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
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neuro-
 Definition
nerve
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oligo-
 Definition
scanty, small
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opti-
 Definition
eye
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os-
 Definition
mouth
Term
osteo-
 Definition
bone
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oto-
 Definition
ear
Term
para-
 Definition
away from normal
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patho-
 Definition
disease
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ped- or pes-
 Definition
foot
Term
per-
 Definition
through
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peri-
 Definition
around
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phago-
 Definition
to eat
Term
phleb-
 Definition
vein
Term
pneumo-
 Definition
lung
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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prox-
 Definition
near
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pyo-
 Definition
pus
Term
retro-
 Definition
behind
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rhino-
 Definition
nose
Term
salpingo-
 Definition
uterine tube
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sclero-
 Definition
hard
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semi-
 Definition
half
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sep-
 Definition
disease due to microorganisms
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squam-
 Definition
flat
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sten-
 Definition
narrowing
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styl-
 Definition
point
Term
sub-
 Definition
beneath
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supra-
 Definition
above
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sym-
 Definition
joined
Term
thrombo-
 Definition
clot
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
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tri-
 Definition
three
Term
veno-
 Definition
vein
Term
zygo-
 Definition
join
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-able
 Definition
able to
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-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
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-ar or -ary
 Definition
connected with
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-asis
 Definition
condition of
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-asia
 Definition
condition of
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-ectasis
 Definition
stretching
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-ectasia
 Definition
stretching
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-ectomy
 Definition
removal of
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-ektasia
 Definition
dilation of
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-emia
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
-esis
 Definition
condition of
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling
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-ferent
 Definition
to carry
Term
-genic
 Definition
produced from
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-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition
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-itis
 Definition
inflamation
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-lysis
 Definition
dissolving, splitting
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-oid
 Definition
like
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
-opathy
 Definition
disease
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-ory
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ose
 Definition
full of
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
-otomy
 Definition
to cut
Term
-ous
 Definition
like
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasia
 Definition
to form, to grow
Term
-plasty
 Definition
shaping
Term
-plegia
 Definition
stroke
Term
-pnea
 Definition
to breathe
Term
-poiesis
 Definition
production of
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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-rrhagia
 Definition
discharge
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument used for viewing
Term
-stasis
 Definition
standing still
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-stomy
 Definition
artificial opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
cutting into
Term
-trophy
 Definition
state related to growing
Term
-tropic
 Definition
influencing, to nourish
Term
-uria
 Definition
urine
Term
acetabulum
 Definition
vinegar cup
Term
acromion
 Definition
tip of shoulder
Term
ala
 Definition
a wing-like structure
Term
alveolus
 Definition
a small chamber, cavity or socket
Term
angle
 Definition
