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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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-physis
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to grow
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kyph/o
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posterior curvature in the thoracic region (humpback)
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orth/o
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straight
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
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calci/o
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calcium
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lord/o
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anterior curvature in the lumbar region (curve, swayback)
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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spondyl/o
(used to make words about conditions of the structure) |
vertebra
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-malacia
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softening
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scoli/o
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lateral curvature (crooked, bent)
The spinal column is bent abnormally to the side. |
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oste/o
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bone
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-clast
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to break
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-blast
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embryonic or immature cell
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vertebr/o
(used to describe the structure) |
vertebra
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-porosis
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pore, passage
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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calc/o
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calcium
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