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53 Cards in this Set
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachi/o/cephal/ic
(pertaining to the arm and head |
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carp/o
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wrist bones
(carpus) |
carp/o/ptosis
(downward displacement of the wrist bones |
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cephal/o
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head
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cephal/ad
(toward the head) |
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cervic/o
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neck
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cervic/o/facial
(face and neck) |
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cost/o
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ribs
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cost/o/chondr/itis
(inflammation of the ribs and cartilage) |
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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crani/o/tomy
(incision of the cranium) |
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dactyl/o
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digit (a finger or toe)
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syn/dactyl/ism
(condition of a finger (digit) joined together) |
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humer/o
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humerus
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humer/al
(pertaining to the humerus) |
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus (bones of the hand)
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metacarp/ectomy
(excision of the metacarpus) |
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rachi/o
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spine
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rachi/o/plegia
(paralysis of the spine) |
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae (backbone)
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spondyl/itis
(inflammation of the vertebrae) |
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae (backbone)
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cost/o/vertebr/al
(pertaining to the ribs vertebrae) |
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stern/o
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sternum (breastbone)
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stern/al
(pertaining to sternum) |
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thorac/o
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chest
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thorac/o/dynia
(pain in the chest) |
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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calcane/o/dynia
(pain in the calcaneum or heel bone) |
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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femor/al
(pertaining to femur or thigh bone) |
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg)
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fibul/ar
(pertaining to fibula) |
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral flairing protion of the hip bone)
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ili/ac
(pertaining to the iliac) |
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ischi/o
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ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
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ischi/al
(pertaining to the ischium) |
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lumb/o
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loins
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lumb/o/dynia
(pain in the loins) |
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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patell/o/meter
(measure the kneecap) |
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patell/a
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patella (kneecap)
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patell/a/pexy
(fixation of the kneecap) |
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ped/i
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foot
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ped/i/cure
(care of the foot) |
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pod/o
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foot
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pod/iatry
(treatment of the foot) |
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pelvi/metry
(measuring the pelvis) |
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pub/o
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pubis (part of the hip bone)
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pub/o/femor/al
(relating to the pubis and femur) |
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tibi/o
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tibia (larger, inner bone of the lower leg)
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tibi/o/femor/al
(pertaining to the tibia and femur) |
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acromi/o
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acromion (projection of scapula)
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aacromi/o/humer/al
(pertaining to acromion & humerus) |
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ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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ankyl/osis
(abnormal condition of stiffness) |
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthr/o/centesis
(puncture of the joint) |
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condyl/o
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condyle (rounded protuberance at end of bone forming an articulation)
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condyl/ectomy
(excision at the condyle) |
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
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lamin/ectomy
(excision of the lamina) |
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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myel/o/cele
(herniation of the spinal cord) |
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orth/o
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straight
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orth/o/ped/ic
(pertaining to straight child) |
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oste/o
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bone
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oste/oma
(tumor of the bone) |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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chondr/itis
(inflammation of cartilage) |
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle (visceral)
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leiomy/oma
(tumor of smooth or visceral muscle) |
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my/o
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muscle
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my/oma
(tumor in muscle) |
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rhabd/o
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rod-shaped (striated)
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rhabd/oid
(resembling rod-shaped) |
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rhabdomy/o
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rod-shaped (striated) muscle
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rhabdomy/oma
(tumor rod-shaped) |
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ten/o
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tendon
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ten/o/tomy
(incision in the tendon) |
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tend/o
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tendon
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tend/o/tome
(instrument to cut tendon) |
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tendin/o
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tendon
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tendin/itis
(inflammation of the tendon) |
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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oste/o/blast
(bone embryonic cell) |
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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oste/o/blast
(bone embryonic cell) |
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-clasis
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break, fracture, refracture
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oste/o/clasis
(bone break) |
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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arthr/o/desis
(joint binding) |
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-malacia
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softening
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oste/o/malacia
(bone softening) |
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-physis
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growth
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dia/physis
(through growth) |
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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arthr/o/plasty
(joint surgical repair) |
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-porosis
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porous
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oste/o/porosis
(bone porous) |
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-schisis
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a splitting
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rachi/schisis
(spine splitting) |
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-scopy
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visual examination
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arthr/o/scopy
(visual examination of the joint) |
