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Ch 15 & 14
Integumentary and Musculoskeletal systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -opsy | to view |
| carcin | cancer |
| cry/o | cold |
| surg | operate |
| -ery | process |
| cutane/o | skin |
| -us | pertaining to |
| integument | covering of the body |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| pro- | forward |
| sens | to feel |
| -ation | process |
| -ancy | state of |
| malign | harmful |
| melan/o | black |
| meta- | beyond |
| stasis | stagnate, stay in one place |
| adip | fat |
| -ose | condition |
| coll/a | glue |
| -gen | producing |
| follicle | small sac |
| esthet | sensation |
| prurit | itch |
| topic | local |
| axilla | armpit |
| cortex | outer covering |
| medulla | middle |
| onych/o | nail |
| myc | fungus |
| -ia | condition |
| allo- | other |
| homo- | same, alike |
| auto- | self |
| gener | produce |
| xeno- | foreign |
| hetero- | different |
| abrasion | scrape |
| chir/o | hand |
| pract | efficient |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| orth/o | straight |
| ped | child |
| radi/o | radiation, x-rays |
| marrow | pit, lake |
| -blast | build up |
| -clast | break down |
| -genesis | creation |
| -genic | producing |
| por/o | opening |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| -plasia | formation |
| -malacia | softening |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| sarc | flesh |
| traction | to pull |
| articul | joint |
| duct | lead |
| extension | stretch out |
| flexion | to bend |
| degenerat | deteriorate |
| phalang/e | phalanx |
| carp/o | bones of the wrist |
| fascia | sheet of fibrous connective tissue |
| striation | stripe |
| mitt | to send |
| sprain | a wrench or tear in a ligament |
| strain | overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon |
| coccyx | tailbone |
| brachi/o | arm |
| insert | put together |
| erg/o/nom/ic | pertaining to work law |
| pronate | to bend forward |
| supinate | face up |
| thenar | palm |
| amput | cut, prune |
| con/tract/ure | process to draw together |
| fluor/o | x-ray beam |
| necr/o | death |
| prosthesis | addition |
| fibula | small of the two bones of the lower leg |
| patella | kneecap |
| popliteal fossa | hollow at the back of the knee |
| tibia | larger bone of the low leg |
| tars | flat surface |
| podiatry | treatment of the foot |
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