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MT Word Part M3
Word Parts Module 3
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11/09/2015
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oss/e, oss/i, oste/o, ost/o
 Definition
bones
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
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ankly/o
 Definition
crooked, bent, stiff
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arthr/o
 Definition
joints
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-bifida
 Definition
split
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burs/a
 Definition
bursa
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull, cranium
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kyph/o
 Definition
hump
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ligament/o
 Definition
ligaments
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lord/o
 Definition
bent backward
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lumb/o
 Definition
lumbar
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scoli/o
 Definition
curved
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spin/a
 Definition
spine
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synovi/o, synov/o
 Definition
synovial, synovial membrane
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-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together
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-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
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-poietic
 Definition
pertaining to formation
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-um
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noun ending
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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peri-
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surrounding
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone
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pod/o
 Definition
foot
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
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-ago
 Definition
diseased condition
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-listhesis
 Definition
slipping
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kyph/o
 Definition
hump
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ex-
 Definition
outside
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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BMB
 Definition
bone marrow biopsy
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DXA
 Definition
Dual X-ray absorptiometry
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MRI
 Definition
Magnetic resonance imaging
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NSAIDS
 Definition
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-otomy
 Definition
surgical incision
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-clasis
 Definition
to break
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-rrhapy
 Definition
to suture
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