the borders of a bone that form an angle of various degrees
Term
articular
 Definition
a surface at which two or more bones join
Term
axilla
 Definition
an angle or the area forming the armpit
Term
border
 Definition
the edge of a bone
Term
calcaneus
 Definition
heel
Term
canal
 Definition
an elongated region within a bone
Term
capitulum
 Definition
a small head-like protuberance
Term
cavity
 Definition
an open area or sinus within a bone or formed by two or more bones
Term
cervical
 Definition
pertaining to the neck
Term
clavicle
 Definition
a key
Term
condyle
 Definition
a smooth, rounded, enlargement or process that articulates with another bone
Term
conoid
 Definition
cone-like eminence or projection
Term
coracoid
 Definition
resembling a crow's beak
Term
coronoid
 Definition
a crown-like structure
Term
cornu
 Definition
a horn-like structure
Term
crest
 Definition
a narrow prominent ridge
Term
cribiform
 Definition
sieve-like
Term
cuneiform
 Definition
wedge-like
Term
diaphysis
 Definition
the shaft or body of a long or short bone
Term
eminence
 Definition
a protrusion, usually smooth, away from the bone
Term
epicondyle
 Definition
a prominence found lying upon a condyle of the humerus or femur
Term
epiphysis
 Definition
the end of a long bone
Term
facet
 Definition
a small smooth bony surface, either with articular cartilage of the site of a tendinous attachment
Term
femur
 Definition
thigh
Term
fibula
 Definition
resembling the moving pin of a brooch
Term
fissure
 Definition
a narrow, deep slit or gap
Term
foramen
 Definition
a hole in a bone usually for the transmission of blood vessels and/or nerves
Term
fossa
 Definition
a pit, depression, or concavity, on a bone, or formed from several bones
Term
glenoid
 Definition
resembling a socket
Term
groove
 Definition
a narrow, slit-like depression
Term
hamate
 Definition
a hook
Term
humerus
 Definition
the arm bone
Term
hyoid
 Definition
U-shaped
Term
innominate
 Definition
not named or anonymous, i.e. not resembling a structure
Term
ischium
 Definition
a socket
Term
lacrimal
 Definition
pertaining to tears
Term
lambdoidal
 Definition
resempling the greek letter lambda, an upside down "V"
Term
line
 Definition
a narrow raised ridge
Term
lumbar
 Definition
pertaining to the loin, the region between the ribs and hip bones
Term
lunar
 Definition
moon-shaped
Term
malleolus
 Definition
a small, hammer-like process
Term
mandible
 Definition
to chew
Term
mental
 Definition
relating to the mind or chin region
Term
meatus
 Definition
a small tubular opening
Term
nasal
 Definition
pertaining to the nose
Term
neck
 Definition
a narrowed or constricted region occurring below the head of a bone
Term
notch
 Definition
an area that appears to be cut out from a bone, usually at the edge of a structure
Term
occipital
 Definition
prominent head
Term
olecranon
 Definition
refers to the upper head of the ulna
Term
odontoid
 Definition
tooth-like
Term
palatine
 Definition
pertaining to the palate
Term
parietal
 Definition
pertaining to a wall
Term
patella
 Definition
small pan
Term
pedicle
 Definition
small foot or foot-like process
Term
phalanges
 Definition
a digit or finger-like process
Term
pisiform
 Definition
small pea
Term
process
 Definition
a general term describing any marked projection or prominence
Term
pterygoid
 Definition
wing-like
Term
radius
 Definition
spoke of a wheel
Term
ramus
 Definition
a branch off the body of a bone
Term
ridge
 Definition
a small, raised region along a bone
Term
scaphoid
 Definition
skiff shaped
Term
scapula
 Definition
resembling a spade
Term
sella
 Definition
saddle
Term
sinus
 Definition
a cavity within a bone
Term
spenoid
 Definition
wedge-shaped
Term
spine
 Definition
descriptive of a sharp, slender process
Term
sternum
 Definition
breast
Term
styloid
 Definition
peg-shaped, resembling a pencil-shaped structure
Term
sulcus
 Definition
a groove
Term
surface
 Definition
a broad smooth or roughened, flat surgace often forming an articulation between bones
Term
suture
 Definition
the line formed by the junction of two bones or an immovable joint between two bones, especially the skull
Term
symphysis
 Definition
the line or junction formed by a cartilaginous articulation between two bones
Term
talus
 Definition
ankle
Term
tarsal
 Definition
flat surface
Term
temporal
 Definition
pertaining to time
Term
tibia
 Definition
shin bone
Term
trapezoid
 Definition
resembling a trapezium (a quadrilateral with 2 parallel sides)
Term
trochanter
 Definition
a large rounded projection for muscle attachment
Term
trochlea
 Definition
a pulley
Term
tubercle
 Definition
a small, usually smooth, process or bump, an eminence
Term
tuberosity
 Definition
a large, usually roughened, rounded process or eminence
Term
ulna
 Definition
elbow
Term
vertebra
 Definition
to turn
Term
xiphoid
 Definition
sword-shaped
Term
zygomatic
 Definition
to join together
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