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1
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oste/o

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bone

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oss/o, oose/o

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bone

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jug/o, junctur/o

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joint, a joining

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articul/o

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join, to join, to speak clearly

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arthr/o

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joint

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ligat/o, ligament/o

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to bind, tie, ligament

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desm/o

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ligament, band, bond

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cartilag/o

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cartilage (connective tissue)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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menisc/o

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meniscus, crescent

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial (type of joint) fluid

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capsul/o, caps/o

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capsule

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burs/o

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bursa, bag, pouch

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fasci/o

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fascia (band of tissue surrounding the muscle)

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muscul/o

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muscle, mouse

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my/o, myos/o, mys/o

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muscle, mouse

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tendin/o

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tendon (strong flexible tissue), connects muscles to bones

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18
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ten/o, tenont/o

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tendon

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myel/o

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bene marrow, spinal cord

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medull/o

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bone marrow, innermost part of an organ

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spin/o

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spine, thorn, vertebral column

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rach/o

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vertebral column, spinal cord

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phsyi/o, -physis

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nature, natural function, growth, growth plate

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phyt/o, -phyte

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a growth, plant

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-phyma

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a growth, tumor

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capit/o

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head, head of a long bone

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coll/o

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neck, neck of a long bone

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corpor/o

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body

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foramin/o

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a hole or passageway in a bone (foramen)

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lamin/o

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plate (lamina)

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condyl/o

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rounded protuberance at the ends of bones

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styl/o, -style

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column0shaped, bone, pillar

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tuber/o

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an elevated process of bone, tubercle, nodule, swelling

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tubercul/o

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small eminence on long bone, a nodule, small swelling

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crist/o

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crest, ridge

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foss/o

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a shallow depression, something dug, ditch

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sulc/o

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a groove, furrow

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incisur/o

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notch, indentation, incision

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39
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skelet/o

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skeleton

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crani/o

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cranium (portion of the skull that encloses the brain)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jaw)

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42
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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jaw)

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vertebr/o

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vertebra, back bone

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44
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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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cervic/o

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neck, cervical spine

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thorac/o

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thorax, chest, chest cavity

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lumb/o

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loin, lumbar

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48
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sacr/o

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sacrum bone (bone at the base of the spine), sacred

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coccyg/o, coccy/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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cost/o

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rib

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51
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stern/o

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sternum, breastbone

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52
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xiph/o

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xiphoid process (projection at the inferior end of the sternum, sword like)

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scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder blade

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54
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om/o

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shoulder

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55
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clavicul/o, clavic/o

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clavicle, collar bone

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cleid/o

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clavicle, collar bone

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humer/o

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humerus (upper arm bone)

58
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radi/o

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radius bone (bone of the forearm), radioactive, ray

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uln/o

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ulna (lower arm bone)

60
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carp/o

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wrist, carpal bones

61
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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

62
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phalang/o

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phalanx (bones of fingers or toes)

63
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dactyl/o

A

finger

64
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ili/o

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ilium (bone of the pelvis)

65
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ischi/o

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ischium (lower portion of the hip bone)

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pub/o

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pubic bone, adult, puberty

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femor/o

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femur bone, thigh

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patell/o

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patella bone (kneecap)

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gony/o

A

knee

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tibi/o

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tibia bone (larger bone of the lower leg)

71
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cnem/o

A

leg

72
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fibul/o

A

fibula bone (bone of the lower leg)

73
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perone/o

A

fibula bone (lower leg bone)

74
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astragal/o

A

talus bone (ankle bone)

75
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tal/o

A

talus bone, ankle

76
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calcane/o

A

heel bone

77
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ptern/o

A

heel

78
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scaph/o

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scaphoid, shaped like the hull of a boat

79
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metatrs/o

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fot bones (metatarsus bone)

80
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rhabd/o

A

striated, rod shaped

81
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lei/o

A

smooth

82
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sarc/o

A

flesh, muscle

83
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mer/o, -mer, -mere

A

part, partial

84
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lemm/o, -lemma

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membrane, husk, sheath like structure

85
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fibr/o, fibrill/o

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fiber, muscle fiber

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fascicul/o

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a small bundle of rod like structures

87
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ton/o

A

tension, tone

88
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capit/o, cipit/o, -ciput, -ceps

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head, origin of a muscle

89
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ventr/o

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belly (of a muscle), cavity, abdomen

90
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duc/o, duct/o

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to lead, convey

91
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abduct/o

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to lead or convey away (midline)

92
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adduct/o

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to lead or convey toward (midline)

93
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rot/o, rotat/o

A

to turn around

94
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flex/o, -flex

A

to bend, flex

95
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extens/o

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to stretch out, straighten, extends

96
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pron/o, pronat/o

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face down, lying prone

97
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supin/o, supinat/o

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face up, lying supine

98
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dilat/o

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to spread out

99
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sphincter/o

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to bind/construct, ringlike muscle of an orifice

100
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pon/o, pos/o, posit/o

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to place, put

101
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oppon/o, oppos/o

A

to pplace opposite

102
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press/o

A

to press

103
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depress/o

A

to press down

104
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levat/o

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to life, raise

105
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rect/o

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straight, correct

106
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erect/o, arrect/o

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to lift up

107
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malac/o, -malacia

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soft, softening

108
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orth/o

A

straight, correct, normal, upright

109
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ped/o, -pedia

A

child/education in (blank)

110
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frang/o, fract/o

A

break, broken

111
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-rhexis

A

a rupture

112
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lux/o

A

dislocated

113
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por/o

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passage, pore

114
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-penia

A

decrease, deficiency

115
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crepit/o

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creak, crackle

116
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-agra

A

gout, attack of severe pain

117
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rehum/o, rheumat/o

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flow, discharge, rheumatoid, arthritis

118
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ankly/o

A

stiff, fused, crooked

119
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sequestr/o

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fragment of bone/tissue

120
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talip/o

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deformity of foot or ankle

121
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plan/o

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flat

122
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cav/o

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hollow

123
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vag/o

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bent outward

124
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var/o

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bent inward

125
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kyph/o

A

bent forward

126
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lord/o

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bent backward

127
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lev/o

A

left

128
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dextr/o

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right

129
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scoli/o

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bent sideways/crooked

130
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tors/o, tort/o

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twist, turn

131
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-olisthesis

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slipping

132
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bifid/o

A

split in two

133
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schiz/o, -schisis

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split/cleft

134
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spasm/o

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spasm

135
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tract/o

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to draw, pull

136
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campt/o, campyl/o

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bent, curved

137
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-campsia, -campsis

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bent/curved

med term (30 decks)

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