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a/taxia

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no muscular coordination

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de/calcification

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when calcium is removed from the bone

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epi/condyle

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above a condyle

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epi/cardi/um

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upon the heart

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epi/chondr/al

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upon the cartilage

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infra/cost/al

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pertaining to below the rib

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inter/costal

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pertaining to between the ribs

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inter/chondr/al

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pertaining to between cartilage

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inter/dent/al

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pertaining to between the teeth

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inter/vertebr/al

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pertaining/relating to disks of spine

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meta/carpals

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beyond the carpals

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meta/tarsals

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beyond the tarsals

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carp/o/metacarpal

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pertaining to the wrist and metacarpals

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meta/carp/o/phalang/eal

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relating to both metacarpals and phalanges

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supra/pubic

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above pelvis

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supra/lumb/ar

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above lumbar

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supra/crani/al

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on top of the skull

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supra/cost/al

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above the ribs

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supra/pelv/ic

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above the pelvis

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acromi/o/clavicul/ar

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pertaining to acromion and clavicle

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acromi/o/humer/al

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pertaining to acromion and humerus

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acromi/o/scapul/ar

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pertaining to acromion and scapula

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acromi/o/plasty

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surgical repair of the acromion process

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acromi/al

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pertaining to the acromion

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arthr/o/scope

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instrument to look inside joint

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arthr/o/scopy

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process of looking inside joint

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arthr/o/pathy

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disease of joints

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oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

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disease of bones and joints

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arthr/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a joint

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arthr/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of a joint

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arthr/o/tomy

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incision into a joint

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of a joint

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oste/o/arthr/itis

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arthritis associated with bone deterioration

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calcane/o/dynia

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heel pain

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fibul/o/calcane/al

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pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus

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calcane/al

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pertaining to the heel

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cervic/o/brachi/al

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pertaining to cervical and arm

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oste/o/chondr/itis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage

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chondr/algia

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pain in the cartilage

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chondr/ectomy

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excision of cartilage

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chondr/o/dys/plasia

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defective cartilage development; hereditary skeletal disorder

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oste/o/chondr/o/dys/plasia

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defective bone and cartilage development

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chondr/o/cost/al

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pertaining to cartilage and ribs

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inter/chondr/al

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pertaining to between the cartilage

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clavicul/ar

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pertaining to the clavicle

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coccyg/eal

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pertaining to the coccyx

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coccyg/ectomy

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removal of coccyx

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condyl/ar

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pertaining to a condyle

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condyl/ectomy

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excision of a condyle

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condyl/oid

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resembling or like a condyle

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epi/condyle

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upon the condyle

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cost/al

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pertaining to the rib

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sub/cost/al

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pertaining to under the ribs

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inter/cost/al

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pertaining to the muscles between the ribs

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stern/o/costal

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pertaining to sternum and ribs

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cost/ectomy

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surgical removal of a rib

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xiph/o/cost/al

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pertaining to xiphoid process and ribs

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crani/o/malacia

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softening of the skull

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crani/o/meter

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instrument that measures the head

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crani/o/metry

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process of measuring the head

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dent/al

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pertaining to teeth

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dent/algia

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pain the teeth

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dent/ist

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specialist in teeth, tooth care

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dent/oid

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resembling or like a tooth

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inter/dent/al

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pertaining to between the teeth

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disk/ectomy

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surgical removal of a disk

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fibul/o/plasty

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surgical repair of fibula

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tibi/o/fibul/ar

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pertaining to the tibia and fibula

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femor/al

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pertaining to the femur

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femor/o/tibi/al

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pertaining to femur and tibia

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humer/al

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pertaining to humerus

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humer/o/radi/al

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pertaining to humerus and radius

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humer/o/scapul/ar

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pertaining to humerus and scapula

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iliac

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of, relating to, or located near the ilium

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sacr/o/iliac -or- ili/o/sacr/al

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relating to, affecting, or being in the region of the SI joint

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ischi/o/cele

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herniation of the ischium

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ischi/o/pubic

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pertaining to the ishium and pubis

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ischi/o/rect/al

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pertaining to the ischium and rectum

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ischi/o/pub/ic

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retaining to the ischium and pubis

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ischi/al

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pertaining to the ischium

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brady/kinesia

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slow movement

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kinesi/algia

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pain with movement

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kinesi/o/logy

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study of movement

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kyph/osis

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condition of humpback

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lamin/ectomy

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surgical removal of the lamina

