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Med Terms Flashcards

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osis

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abnormal condition

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itis

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inflammation

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ectomy

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to cut out (remove)

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otomy

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to cut into

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ostomy

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to make a mouth

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a/an

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without, none

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micro

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small

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macro

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large

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mega/megaly

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enlarged

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scopy/scopic

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to look, observe

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graphy/graph

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recording an image

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gram

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the image

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ology/ologist

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study, specialize in

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stomato

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mouth

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dento

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teeth

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glosso/linguo

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tongue

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gingivo

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gums

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encephalo

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brain

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gastro

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stomach

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entero

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intestine

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colo

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large intestine

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procto

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anus/rectum

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hepato

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liver

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nehro/rene

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kideny

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orchido

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testis

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oophor/o

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ovary

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hystero/metro

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uterus

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salpingo

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uterine tubes

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dermo

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skin

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masto/mammo

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breast

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osteo

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bones

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cardio

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heart

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cysto

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bladder

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rhino

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nose

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phlebo/veno

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veins

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pneumo/pulmo

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lung

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hemo/emia

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blood

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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cyan/o

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blue

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xanth/o

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yellow

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adend/o

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gland

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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lymph/o

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lymph tissue

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carcin/o

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malginant

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endo

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within, inside of

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peri

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around

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circum

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around

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retro

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behind

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epi

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upon, on top

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trans

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through

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intra

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within

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sub

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below

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cardi/o

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heart

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brachy/tachy

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slow/fast

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angi/o

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vessel

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veno/phlebo

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vein

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stasis

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to stop

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cyte

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cell

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hem/o, emia

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blood

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cephal/o

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head

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encephalo

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inside of the head (brain)

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mening/o

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membranes surrounding brain and spinal cord

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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neur/o

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nerve

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dys

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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cele

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hernia, abnormal protrusion of structure out of normal anatomical position

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pathy

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disease, abnormality

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plasia

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development, formation, growth

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plegia

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paralysis

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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chol/e

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gall, bile

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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emes/o

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vomit

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lith/o

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stone

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lapar/o

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abdominal wall

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centesis

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to puncture

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tripsy

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to crush

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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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iasis, osis

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abnormal condition

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rhin/o

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nose

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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bronch/o

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lung air passageways

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pne/u, pnea

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breath, air, lung

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pulmo/o

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lung

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ptysis

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spitting (coughing)

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plasty

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reconsruction

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nephr/o, ren/o

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kidney

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hydr/o

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water

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cyst/o

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bladder

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pyel/o

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renal collecting ducts

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ur/o, uria

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urine

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olig/o

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scanty, less than normal

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pexy

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to surgically reattach, fix in normal position

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orchid/o, test/o

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testes (male gonad)

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balan/o

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head of the penis

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andr/o

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male

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prostat/o

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prostate

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vas/o

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vessel, duct

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rrhapy

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to suture

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hyster/o, metr/o

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uterus

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salping/o, salpinx

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uterine tube

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colp/o

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vagina

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oophor/o

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ovary

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men/o

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menstruation

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mamm/o, mast/o

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breast

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pareunia, coitus

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intercourse

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gravida

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pregnancy

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para

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live birth

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part/o, toc/o

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labor/birth/delivery

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oste/o

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bone

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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ten/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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ligament/o

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ligament

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burs/o

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bursa, bag

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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malacia

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softening

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porosis

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porous

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asthenia

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weakness, loss of strength

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tropy

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development, stimulation, maintenance

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algia, algesia

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pain

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