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82 Cards in this Set
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Dys- |
Bad/difficult/painful |
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Endo- |
Within/inside |
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Poly- |
Many |
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Calcin/o |
Calcium |
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Cost/o |
Rib |
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Fibr/o |
Fibre |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Petr/o |
Stone/rock (brittle) |
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Por/o |
Pore |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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-al |
Pertaining to |
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-algia |
Condition of pain |
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-blast |
Cell that forms.../immature germ cell |
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-centesis |
Puncture to remove fluid |
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-clasis |
Breaking |
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-clast |
A cell that breaks |
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-desis |
Fixation/bind together by surgery |
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-eal |
Pertaining to |
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-ectomy |
Removal of |
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-genesis |
Capable of causing/forming |
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-genic |
Pertaining to formation / originating in |
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-gram |
X-ray / tracing / recording |
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-graphy |
Technique of recording / making x-ray |
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-ic |
Pertaining to |
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-itis |
Inflammation of |
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-lith |
Stone |
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-logist |
Specialist who studies |
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-lysis |
Breakdown/disintegration |
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-lytic |
Pertaining to breakdown/disintegration |
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-malacia |
Condition of softening |
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-oid |
Resembling |
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-olisthesis |
Slipping |
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-oma |
Tumour / swelling |
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-osis |
Abnormal condition / disease / abnormal increase |
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-ous |
Pertaining to / of the nature of |
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-pathy |
Disease of |
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-phyte |
Plant/plant-like growth |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair / reconstruction |
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-scope |
Viewing instrument |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
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-tome |
Cutting instrument |
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-trophy |
Nourishment / development |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Synov/i/o |
Synovial membrane |
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Chondr/o |
Cartilage |
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Oss/e/o |
Bone |
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Spondyl/o |
Vertebra |
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Disc/o |
Intervertebral disc |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow |
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Crani/o |
Cranium |
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Mandibul/o |
Mandible |
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Clavicul/o |
Clavicle |
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Humer/o |
Humerus |
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Spondyl/o |
Vertebra |
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Olecran/o |
Olecran/elbow |
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Ili/o |
Ilium |
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Acetabul/o |
Acetabulum |
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Ischi/o |
Ischium |
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Femor/o |
Femur |
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Patell/o |
Kneecap |
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Maxill/o |
Maxilla |
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Stern/o |
Sternum/breast bone |
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Scapul/o |
Scapula |
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Cost/o |
Rib |
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Pelv/i |
Pelvis |
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Uln/o |
Ulna |
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Radi/o |
Radius |
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Carp/o |
Carpus, wrist |
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Metacarp/o |
Metacarpal |
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Phalang/o |
Phalanges |
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Tibi/o |
Tibia |
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Fibul/o |
Fibula |
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Metatars/o |
Metatarsal |
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Tars/o |
Tarsus |
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Ankyl/o |
Crooked/stiffening/fusing/bent |
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Kyph/o |
Crooked/hump/forward curvature of the thoracic spine |
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Lamin/o |
Lamina/thin plate/part of vertebral arch |
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Lord/o |
Bend forward/forward curvature of the lumbar spine |
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Menisc/o |
Meniscus/Cresent-shaped |
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Rheumat/o |
Rheumatism |
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Scoli/o |
Crooked/twisted/lateral curvature of the spine |
