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90 Cards in this Set
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calc/o
calci/o |
calcium |
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kyph/o |
humpback,hunchback |
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lamin/o |
lamina |
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lord/o |
curve, swayback |
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lumb/o |
loins, lower back |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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orth/o |
straight |
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oste/o |
bone |
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scoli/o |
crooked, bent |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra |
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vertebr/o |
vertebra |
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-blast |
embryonic or immature cell |
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-clast |
to break |
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-listhesis |
slipping |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-physis |
to grow |
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-porosis |
pore, massage |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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acetabul/o |
acetabulum |
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calcane/o |
calcaneus |
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carp/o |
carpals |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle |
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cost/o |
ribs |
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crani/o |
cranium |
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femor/o |
femur |
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fibul/o |
fibula |
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humer/o |
humerus |
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ili/o |
ilium |
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ischi/o |
ischium |
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malleol/o |
malleolus |
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mandibul/o |
mandible |
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maxill/o |
maxilla |
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metacarp/o |
metacarpals |
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metatars/o |
metatarsals |
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olecran/o |
olecranon |
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patell/o |
patella |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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perone/o |
fibula |
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phalang/o |
phalanges |
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ped/o |
food/child |
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pub/o |
pubis |
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radi/o |
radius |
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scapul/o |
scapula |
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stern/o |
sternum |
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tars/o |
tarsals |
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tibi/o |
tibia |
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uln/o |
ulna |
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Ewing sarcoma |
rare malignant tumor arising in bone; most often occurring in children. |
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exostosis |
bony growth arising from the surface of bone (going out) |
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fracture |
traumatic break of bone |
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osteogenic sarcoma |
common malignant tumor arising from osteoblasts |
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osteomalacia |
softening of bone, not enough calcium |
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osteomyelitis |
inflammation of bone and bone marrow secondary to infection |
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osteoporosis |
decrease in bone density, thinning and weakening of bone |
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ankyl/o |
stiff |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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articul/o |
joint |
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burs/o |
bursa |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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ligament/o |
ligament |
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rheumat/o |
watery flow |
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synov/o |
synovial membrane |
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ten/o |
tendon |
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tendin/o |
tendon |
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-desis |
to bind, tie together |
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-stenosis |
narrowing |
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osteoarthritis (OA) |
progressive, degenerative joint disease with the loss of articular cartilage and hyper trophy of bone at articular surfaces |
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA) |
chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain; caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue, particularly the synovial membrane |
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bunion |
enlarge of bone or tissue around joint at base of big toe |
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herniation of an intervertebral disk |
abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal or spinal nerves |
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systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) |
chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease with joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart, and lungs |
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fasci/o |
fascia |
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fibr/o |
fibrous connective tissue |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle lines internal organs |
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my/o |
muscle |
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myocardi/o |
heart muscle |
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myos/o |
muscle |
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plant/o |
sole of foot |
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rhabdomy/o |
skeletal muscle connected to bones |
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sarc/o |
muscle and flesh |
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-asthenia |
lack of strength |
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-trophy |
development; nourishment |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
toward |
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dorsi- |
back |
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poly- |
many |
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ACL |
anterior cruciate ligament of the knee |
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NSAID |
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
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RF |
rhumetoid factor |
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ROM |
range of motion |
