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154 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o
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stiff joint
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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sac
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carp/o
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wrist
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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carilage
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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cartic/o
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outer portion
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o
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fibula
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humer/o
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humerus
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ili/o
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ilium
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ischi/o
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ischium
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kyph/o
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hump
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lamin/o
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lamina, part of verebra
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lord/o
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bent backwards
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lumb/o
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low back, loin
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mandibul/o
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mandible
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maxilla/o
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maxilla
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medull/o
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inner portion
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals
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metatars/o
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metatarsals
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella
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ped/o
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child, foot
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pevl/o
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pevlis
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pod/o
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foot
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prosthet/o
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addition
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pub/o
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pubis
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radi/o
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radius
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scapula/o
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scapula
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spin/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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stern/o
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sternum
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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ankle
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thorac/o
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chest
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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-blast
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immature, embryonic
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-clasia
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to surgically break
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-desis
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stabilize, fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-porosis
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porous
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-centesis
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puncture to withdraw fluid
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-clasia
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surgically break
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-desis
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fuse
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-genic
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producing
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-gram
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record
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-graphy
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process of recording
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-iatry
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medical treatment
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-itis
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inflammation
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-logy
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study
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-malacia
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softening
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-metry
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process of measuring
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-oma
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tumor
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-ory
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pertaining to
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-pathy
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disease
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-porosis
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porous
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-sctope
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instrument for viewing
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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-tic
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pertaining to
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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crepitation
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the noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together in conditions such as arthritis
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colles' fracture
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a common type of wrist frature
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comminuted fracture
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fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many small pieces or fragments
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compound fracture
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fracture in which the skin has been broken through to the fracture
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compression fracture
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fracture involving loss of height of a vertebral body
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impacted fracture
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fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other
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spiral fracture
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fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone. can be caused by a twisting injury and is often slower to health than other types of fractures
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stress fracture
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a slight fracture caused by repetitive low impact forces, like running, rather than a single forceful impact
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transverse fracture
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complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone
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paget's disease
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a fairly common metabolic disease of the bone from unknown causes. it usually attacks middle-aged and older adults and is characterized by bone destruction and deformity
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rickets
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deficiency in calcium and vitamin D
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herniated nucleus pulposus
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herniation of protrusion of an intervertebral disk
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kyphosis
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hunchback, excessive posterior thoracic curvature
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lordosis
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excessive anterior lumbar curvature
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scoloiosis
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lateral curvature
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subluxation
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an incomplete dislocation
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talipes
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congenital deformity causing misalignment of the ankle joint and foot, clubfoot
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duct/o
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to bring
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extens/o
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to stretch out
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fasci/o
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fibrous band
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fibr/o
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fibers
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flex/o
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to bend
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kinesi/o
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movement
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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plant/o
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sole of foot
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rotat/o
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to revolve
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ten/o
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tendon
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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vers/o
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to turn
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-ion
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action, condition
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-tonia
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tone
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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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circum-
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around
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e-
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outward, without
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in-
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inward, without
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bi/o
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life
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carp/o
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wrist
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electr/o
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electricity
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fasci/o
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fibrous band
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fibr/o
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fibers
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kinesi/o
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movement
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later/o
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side
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muscul/o
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muscle
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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ten/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-astenia
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weakness
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-desis
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fuse
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-dynia
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pain
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-gram
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record
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-kinesia
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movement
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-opsy
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view of
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-rrhapy
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suture
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-tonia
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tone
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-trophy
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development
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adhesion
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scar tissue forming in the fascia surrounding a muscle, making it difficult to stretch the muscle
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contracture
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abnormal shortening of muscle fibers, tendons, or fascia, making it difficult to stretch the muscle
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intermittent claudication
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attacks of severe pain and lameness caused by ischemia of the muscles, typically the calf muscles; brought on by walking even very short distances
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toritcollis
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severe neck spasms pulling the head to one side
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ganglion cyst
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cyst that forms on tendon sheath, usually on hand wrist, or ankle
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