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appendage
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any body part attached to a min structure
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arms and legs
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articulation
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place of union between two or more bones
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joint
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arthritis
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imflammation of a joint; usually accompanied by pain or swelling and, commonly, changes in structure
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osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
arthr:joint |
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cruciate ligaments
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ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch btn the femoral condyles
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cruci: cross
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hematopoiesis
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production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow
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hemat/o: blood
-poiesis: formation, production |
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meatus
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an opening or passage through any part of the body
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meat: opening, meatus
-us: condition; structure |
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adduction
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moves closer to the midline
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abduction
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moves away from the midline
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flexion
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decreases the angle of a joint
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extension
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increases the angle of the joint
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rotation
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moves a bone around its own axis
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pronation
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turns the palm down
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supination
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turns the palm up
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inversion
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moves the sole of the foot inward
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eversion
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moves the sole of the food outward
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dorsiflexion
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elevates the foot
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plantar flexion
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lowers the foot (points the toes)
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ankyl/o
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stiffness; bent, crooked
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ankyl/osis: immobility and stiffness of a joint
-osis: abnormal condition; increase |
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthr/itis: inflamation of a joint
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kyph/o
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hill, mountain
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kyph/osis: humpback posture
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of vertebral arch)
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lamin/ectomy: excision of the lamina
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lord/o
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curve, swayback
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lord/isis: swayback posture
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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myel/o/pathy: any pathological condition of the spinal cord
-pathy: disease |
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orth/o:
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straight
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orth/o/ped/ist: physician specialized in the tx of musculoskeletal disorders
ped: foot; child -ist: specialist |
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oste/o
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bone
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oste/oma: benign bony tumor
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ped/o
ped/i |
foot; child
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ped/o/graph: imprint of foot on paper
ped/i/cure: care of feet |
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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scoli/osis: abnormal curvature of the spine
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thorac/o
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chest
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thorac/o/dynia: chest pain
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acromi/o
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acromion (projection of scapula)
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acromi/al: relating to the acromion
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brachi/o
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arm
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brachi/algia: pain in the arm
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calcane/o
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calcaneum (heel bone)
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calcane/o/dynia; pain in the heal when standing or walking
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carp/o
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carpus (wrist bone)
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carp/o/ptosis: wrist drop
-ptosis: prolapse, downward displacement |
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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, cervix uteri (neck of teh uterus)
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cervic/o/dynia: pain or cramp of the neck; also called cervical neuralgia
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clavicul/o
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clavicle (callorbone)
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clavicul/ar: pertaining to the clavicle
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cost/o
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ribs
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cost/ectomy: excision or resection of a rib
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crani/o
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cranium (skull)
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crani/o/tomy: incision of the cranium
-tomy: incision |
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dactyl/o:
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fingers; toes
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dactyl/o/megaly: abnormal large size of fingers and toes
-megaly: enlargement |
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femor/o
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femur (thigh bone)
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femor/al: pertaining to the femur
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fibul/o
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fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)
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fibul/o/calcane/al: pertaing to the calcaneus and fibula
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humer/o
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humerus (upper arm bone)
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humer/o/scapul/ar: concerning the humerus and scapula
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ili/o
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
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ili/o/pev/ic: pertaining to the iliac area of the pelvis
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ischi/o
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ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
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ischi/o/dynia: pain in the ischium
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lumb/o:
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loins (lower back)
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lumb/o/dynia: pain in the lumbar region or of the back
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metacarp/o:
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metacarpus (hand bone)
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metacarp/ectomy: surgical incision of or more metacarpal bones
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