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81 Cards in this Set
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acromi/o
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acromion
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arthr/o
L* articul/- |
joint
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astragal/o
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astragalus, ie ankle bone
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burs/o
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bursa
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calcane/o
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calcaneus, ie. heel bone
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carp/o
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carpus, ie., wrist bone, wrist
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cleid/o
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clavicle, ie. collarbone
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coccyg/o
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coccyx, ie tail bone
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condyl/o
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condyle, ie., knuckle
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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cranium, ie., skull
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desm/o
syndesm/o |
ligament
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fasci/-
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fascia
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femor/o
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femur
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-phylactic
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pertaining to protection
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cox/o
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hip
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cubit/o
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elbow
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cartilag/o
cartilagin/o |
cartilage
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cubit/o
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elbow
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ligament/-
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ligament
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mastoid/o
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mastoid bone
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muscul/-
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muscle
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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rhabd/o
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rod
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rhabdomy/o
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skeletal muscle
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oste/o
osse/o oss/o |
bone
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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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lamin/o
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thin plate, layer, lamina
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mal/-
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cheek bone, cheek
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my/o
myos/o |
muscle
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella, ie., knee cap
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L* pelvi/-
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pelvis
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perine/o
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perineum (pelvic floor)
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phalang/o
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phalanx, ie bone of hte finger or toe
phalanges, ie bones of hte finger or toe |
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pub/-
pubi/- |
pubis
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rachi/o
rrhaci/o (does not go first in a term) |
spine
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radi/-
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radius
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sacr/-
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sacrum
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scapul/o
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scapula, ie., shoulder blade
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sphen/o
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sphenoid bone, wedge
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spondyl/o
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vertebra, vertebrae
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stern/o
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sternum
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tal/o
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talus, ie., the ankle bone (highest of 7 ankle bones)
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tars/o
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tarsus, ie., ankle bone
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ten/o
tenen/o tenont/o tend/o tendin/o |
tendon
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tibi/-
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tibia
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uln/-
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ulna
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hect/o
cent/- |
one hundred, one hundredth (latin)
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hol/o
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whole, entire
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kil/o
mill/- |
one thousand
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mer/o
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part, segment
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olig/o
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few (in number), scanty (therefore: less than normal)
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pant/o
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all
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poly/
mult/- plur/- |
many, frequent
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myri/a
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ten thousand, countless
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-agr/a
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sudden and severe pain
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-alges/ia
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sense of pain, excessive sense of pain
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-a/sthen/ia
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absence of strength
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-fer/ous
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bearing, containing
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-paresis
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slight paralysis
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-phylaxis
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protection
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-piesis
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pressure
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-sthen/ia
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strength
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-troph/y
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nutrition
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aphylaxis
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absence of protection
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acromioclavicular
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pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle
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carpophalangeal
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pertaining to the wrist and the phalanges
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chondrodystrophic
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pertaining to the faulty nutrition of the cartilage
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craniocele
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protrsuion of (something through) the skull
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desmorrhexis
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rupture of the ligament
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holorachischisis
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complete splitting of the spine
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hypopiesis
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less than normal pressure
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meroacrania
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absence of part of the skull
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myasthenia
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lack of strength of the muscles, muscular weakness
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oligodispia
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scanty thirst, ie., abnormal lack of thirst
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omagra
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sudden and severe pain in the shoulder
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