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Musculoskeletal system
muscle and bones
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11th Grade
04/25/2011
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fasci/o
 Definition
band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
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fibr/o
 Definition
fiber, fibrous tissue
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leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle (visceral)
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lumb/o
 Definition
loins (lower back)
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tend/o
 Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor of connective tissue
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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carp/o
 Definition
carpus (wrist bones)
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck; cervix uteri
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium (skull)
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus (upper arm bone)
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpus (hand bones)
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phlang/o
 Definition
phalanges
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneum (heel bone)
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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patell/o
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patella
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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radi/o
 Definition
radiation; x-ray, radius
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tibi/o
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tibia
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ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffness; bent, crooked
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina (part of vertebral arch)
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow; spinal cord
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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-clasia
 Definition
to break
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-clast
 Definition
to break
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-desis
 Definition
binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-physis
 Definition
growth
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-porosis
 Definition
porous
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