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06/08/2025
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Ankyl/0
 Definition
stiff or bent
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Arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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Carp/o
 Definition
wrist
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Chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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Clavic/o or Clavicul/o
 Definition
collarbone
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Cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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Crani/o
 Definition
skull
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Electr/o
 Definition
electricity
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Fasci/o
 Definition
facia/ thin layer of connective tissue that envelopes muscles,organs,nerves,and other soft tissues
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Fibr/o
 Definition
fibrous connective tissue
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Kinesi/o
 Definition
movement or motion
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Kyph/o
 Definition
increased outward curve
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Lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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Lord/0
 Definition
increased inward curve
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Lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
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Mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible or jawbone
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Maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla or upper jawbone
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Menisc/o
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meniscus/crescent shaped cartilage structure in the knee joint
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My/o
 Definition
muscle
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Myel/o
 Definition
marrow,spinal cord
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Oste/o
 Definition
bone
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Patell/o
 Definition
knee cap
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Pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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Pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
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Petr/o
 Definition
stone
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Phalang/o
 Definition
finger and toe bones
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Plant/a
 Definition
sole of the foot
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Pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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Rachi/o
 Definition
vertebral spine
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Rhabd/o
 Definition
rod shaped or striated
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Sarc/o
 Definition
flesh ,connective tissue
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Scoli/o
 Definition
crooked or curved
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Spondyi/o
 Definition
vertebrae
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Tars/o
 Definition
ankle bones
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Ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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Vertebr/o
 Definition

individual spinal bones
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