Medical Terms Chapter 3 Flashcards

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stuff

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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lord/o

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curve, swayback bent

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-lysis

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breakdown, separating, setting free, destruction, loosening

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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-um

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singular noun ending

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