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hyper/calc/emia

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excessive/calcium/blood condition

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de/calci/fication

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lack of, down, less, removal of/calcium/process of making

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kyph/osis

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humpback, hunchback/condition

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lamin/ectomy

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lamina/removal

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lord/osis

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curve, swayback/condition

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lumb/ar

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lower back/pertaining to

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lumbo/sacr/al

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lower back/sacrum/pertaining to

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myelo/poiesis

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bone marrow/formation

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ortho/ped/ics

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straight/child/pertaining to

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oste/itis

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bone/inflammation

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osteo/dys/trophy

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bone/bad/nourishment, development

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osteo/genesis

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bone/producing, forming

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scoli/osis

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crooked, bent/condition

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spondyl/osis

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vertebra/condition

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vertebro/plasty

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vertebra/surgical repair

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osteo/blast

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bone/embryonic or immature cell

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osteo/clast

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bone/to break

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spondylo/listhesis

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vertebra/slipping

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osteo/malacia

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bone/softening

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epi/physis

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above, upon, on/to grow

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sym/physis

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together/to grow

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osteo/porosis

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bone/pore, passage

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osteo/tome

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bone/instrument to cut

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acetabul/ar

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acetabulum/pertaining to

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calcane/al

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calcaneus/pertaining to

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carp/al

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carpals/pertaining to

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supra/clavicul/ar

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above/clavicle/pertaining to

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sub/cost/al

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below/ribs/pertaining to

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chondro/cost/al

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cartilage/ribs/pertaining to

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cranio/tomy

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cranium (skull)/process of cutting

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femor/al

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femur/pertaining to

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fibul/ar

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fibula/pertaining to

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humer/al

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humerus/pertaining to

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ili/ac

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ilium/pertaining to

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ischi/al

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ischium/pertaining to

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malleol/ar

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malleolus/pertaining to

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maxill/ary

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maxilla/pertaining to

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mandibul/ar

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mandible/pertaining to

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metacarp/ectomy

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metacarpals/removal

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metatars/algia

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metatarsals/pain

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olecran/al

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olecranon process/pertaining to

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infra/patell/ar

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below/patella/pertaining to

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pelvi/metry

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pelvis/process of measuring

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phalang/eal

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phalanges/pertaining to

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pub/ic

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pubis/pertaining to

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radi/al

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radius/pertaining to

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scapul/ar

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scapula/pertaining to

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stern/al

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sternum/pertaining to

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tars/ectomy

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tarsals/removal

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tibi/al

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tibia/pertaining to

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uln/ar

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ulna/pertaining to

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ankyl/osis

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stiff/condition

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arthro/plasty

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joint/surgical repair

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arthro/tomy

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joint/process of cutting

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hem/arthr/osis

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blood/joint/condition

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hydr/arthr/osis

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water, fluid/joint/condition

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poly/arthr/itis

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many/joint/inflammation

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articul/ar

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joint/pertaining to

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burs/itis

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bursa/inflammation

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a/chondro/plasia

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no, not, without/cartilage/development, formation, growth

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chondro/sarc/oma

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cartilage/flesh/tumor

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chondro/malacia

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cartilage/softening

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ligament/ous

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ligament/pertaining to

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rheumato/log/ist

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watery flow/study of/specialist

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synov/itis

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synovial membrane/inflammation

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teno/rrhaphy

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tendon/suture

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teno/synov/itis

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tendon/synovial membrane/inflammation

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tendin/osis

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tendon/condition

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arthro/desis

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joint/to bind, tie together

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fascio/tomy

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fascia/process of cutting

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fibro/my/algia

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fibrous connective tissue/muscles/pain

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leiomy/oma

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smooth muscle/tumor

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leiomyo/sarc/oma

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smooth muscle/connective tissue/tumor

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my/algia

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muscle/pain

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electro/myo/graphy

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electricity/muscle/process of recording

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myo/pathy

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muscle/disease

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myocardi/al

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heart muscle/pertaining to

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myos/itis

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muscle/inflammation

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plant/ar

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sole of the foot/pertaining to

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rhabdomy/oma

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skeletal muscle/tumor

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rhabdomyo/sarc/oma

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skeletal muscle/connective tissue/tumor

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rhabdomyo/lysis

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skeletal muscle/breakdown, destruction

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sarco/penia

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muscle and flesh/deficiency

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my/asthenia

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muscle/lack of strength

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a/trophy

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without/development, nourishment

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hyper/trophy

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excessive/development, nourishment

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a/myo/troph/ic

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without/muscle/development, nourishment/pertaining to

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ab/duct/ion

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away from/to lead/process

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ad/duct/ion

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toward/to lead/process

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dorsi/flex/ion

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back/to bend/process

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poly/my/algia

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many, much/muscle/pain

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