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Pathology Ch 2
Musculoskeletal System
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Health Care
Professional
03/03/2011

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Term
Colc/o, calci/o
Definition
calcium
Term
Kyph/o
Definition
posterior curve in the thoracic region, humpback
Term
lamin/o
Definition
lamina
Term
lord/o
Definition
anterior curve in the lumbar region, swayback
Term
myel/o
Definition
bone marrow
Term
orth/o
Definition
straight
Term
oste/o
Definition
bone
Term
scoli/o
Definition
crooked, bent, lateral curve
Term
spondyl/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
vertebra/o
Definition
vertebra
Term
Acetabul/o
Definition
acetabulum
Term
calcane/o
Definition
calcaneous
Term
carp/o
Definition
carpals
Term
clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
Term
cost/o
Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
Definition
cranium
Term
femor/o
Definition
femur
Term
fibul/o
Definition
fibula
Term
hem/o
Definition
blood
Term
humer/o
Definition
humerus
Term
ili/o
Definition
ilium
Term
ischi/o
Definition
ischium
Term
malleol/o
Definition
malleolus
Term
mandibul/o
Definition
mandible
Term
maxilla/o
Definition
maxilla
Term
metacarp/o
Definition
metacarpals
Term
metatars/o
Definition
metatarsals
Term
olecran/o
Definition
olecranon
Term
patell/o
Definition
patella
Term
pelv/i
Definition
pelvis
Term
perone/o
Definition
fibula
Term
phalang/o
Definition
phalanges
Term
pub/o
Definition
pubis
Term
ankl/o
Definition
stiff
Term
arthr/o
Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
Definition
joint
Term
burs/o
Definition
bursa
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
Term
ligament/o
Definition
ligament
Term
rheumat/o
Definition
watery flow
Term
synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane
Term
ten/o
Definition
tendon
Term
tendin/o
Definition
tendon
Term
-blast
Definition
embryonic or immature cell
Term
-clast
Definition
to break
Term
-listhesis
Definition
slipping
Term
-malacia
Definition
softening
Term
-physis
Definition
to grow
Term
-porosis
Definition
pore, passage
Term
-tome
Definition
instrument to cut
Term
-desis
Definition
to bind, tie together
Term
-stenosis
Definition
narrowing
Term
-trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
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