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50 Cards in this Set
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fasci/o
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band, fascia,
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fibr/o
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fiber, fibrous tissue
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leiomy/o
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smooth muscle
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lumb/o
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loins
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muscul/o
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muscle
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ten/o,tend/o,tendin/o
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tendon
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algia
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pain
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asthenia
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weakness, debility
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pathy
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disease
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plegia,
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paralysis
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rraphy
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suture
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sarcoma
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malignant tumor of connective tissue
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tomy
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incision
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carp/o
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carpus
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cervic/o
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neck; cervix uteri
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium
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humer/o
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humerus
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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spondylo (condition), verebr/o (structure)
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verebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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calcane/o
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calcaneum
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o
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fibulla
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patell/o
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patella
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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radi/o
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radiation, xray
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tibi/o
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tibia
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ankyl/o
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stiffness;bent;crooked
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arthr/o
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joint
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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lamin/o
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lamina
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myel/o
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bone marrow; spinal cord
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ortho/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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clasia
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to break
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clast
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to break
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cyte
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cell
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desis
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binding, fixation
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malacia
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softening
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physis
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growth
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porosis
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porous
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an incomplete break of a soft bone, which means the bone is bartially bent and partially broken
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greenstick fracture
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the bone if broken in pieces
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comminuted fracture
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the broken ends of a bone are forced into another, many bone fragments may be created by such a fracture
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impacted fracture
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involves extensive soft tissue injury, such as when a broken rib pierces a lung
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complicated fracture
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a break of the lower end of the radius which occurs just above the wrist.
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Colles Fracture
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when the line of fracture does not include the whole bone.
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incomplete fracture.
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