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lord/osis

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condition of swayback

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lumb/o/sacr/al

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pertainign to lumbar and sacrum

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lumb/ar

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pertaining to the lower back

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supra/lumb/ar

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above lumbar

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malac/ic

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pertaining to softening

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malac/otomy

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surgical incision into the soft tissue

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metacarpal

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relating/pertaining to metacarpus

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meta/carp/o/phalang/eal

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relating to both metacarpus and phalanges

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muscul/o/skelet/al

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pertaining to muscles and skeleton

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my/o/rrhexis

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rupture of a muscle

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my/algia -or- my/o/dynia

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muscle pain

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my/o/fibr/oma

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fibrous muscle tumor

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lei/o/my/oma

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a benign tumor consisting of smooth muscle fibers

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my/o/lip/oma

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muscle and fat tumor

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my/o/pathy

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muscle disease

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fibr/o/my/algia

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chronic muscle pain

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my/o/cardi/um

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heart muscle

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my/o/card/itis

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inflammation of heart muscle

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my/oid

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resembling, like muscle

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my/o/plegia

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paralysis of muscle

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my/o/gram

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chart, record, picture of muscle

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my/o/graph

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instrument used to measure muscle

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my/o/graphy

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process of making picture of muscle

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my/asthenia gravis

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condition of weakness and loss of muscle tone

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orth/odont/ist

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specialist in straightening teeth

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peri/odont/al

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around the teeth

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end/odont/ist

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specialist in treatment of teeth (root or pulp)

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peri/odont/ist

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specialist in treating tissues around the teeth

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gingiv/ectomy

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excision of gum tissue

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orth/o/ped/ist

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physicians that specialize in care of bone and joint disease

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orth/o/pedics

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specialty pertaining to correction of deformities in musculoskeletal system

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oste/o/pathy

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disease of the bone

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oste/itis

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inflammation of bones

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oste/o/malacia

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softening of the bones

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oste/oma

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bone tumor

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oste/o/sarcoma

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cancerous bone tumor

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oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

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disease of bones and joints

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oste/o/chondr/o/itis

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inflammation of bones and cartilage

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oste/o/arthr/itis

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inflammation of the bones and joints

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oste/o/por/osis

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condition of porous bones

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pelv/i/meter

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instrument used to measure pelvis

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supra/pelv/ic

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above the pelvis

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pelv/i/metry

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process of measuring pelvic size

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phalang/itis

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inflammation of the phalanges

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phalang/ectomy

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surgical removal of a phalange

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supra/pub/ic

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above the arch of the pelvis

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ischi/o/pub/ic

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pertaining to the ischium and pubis

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pub/is

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bone of anterior pelvis

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pub/ic

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of, relating to, or situated in or near the region of the pubes or the pubis

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pub/o/rect/al

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pertaining to the pubis and rectum

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radi/o/ulnar

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pertaining to both radius and ulna

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rheumat/ism

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conditions that are characterized by inflammation, degeneration, and connective tissue changes in the joints

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rheumat/oid

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type of rheumatism condition

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rheumat/o/logist

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physician that specializes in arthritic disorders

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rheumat/o/logy

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study of arthritis

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sacr/o/sciatic

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pertaining to the sacrum and sciatic nerve

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sacr/al

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pertaining to the sacrum

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scoli/osis

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condition of a crooked back

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skelet/al

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pertaining to the skeleton

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spondyl/o/listhesis

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displaced vertebrae due to slipped disk

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spondyl/itis

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inflammation of the spine

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spondyl/osis

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condition of the spine

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sub/stern/al

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situated or perceived behind or below the sternum

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stern/o/peri/cardi/al

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pertaining to sternum and pericardium

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stern/o/algia

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pain in sternum

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stern/al

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pertaining to the sternum

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tendin/itis -or- tendon/itis

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inflammation of the tendon

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tendon/o/tomy

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cutting of a tendon

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ten/o/plasty -or- tendin/o/plasty

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surgical repair of tendon

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ten/algia

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tendon pain

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tendin/ous

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pertaining to a tendon

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thorac/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of the thorax or chest

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thorac/o/pathy

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any disease of the chest

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thorac/o/lumbar

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pertaining to the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae

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thorac/o/tomy

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incision into the chest

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thorac/o/meter

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instrument that measures the chest

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thorac/ic

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pertaining to the thorax

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tibi/al

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pertaining to the tibia

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uln/o/humer/al

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pertaining to ulna and humerus

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xiph/o/stern/al

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pertaining to xiphoid process and sternum

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