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Med Terms Week 3
Med Terms Week 3 for APC CUW
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Pharmacology
Graduate
09/07/2014

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Ankyl/o
Definition
crooked or stiff
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Arthr/o, articulo/o
Definition
joint
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brachi/o
Definition
arm
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cervic/o
Definition
neck
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chrondr/o
Definition
cartillage (gristle)
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cost/o
Definition
rib
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crani/o
Definition
skull
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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, musculo
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-shhaped 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
Definition
vertebra
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stern/o
Definition
sternum (breastbone)
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
Definition
tendon (to stretch)
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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
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appendicular skeleton
Definition
bones of the shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities
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axial skeleton
Definition
bones of the skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone (u-shaped bone at the base of the tongue)
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Compact Bone
Definition
tightly solid bone tissue that forms the exterior of bones
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spongy / cancellous bone
Definition
mesh-like bone tissue found in the interior of bones, and surrounding the medullary cavity
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long bones
Definition
bones of the arms and legs
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short bones
Definition
bones of the wrist and ankles
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flat bones
Definition
bones of the ribs, shoulder blades, pelvis, and skull
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irregular bones
Definition
bones of the vertebrae and face
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sesamoid bones
Definition
round bones found near joints (e.g. the patella)
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epiphysis
Definition
wide ends of a long bone (physis = growth)
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diaphysis
Definition
shaft of a long bone
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metaphysis
Definition
growth zone between the epiphysis and the diaphysis during development of a long bone
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endosteum
Definition
membrane lining of the medullary cavity of a bone
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medullary cavity
Definition
cavity within the shaft of the long bones; filled with bone marrow
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Bone Marrow
Definition
soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones
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red bone marrow
Definition
functions to form red blood cells, some white blood cells, and platelets; found in the cavities of moist bone sin infants and in the flat bones in adults
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yellow bone marrow
Definition
gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones; functions as storage for fat tissue and is inactive in the formation of blood cells
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periosteum
Definition
a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone
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articular cartilage
Definition
a gristle-like substance on bones where they articulate
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articulation
Definition
a joint; the point where two bones come together
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bursa
Definition
a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones that is lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid.
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disk or disc
Definition
a flat plate-like structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue between the vertebrae that reduces friction
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nucleus pulposus
Definition
the soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of the intervertebral disk
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ligament
Definition
a flexible band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bones
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synovial membrane
Definition
membrane lining the capsule of a joint
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synovial fluid
Definition
joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
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