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Language of Medicine: Chapter 15
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calc/o
Definition
calcium
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kyph/o
Definition
humpback, hunchback
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lamin/o
Definition
lamina
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lord/o
Definition
curve, swayback
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lumb/o
Definition
loins, lower back
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myel/o
Definition
bone marrow
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orth/o
Definition
straight
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oste/o
Definition
bone
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scoli/o
Definition
crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
Definition
vertebra
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vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
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-blast
Definition
embryonic cell
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-clast
Definition
to break
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-listhesis
Definition
slipping
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-malacia
Definition
softening
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-physis
Definition
to grow
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-porosis
Definition
pore, passage
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-tome
Definition
instrument to cut
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acetabul/o
Definition
acetabulum
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calcane/o
Definition
calcaneus
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carp/o
Definition
carpals
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clavicul/o
Definition
clavicle
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cost/o
Definition
ribs
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crani/o
Definition
cranium
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femor/o
Definition
femur
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fibul/o
Definition
fibula
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humer/o
Definition
humerus
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ili/o
Definition
ilium
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ischi/o
Definition
ischium
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malleol/o
Definition
malleolus
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mandibul/o
Definition
mandible
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maxill/o
Definition
maxilla
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metacarp/o
Definition
metacarpals
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metatars/o
Definition
metatarsals
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olecran/o
Definition
olecranon
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patell/o
Definition
patella
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pelv/i
Definition
pelvis
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perone/o
Definition
fibula
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phalang/o
Definition
phalanges
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pub/o
Definition
pubis
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radi/o
Definition
radius
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scapul/o
Definition
scapula
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stern/o
Definition
sternum
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tars/o
Definition
tarsals
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tibi/o
Definition
tibia
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uln/o
Definition
ulna
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ankyl/o
Definition
stiff
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arthr/o
Definition
joint
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articul/o
Definition
joint
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burs/o
Definition
bursa
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chondr/o
Definition
cartilage
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ligament/o
Definition
ligament
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rheumat/o
Definition
watery flow
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synov/o
Definition
synovial membrane
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ten/o
Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
Definition
tendon
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-desis
Definition
to bind
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-stenosis
Definition
narrowing
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fasci/o
Definition
fascia
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fibr/o
Definition
fibrous connective tissue
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leiomy/o
Definition
smooth muscle that lines the walls in the internal organs
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my/o
Definition
muscle
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myocardi/o
Definition
heart muscle
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myos/o
Definition
muscle
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plant/o
Definition
sole of the foot
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rhabdomy/o
Definition
skeletal muscle connected to bones
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-asthenia
Definition
lack of strength
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-trophy
Definition
development, nourishment
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ab-
Definition
away from
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ad-
Definition
towards
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dorsi-
Definition
back
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poly-
Definition
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