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181 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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-al, -ar, -ic, -ous, -eal
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ation, -ion
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process of
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-blast
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embryonic, immature
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-clasis
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intentional breaking
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-clast
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breaking down
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-cyte
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cell
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-desis
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binding
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-drome
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to run, running
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-dynia
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pain
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-ectomy
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removal, excision
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-fida
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to split, splitting
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-gram
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record, recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-itis
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inflammation
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-lysis
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destruction, breakdown
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-malacia
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softening
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-oid
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like, resembling
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-physis
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growth
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-plasia
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condition of formation
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-poiesis
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formation
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-rrhaphy
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suture, repair
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-sarcoma
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connective tissue cancer
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-scopy
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process of viewing
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-ses, -y
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condition, process of
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-sthenia
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condition of strength
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-um
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structure, thing, membrane
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A
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action
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C1-C7
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first cervical through seventh cervical vertebrae
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CR
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closed reduction
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CREF
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closed reduction external fixation
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CT
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computed tomography
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CTS
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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D1-D12
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first dorsal through twelfth dorsal vertebrae
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DEXA, DXA
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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
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DIP
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distal interphalangeal joint
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DJD
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degenerative joint disease
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EMG
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electromyography
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Fx
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fracture
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I
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insertion
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L1-L5
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first lumbar through fifth lumbar vertebrae
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MD
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muscular dystrophy
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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MS
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musculoskeletal
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O
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origin
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OA
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osteoarthritis
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OR
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open reduction
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ORIF
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open reduction internal fixation
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PIP
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proximal interphalangeal joint
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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RF
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rheumatoid factor
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ROM
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range of motion
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S1-S5
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first sacral through fifth sacral segments
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T1-T12
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first thoracic through twelfth thoracic vertebrae
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THR
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total hip replacement
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TKR
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total knee replacement
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#
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fracture
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a-
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no, not, without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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amphi-
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both
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bi-
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two
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circum-
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around
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di-, dia-
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through, complete
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful, abnormal
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e-, ex-
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out, outward
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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above, upon
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in-
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in
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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meta-
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change, beyond
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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poly-
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many, much, excessive
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post-
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after, behind
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pro-
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forward, in front of
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re-
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backward, back
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syn-
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together, joined
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ankyl/o
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stiffening
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appendic/o
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that which is added, appendix
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arthr/o, articul/o
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joint (articulation)
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brachi/o
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arm
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bunion/o
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bunion
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burs/o
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bursa
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel bone)
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carp/o
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carpal (wrist bone)
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cervic/o
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cervical, neck
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chondr/o, cartilag/o
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cartilage
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clavic/o, cleid/o
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clavicle (collarbone)
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coccyg/o
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coccyx (tailbone)
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condyl/o
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condyle, knob
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cost/o
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rib (costa)
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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dactyl/o
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finger/toe, digitus
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digit/o, dactyl/o
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digitus, finger/toe
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duct/o
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carrying, to carry
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electr/o
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electricity
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epicondyl/o
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epicondyle
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ethmoid/o
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ethmoid
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faci/o
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face
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fasci/o
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fascia
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femor/o
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femur (thighbone)
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fibr/o
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fiber
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fibul/o, perone/o
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fibula (lower lateral legbone)
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fissur/o
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fissure, slit
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flex/o
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bending, to bend
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foramin/o
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foramen (a hole)
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foss/o
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fossa, (a depression)
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front/o
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frontal
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glute/o
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gluteus (buttock)
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hemat/o
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blood
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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ili/o
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ilium (superior, widest pelvic bone)
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ischi/o
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ischium (posterior, inferior pelvic bone)
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kyph/o
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roundback
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lacrim/o
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tear
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lamin/o
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lamina (thin plate)
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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ligament/o, syndesm/o
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ligament (structure connecting bones)
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long/o
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long
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lord/o
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swayback, bent backwards
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lumb/o
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lower back, loin
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malleol/o
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malleolus (distal process of lower leg bones)
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mandibul/o
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mandible (lower jaw bone)
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mastoid/o
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mastoid process
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maxill/o
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maxilla (upper jaw bone)
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maxim/o
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large
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menisc/o
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meniscus, crescent
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus (hand bone)
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metatars/o
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metatarsus (foot bone)
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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o
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muscle
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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occipit/o
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occipital
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olecran/o
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olecranon (elbow)
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oste/o, oss/i, osse/o
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bone
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palat/o
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palatine bone, roof of mouth, palate
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pariet/o
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parietal bone, wall, partition
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patell/o, patell/a
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patella (kneecap)
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pelv/o, pelv/i
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pelvis
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phalang/o
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phalanx (finger/toe bone)
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phyt/o
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growth
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plant/o
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sole of foot
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por/o
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passage
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prosth/o
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addition
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pub/o
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pubis (anterior pelvis bone)
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radi/o
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radius (lower lateral arm bone)
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rhabdomy/o
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striated (skeletal) muscle
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rheumat/o
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watery flow
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sacr/o
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sacrum (fused vertebrae in lower spine)
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulderblade)
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scoli/o
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curvature
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sin/o, sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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sphenoid/o
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sphenoid
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spin/o, rachi/o
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spine
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stern/o
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sternum
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sulc/o
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sulcus, groove
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synovi/o
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synovial
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tars/o
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tarsus (ankle bone)
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tempor/o
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temporal bone
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tend/o, tendin/o, ten/o
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tendon (structure connecting muscle to bone)
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tens/o
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stretching
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thorac/o
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thorax (chest)
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tibi/o
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tibia (shinbone)
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tom/o
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section, cutting
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tract/o
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pulling, to pull
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trochant/o
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trochanter
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troph/o
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development, nourishment
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tubercul/o
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tubercle, rounded projection
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uln/o
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ulna (lower medial armbone)
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vers/o
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turning, to turn
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vertebr/o, spondyl/o
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vertebra (backbone), spine
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vomer/o
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vomer (bone separating nasal cavities)
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xiph/i
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xiphoid (inferior process of sternum)
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zygom/o, zygomat/o
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zygoma (cheekbone)
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