Med Terms. Ch 3 Flashcards by Giovanny Roa

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a-

A

without

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-ago

A

diseased condition

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

A

pain

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Ankyl

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crooked, bent, stiff

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ankylosing

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progressive stiffing of a joint or joints

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-ar

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pertaining to

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arthr, athr/o

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joint

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Capsul

A

little box

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Chondr/o

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cartilage

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-clasis

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to break

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Cost

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Rib

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Crani, Crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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bind, tie together

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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End-

A

within

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hem, hem/o

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blood

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-iatrist

A

specialist

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ili

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ilium, hip bone

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itis

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inflammation

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Kyph

A

hump

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lamin

A

lamina

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-lithesis

A

slipping

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Lord

A

bent backward

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lumb

A

lumbar

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-lysis

A

loosening, setting free

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-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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My

A

muscle

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myel

A

bone marrow

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necrosis

A

tissue death

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-oma

A

tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition or disease

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Ost

A

bone

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Oste

A

bone

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-penia

A

deficiency

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Peri-

A

surrounding

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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Pod

A

foot

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-poietic

A

pertaining to formation

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poly-

A

many

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Por

A

small opening

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-rrhaphy

A

surgical suturing

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Sacr/o

A

sacrum

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-sclerosis

A

abnormal hardening

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Scoli

A

curved

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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Spondyl

A

vertebrae

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-stenosis

A

abnormal narrowing

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vascul

A

blood vessels

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vertebr/o

A

vertebra