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227 Cards in this Set
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arteri/o |
artery |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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cardi/o |
heart |
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derm/o, dermat/o |
skin |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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oste/o |
bone |
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endo- |
within |
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epi- |
above, upon |
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hemi- |
half |
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hypo- |
below, deficient |
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peri- |
around
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poly- |
many |
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-algia
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pain
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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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-megaly |
enlarged |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-plasty |
repair |
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-sclerosis |
abnormal hardening |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
to; toward |
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ante- |
before |
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astr- |
star |
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auto- |
self |
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brady- |
slow |
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ect- |
outside; outer |
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en- |
within; in |
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endo- |
within; inner |
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ex- |
out; outer |
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infra- |
below; inferior |
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inter- |
between; among |
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intra |
within |
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iso- |
same; equal |
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macro- |
large |
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meta- |
change; after; beyond |
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micro- |
small |
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multi- |
many |
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neo- |
new |
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pan- |
all |
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para- |
near; beside |
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peri- |
around; surrounding |
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poly- |
many |
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post- |
after |
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pre- |
before; in front of |
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retro- |
behind; backward |
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semi- |
half |
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sub- |
below; under |
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super- |
above; over; excess |
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supra- |
above; on top of |
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sym- |
with; association |
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syn- |
together; with; union |
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tachy- |
fast |
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a; an; ana |
no; not; withou |
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anti- |
against |
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contra |
against opposite |
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non |
not |
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bi |
two; double ; both |
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centi |
hundred |
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dec |
ten |
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milli |
one thousandth |
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quadr |
four |
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tri |
three |
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uni |
one |
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carcin |
cancerous |
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dys |
difficult; painful |
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hyper |
above; excessive; increased |
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hypo |
deficient; below; decreased |
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mal |
bad; poor; abnormal |
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ac; al; ar; ary |
pertaining to |
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crine |
to secrete |
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crit |
to separate
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cyte |
cell |
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gen; genesis; genic |
producing; roming |
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globin; globulin |
protein |
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gram |
record |
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graph |
instrument for recording |
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graphy |
process of recording |
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iac; ic |
pertaining to |
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oid |
resembling; like |
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(o) logist |
specialist |
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(o)logy |
study of |
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ous |
pertaining to |
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pepsia |
digestion |
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phagia |
eating; swallowing |
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phonia |
voice; sound |
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phoresis |
carrying; transmission |
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phoria |
feeling;mental state |
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pnea |
breathing |
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poiesis |
formation |
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scope |
instrument for viewing |
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scopy |
process of viewing |
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somnia |
sleep |
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stasis |
control; stop |
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herapy
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treatment |
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thorax |
chest |
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tocia |
labor; birth |
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tresia |
opening |
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trophy |
growth; development |
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tropin |
nourish; develop;stimulate |
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version |
to turn |
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algia |
pain, painful condition |
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cele |
hernia; herniation |
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cytosis |
condition of cells |
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dynia |
pain |
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emesis |
vomiting |
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emia |
blood condition |
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ia; iasis |
abnormal condition |
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itis |
inflammation |
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lysis; lytic |
break down;destruction |
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malacia |
softening |
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megaly |
enlargement |
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oma |
tumor |
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osis |
abnormal condition |
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paresis |
slight paralysis |
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pathy |
disease |
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penia |
decreased number |
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phobia |
abnormal fear |
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plegia |
paralysis |
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ptosis |
drooping; sagging; prolapse |
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ptysis |
spittingup |
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rrhage; rrhagia |
bursting forth of blood; bleeding; abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
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rrhea |
flow ; discharge |
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rrhexis |
rupture |
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sclerosis |
abnormal hardening |
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spasm |
contraction; twitching |
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stenosis |
narrowing; tightening |
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centesis |
surgical puncture |
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desis |
binding together |
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ectasia; ectasis |
dilatation; stretching |
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ectomy |
surgical removal; cutting out; excision |
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(o)stomy |
create a new opening |
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(o)tomy |
incision into |
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pexy |
surgical fixation |
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plasty |
surgical repair |
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rrhaphy |
suture; surgical suturing |
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tripsy |
crushing; friction |
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abdomin/o; lapar/o; ceil/o |
abdomen |
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adip/o; lip/o |
fat; fatty |
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anter/o |
front |
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caud/o |
lower part of the body; tail |
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cephal/o |
head |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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crani/o |
skull |
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cyt/o |
cell |
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dors/o |
back |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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hist/o |
tissue |
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inguin/o |
groin |
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later/o |
side; away from the midline |
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lumb/o |
loin |
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medi/o |
middle |
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nucle/o |
nucleus |
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pelv/i |
pelvis
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poster/o |
back |
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proxim/o |
near |
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spin/o |
spine |
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thorac/o |
chest |
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umbilic/o |
navel |
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ventr/o |
front side; belly |
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viscer/o |
internal organs |
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cut/o; butane/o |
skin |
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derm/o; dermat/o |
skin |
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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hirsut/o |
hairy; rough |
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kerat/o |
horny tissue; hard; thickened |
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lip/o |
fat; lipid |
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melan/o |
black |
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myc/o |
fungus |
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onycho/o; ungu/o |
nail |
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pachu/o |
thcik |
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pil/o |
hair |
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py/o |
pus |
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rhytid/o |
wrinkles |
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seb/o |
sebum |
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squam/o |
scale |
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sud/o; sudor/o |
sweat |
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trich/o |
hair |
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xer/o |
dry |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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articul/o |
joint |
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burs/o |
bursa |
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carp/o |
wrist bones |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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clavicul/o |
clavicle; collar bone |
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coccyg/o |
coccyx; tailbone |
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cost/o |
rib |
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crani/o |
skull |
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femor/o |
femur; thigh bone |
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fibul/o |
fibula; lateral lower leg bone |
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humer/o |
humerus; upper arm bone |
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il/o |
ilium; superior segment of the hip bone |
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ischi/o |
ischium; inferior segment of the hip bone |
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lamin/o |
lamina; thin, flat plate or layer |
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lumb/o |
lower back |
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mandibul/o |
mandible; lowr jaw bone |
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maxill/o |
maxilla; upper jaw bone |
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metacarp/o |
hand bones |
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metatars/o |
foot bones |
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myel/o |
bone marrow |
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orth/o |
straight |
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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o |
bone |
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patell/o |
patella; kneecap |
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pelv/i |
pelvis |
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phalang/o |
finger and toe bones |
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pubi/o; pub/o |
pubis; pelvic bone, anterior section |
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radi/o |
radius; lateral lower arm bone |
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scapula/o |
scapula; shoulder blade |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra; bones of the spine |
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stern/o |
sternum; breastbone |
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tars/o |
ankle bones; bones of the spine |
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verebr/o |
vertebra |
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bucc/o |
cheek |
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electr/o |
electricity |
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fasci/o |
fascia; band of fibrous tissue |
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fibr/o |
fiber; fibrous tissue |
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kines/o; kinesi/o |
movement |
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leiomy/o |
smooth muscle |
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ligament/o |
ligament |
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my/o |
muscle |
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pector/o |
chest |
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rhabdomy/o |
skeletal muscle; striated muscle |
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ten/o; tend/o; tendin/o |
tendon |
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tenosynov/o |
tendon sheath |
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ton/o |
tone; stretching; tension |
