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  • algia

- dynia

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pain, suffering

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-centesis

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a surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid.

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-crine

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to secrete

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, cutting out

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-gram

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a picture or record

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-graphy

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the process of producing a picture or record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-leuk/o

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white

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-lysis

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loosening or setting free

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

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the science or study of

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition or disease

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-ostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-plasia

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formation

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-plasm

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formative material of cells

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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  • rrhage

- rrhagia

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bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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  • stasis

- static

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control, maintenance of a constant level

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-trophy

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development

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a-

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without

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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aden

aden/o

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gland

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aden/o

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gland

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adip

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fat

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adip/o

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fat

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ana-

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backward

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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crooked, bent, stiff

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anter

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front or before

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anter/o

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before, front

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appendic

append

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appendix

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arteri/o

arteri

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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ather/o

ather

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fatty substance

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burs/o

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bursa

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carcin

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cancerous

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cardi

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heart

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caud/o

caud

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lower part of body, tail

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cephal/o

cephal

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head

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chondr/i

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cartilage

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chondr/i

chondr/o

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cartilage

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col

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colon

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

crani

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skull

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cyan/o

cyan

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blue

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cyt/o

-cyte

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cell

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dermat

-derma

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skin

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dextr/o

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right side

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dia-

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through

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dors

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back of the body

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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end-

endo-

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in, within, inside

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enter

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small intestine

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erythr/o

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red

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eu-

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good, normal, well, or easy

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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exo-

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out of

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exo-

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out of, outside, away from

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gastr

gastr/o

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stomach

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hist

A

tissue

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hist/o

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tissue

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home/o

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constant

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hyper-

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excessive, increased

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hypo-

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deficient, decreased

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hypo-

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deficient

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ili

A

hip bone; ilium

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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inter-

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betwen or among

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intra-

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withing or inside

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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laryng

laryng/o

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larynx or throat

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ligament/o

A

ligaments

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lith

A

stone

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lod/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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lumb

A

lower back

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macro-

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large, abnormal size, or long

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mega-

megal/o

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large, great

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melan/o

melan

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black

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mening

A

meninges

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micr/o

micro-

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small

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my/o

A

muscle

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myc/o

myc

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fungus

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myel/o

myel

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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nat

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birth

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neo-

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new

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neur/o

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nerve

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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oss/e

oss/i

oste/o

ost/o

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bone

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ot/o

ot

A

ear

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path/o

-pathy

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disease, suffering, feeling, emotion

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pelv

A

pelvis

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peri-

A

surrounding

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periton

A

peritoneum

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physi

A

nature or physical

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plas/i

plas/o

-plasia

A

development, growth, formation

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poli/o

A

gray

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post-

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after, behind

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poster/o

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behind, toward the back

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pre-

A

before

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py/o

A

pus

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pyel/o

pyel

A

renal pelvis

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pyr/o

pyr

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fever or fire

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retro-

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behind

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rhin/o

rhin

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nose

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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sinistr/o

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left side

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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sub-

A

under, less, or below

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super-

supra-

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above or excessive

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synovi/o

synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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tendin

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tendon

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tonsill

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tonsils

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ventr

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belly side of teh body

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vir

A

virus or poison

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dem/i

dem

A

population

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pan-

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entire

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tele

A

distant

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-metry

A

measure

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-poietic

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pertaining to formation

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sacr/o

A

sacrum

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capsul

A

little box

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ankylosisng

A

the progressive stiffening of a joint or joints

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spondyl

spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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-ago

A

diseased condition

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-listhesis

A

slipping

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kyph

A

hump

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lord

A

bent backward

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scoli

A

curved

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-lysis

A

loosening or setting free

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lamin

A

lamina

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-clasis

A

break

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bi-

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twice, double, two

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-cele

A

hernia, tumor, swelling

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dys-

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bad, difficult, or painful

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fasci/o

fasci

A

fascia, fibrous band

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fibr/o

A

fibrous issue, fiber

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-ia

A

abnormal condition, disease, plural of -lum

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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kines/o

kinesi/o

A

movement

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my/o

A

muscle

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plegia

A

paralysis, stroke

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tax/o

A

coordination, order

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ten/o

tend/o

tendin/o

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tendon, stretch out, extend, strain

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ton/o

A

tone, stretching, tension

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tri-

A

three

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duct

A

to lead

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flex

A

to bend

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stern/o

A

breastbone

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cleid/o

A

collar bone

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Carpi

A

wrist or wrist bones

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bi-

A

two

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-ceps

A

head

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tri-

A

means three

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fibr/o

A

fibrous tissue

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ten/o

A

tendon

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-cele

A

hernia

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-lysis

A

destruction or breaking down in disease

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rhabdomy/o

A

striated muscle

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-penia

A

deficiency

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