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Ch.4 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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ankyl/o

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stiff joint

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arthr/o

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joint

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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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sac

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carp/o

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wrist

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cervic/o

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neck

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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coccyg/o

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coccyx

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cortic/o

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outer portion

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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femor/o

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femur

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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kyph/o

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hump

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lamin/o

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lamina, part of vertebrae

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lord/o

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bent backwards

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lumb/o

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low back, loin

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mandibul/o

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mandible

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maxilla/o

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maxilla

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medull/o

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inner portion

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals

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metatars/o

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metatarsals

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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orth/o

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straight

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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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patella

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ped/o

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child, foot

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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pod/o

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foot

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radi/o

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radius, ray (X-ray)

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh (muscular substance)

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scapul/o

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scapula

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spin/o

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spine

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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stern/o

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sternum

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synovi/o

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synovial membrane

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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tars/o

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ankle

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thorac/o

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chest

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tibi/o

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tibia

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uln/o

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ulna

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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-blast

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immature, embryonic

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-clasia

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to surgically break

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-desis

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stabilize

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-listhesis

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slipping

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-porosis

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porous

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cutane/o

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skin

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erythr/o

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red

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path/o

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disease

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-algia

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pain

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-centesis

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puncture

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-genic

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producing

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-gram

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record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-iatry

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medical treatment

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-itis

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inflamation

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-tome

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instrument used to cut

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anti-

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against

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bi-

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two

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ex-

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external, outward

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inter-

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between

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intra-

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inside

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per-

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through

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sub-

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below, under

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duct/o

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to bring

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extens/o

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to stretch out

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fasci/o

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fibrous band

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fibr/o

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fibers

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flex/o

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to bend

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kinesi/o

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movement

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muscul/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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myos/o

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muscle

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plant/o

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sole of foot

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ratat/o

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to revolve

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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vers/o

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to turn

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-ion

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action, condition

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-tonia

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tone

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ab-

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away from

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ad-

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toward

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circum-

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around

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e-

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outward

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in-

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inward, without

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bi/o

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life

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electr/o

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electricity

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later/o

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side

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-dynia

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pain

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-opsy

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view of

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-trophy

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development

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a-

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without

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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epi-

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over

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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insufficient

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poly-

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many

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pseudo-

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false

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