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Medical Terminology > Med Term Unit 5 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations 2024 > Flashcards

Med Term Unit 5 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards

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a–

A

not

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ab–

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going away
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ad–

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going into

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amphi–

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around, on both sides

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an–

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not

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anti–

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against (an action)

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apo–

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from, off, away

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brady–

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slow

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di–

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separate, apart, double, two

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dia–

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between

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dys–

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bad

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ec–
(same as ex–)

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out, off, from, beyond

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endo–

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inside

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epi–

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on top of

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ex–

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out, off, from, beyond

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hyper–
(before process)

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too much

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hypo–
(before process)

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too little

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infra–

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beneath

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inter–

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between, among

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intra–

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inside

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iso–

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equal

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meta–

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between, with, after; change

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peri–

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around

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poly–

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many; much

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sub–

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an underlayer; support

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syn–

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with, together

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agon

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main actor; driver

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alges[ia]

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pain

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ankylos

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stiff

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appendix

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part attached to the end

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arthr
arthro

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joint

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articul[us]

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joint

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asthenia

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weakness

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axi

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axis

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blast

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a rapidly dividing cell

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burs
bursa

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purse; bag

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carcin

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cancer

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carp

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wrist

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center

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middle of a round object

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cephal

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pertaining to the head

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cervic
cervico

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neck

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chondr
chondro

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cartilage

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circum

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around

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clast

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breakdown

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clonus

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violent shaking

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condyle

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knob

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cost
costo

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rib

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cranio

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head; skull

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crepit[us]

A

crackling noise

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cyt

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cell

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dactyl

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finger

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duct

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to lead

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effusion

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pouring out of

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electro

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related to electricity

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erg[on]

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energy

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exten[d]

A

moving away from

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facet

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flat spot, like on a jewel

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fasci
fascio

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bundle of fibers

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femor
femur

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thigh

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fissure

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deep crack

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fixate

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remain in place

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flex

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reducing the angle of a joint

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foramen

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hole

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fossa

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shallow groove

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fracture

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broken bone

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genu

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knee

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glen[e]

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socket

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gomph

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tooth

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graph

A

written record

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hallux

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big toe

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hemo
hemato

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blood

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hydr

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water

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inflammation

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inflammation

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kines
kinet

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movement

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kyphosis

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hunchback curve of spine

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lacrim

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crying; tears

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lamella

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thin plate

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lemma

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thin layer surrounding a cell

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lordosis

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swayback curve of spine

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lumb
lumbo

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lower back

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luxation

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dislocation

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meatus

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tube; passage

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medull[a]

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marrow; center

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membran[e]

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thin sheet

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mere

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a part

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metric

A

measurement

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musculo

A

muscle

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my
myo
myos

A

muscle

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myel

A

marrow

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necro

A

death

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neuro

A

nervous system

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occipit[o]

A

back of the head

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olisthes

A

slippage

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ortho

A

straight; at right angles; true

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os
osse
ost
osteo

A

bone

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pector[is]

A

chest

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pelvis

A

hips; lower abdomen

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phalanges

A

fingers and toes

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physis

A

part of a bone

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plasm

A

something molded; plastic or dough

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polariz[e]

A

to go to one extreme or another

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pollux

A

thumb

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por[e]

A

hole

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prone

A

face down

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pyre

A

fever

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sarc
sarco

A

muscle; flesh

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scler

A

hard

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scoliosis

A

lateral curvature of the spine

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scop

A

instrument for looking inside

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skelet

A

skeleton; bones collectively

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spasm

A

uncontrollable contraction

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sphincter

A

muscle surrounding an opening

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spin
spina
spine

A

spine; vertebrae

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spondyl
spondlyo

A

vertebrae

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sprain

A

injury to ligaments

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sten

A

abnormal narrowing

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sterno
sternum

A

sternum; breastbone

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strain

A

injury to muscles or tendons

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sulcus

A

groove

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supine

A

face up

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tars
tarso
tarsus

A

ankle

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tax

A

moving

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tempor

A

side of the head

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ten
teno
tendo
tendin
tendon

A

tendon

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thorac
thorax

A

chest

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tibia

A

bone of the lower extremity below the knee

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tomo

A

cutting

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ton
tono

A

tone, strength

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trochanter

A

point on femur where large leg muscles attach

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trochlea

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piece of bone that acts as a pulley

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troph

A

nourishment, growth

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tuber

A

potato-like raised area on bone

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valgum

A

knees closer than normal

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varum

A

knees farther apart than normal

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vertebra

A

bone of spinal column

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zygoma

A

yoke; joins bones of face to those of skull

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–al

A

pertaining to

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–algia

A

pain

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–ar

A

pertaining to

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–ary

A

pertaining to

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–atic

A

pertaining to

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–ation

A

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–centesis

A

puncture

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–clasia

A

breakdown process leading to disease

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–cle

A

diminutive suffix

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–desis

A

binding together

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–dynia

A

pain

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–eal

A

pertaining to

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–ectomy

A

cutting out of

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–ella

A

diminutive suffix

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–emia

A

present in blood, indicating disease

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–genesis

A

the process of creating

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–gram

A

a record of a test or procedure

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–graph

A

instrument for recording a procedure

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–graphy

A

a test or procedure

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–ia

A

disease

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–ic

A

pertaining to

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–ification

A

word ending that turns a noun into a verb

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–ing

A

verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)

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–ion

A

word ending that turns a verb into a noun

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–is

A

anatomical structure

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–ist

A

someone who studies

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–itis

A

inflammation

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–ium

A

anatomical structure

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–logy

A

study of

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–lysis

A

breaking down; destroying

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–malacia

A

softening due to disease

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–meter

A

instrument for measuring

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–oid

A

looks like; resembles

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–oma

A

tumor

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–on

A

unit of anatomical structure

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–ory

A

pertaining to

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–osis

A

process

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–osity

A

word ending that turns a noun into an adjective and back into a noun again

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–ous

A

word ending that turns a noun into an adjective

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–pathy

A

disease process

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–penia

A

low levels of

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–physis

A

growth; form

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–plasia

A

the process of molding or growing

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–plasty

A

surgical revision

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–poiesis

A

creation process

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–ptosis

A

drooping

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–rrhaphy

A

suturing

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–scope

A

instrument for looking inside

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–sion

A

the state of

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–sium

A

anatomical word ending

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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C1-C7

A

cervical vertebrae (numbered superior to inferior)

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CT

A

computed tomography

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EMG

A

electromyogram

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Fx

A

fracture

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IM

A

intramuscular

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L1-L5

A

lumbar vertebrae

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LCL

A

lateral collateral ligament

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MCL

A

medial collateral ligament

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NSAID

A

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OA

A

osteoarthritis

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ORIF

A

open reduction / internal fixation

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PCL

A

posterior cruciate ligament

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PT

A

physical therapy

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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

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RICE

A

rest, ice, compression, elevation

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ROM

A

range of motion

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S1-S5

A

sacral vertebrae

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T1-T12

A

thoracic vertebrae

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WB

A

weight-bearing

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WBAT

A

weight-bearing as tolerated

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