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acetabul/o
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acetabulum;The hollow, cuplike portion of the pelvis into which the head of the thigh bone (femur) fits.
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blast/o
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embryonic stage of development
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calc/o; calc/i
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calcium
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calcane/o
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heel bone
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carp/o
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wrist
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clast, clastic
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to break
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clavicul/o
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collarbone
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coccyg/o
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coccyx; The last bone of the spinal column
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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skull, cranium
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femor/o
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femur; The large bone in the thigh that articulates with the pelvis above and the knee below.
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fibul/o
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fibula; A long bone in the lower leg that is adjacent to the tibia. The fibula supports approximately 1/6th of the body weight and produces the lateral (outer) prominence of the ankle.
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gen/o
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to produce
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humer/o
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humerus; The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.
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ili/o
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ilium; The upper and largest, part of the bony pelvic girdle (iliac wing). The ilium articulates on its inner aspect with the sacrum (sacroiliac joint).
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ischi/o
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ischium; The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.
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kyph/o
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humpback; pertaining to a hump
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lamin/o
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lamina; Flat sheet,
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lord/o
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swayback; bent
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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malacia
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softening
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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;A bony process off the base of the skull that is composed of air cells.
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maxill/o
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upper jaw
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metacarp/o
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hand bones
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metatars
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foot bones
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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olecran/o
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elbow
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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; patell/a
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kneecap
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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phalang/o
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fingers, toes
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physis
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growth, growing
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porosis
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passage or pore
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pub/o
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pubis
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rach/i
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spinal column
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radi/o
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radiation; also refers to the radius
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scapul/o
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shoulder blade
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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tars/o
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ankle bones
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tempor/o
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temples of the head
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vertebr/o
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vertebra; One of 23 bones (excluding the sacrum) in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions that comprise the spine.
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