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46 Cards in this Set
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osteo |
Bone |
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Pathy |
Disease |
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Malac/o |
Softening |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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-Penia |
Low number; loss |
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Sarcoma |
Cancer of connective tissue |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow or spinal cord |
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Dys- |
Difficult or poor |
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-plasia |
Growth and development |
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Poli/o |
Grey, grey matter of the nervous system |
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Poliomyelitis |
Inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord caused by a viral infection |
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Encephalomyelopathy |
Disease of the brain and spinal cord |
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Osteomyelitis |
Inflammation of the bone and marrow |
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Myelodysplasia |
Defective formation of the spinal cord |
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Osteopenia |
Bone loss |
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Osteosarcoma |
Bone cancer |
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Osteoarthropathy |
Bone and joint disease |
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Osteoma |
Hard growth on a bone; bone tumor |
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Osteopathy |
Disease of the bone |
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Osteomalacia |
Softening of the bone |
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Etiology |
The study of the cause of disease |
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Arthroscope |
Instrument used to look into a joint |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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-scope |
Instrument used to look at something |
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Myeloblast |
Bone marrow germ cell |
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Myelocytic |
Pertaining to myelocytes |
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Myelocele |
Herniation of the spinal cord |
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Meningomyelocele |
Herniation of the spinal cord and meninges |
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-plasia |
Development or formation |
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Hyperplasia |
Increase in the number of cells in a tissue (tumor) |
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Dys- |
Defective |
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Dysplasia |
Defective (poor or abnormal) |
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Arthrodysplasia |
Defective formation of a joint |
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Myelodysplasia |
Defective formation of the spinal cord |
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Osteodysplasia |
Defective bone development |
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Hyperplasia |
Overgrowth/too much development |
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A/plasia |
Failure of an organ to develop |
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Hypoplasia |
Deficient development |
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A/plasia |
Complete lack of development |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Ather/o |
Fatty or porridgelike |
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Arteri/o |
Artery |
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Arthroplasty |
Surgical repair of a joint |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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Plast |
Form, mold, rebuild |