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Unit 4: Musculoskeletal System Terms Flashcards

Test: 3/7/24 Thursday

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1
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duct/o

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To Bring

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extens/o

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To stretch out

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fasci/o

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Fibrous band

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fibr/o

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Fibers

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flex/o

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To bend

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kinesi/o

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Movement

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muscul/o

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Muscle

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my/o

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Muscle

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myocardi/o

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Heart muscle

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myos/o

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Muscle

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plant/o

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Sole of foot

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rotato/o

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To revolve

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ten/o

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Tendon

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tend/o

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Tendon

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tendin/o

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Tendon

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vers/o

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To turn

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bi/o

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Life

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carp/o

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Wrist

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electr/o

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Electricity

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-asthenia

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Weakness

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-desis

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Fuse

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-dynia

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Pain

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-gram

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Record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-ion

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Action, condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-kinesia

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Movement

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-logy

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Study of

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-opsy

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View of

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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-tonia

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Tone

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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

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ad-

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Toward

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brady-

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Slow

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circum-

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Around

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dys-

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Abnormal, difficult, painful

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e-

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Outward, without

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epi-

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Over

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in-

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Inward, without

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hyper-

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Excessive

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hypo-

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Insufficient

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poly-

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Many

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pseudo-

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False

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ankyl/o

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Stiff joint

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arthr/o

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Joint

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articul/o

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Joint

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burs/o

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Sac

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carp/o

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Wrist

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cervic/o

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Neck

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chrondr/o

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Cartilage

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clavicul/o

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Clavicle

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coccyg/o

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Coccyx

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cortic/o

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Outer portion

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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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femor/o

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Femur

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fibul/o

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Fibula

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humer/o

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Humerus

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ili/o

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Ilium

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ischi/o

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Ischium

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kyph/o

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Hump

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lamin/o

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Lamina, part of vertebra

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lord/o

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Bent backwards

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lumb/o

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Low back, loin

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mandibul/o

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Mandible

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maxill/o

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Maxilla

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medull/o

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Inner portion

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metacarp/o

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Metacarpals

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metatars/os

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Metatarsals

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myel/o

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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orth/o

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Straight

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oste/o

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Bone

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patell/o

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Patella

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ped/o

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Child, foot

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pelv/o

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Pelvis

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phalang/o

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Phalanges

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pod/o

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Foot

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prosthet/o

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Addition

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pub/o

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Pubis

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radi/o

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Radius, ray (x-ray)

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sacr/o

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Sacrum

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sacr/o

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Flesh(muscular substance)

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scapul/o

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Scapula

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scoli/o

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Crooked, bent

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spin/o

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Spine

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spondyl/o

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Vertebrae

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stern/o

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Sternum

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synovi/o

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Synovial membrane

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synov/o

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Synoyial membrane

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tars/o

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Ankle

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thorac/o

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chest

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tibi/o

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Tibia

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uln/o

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Ulna

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vertebr/o

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Vertebra

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cutane/o

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Skin

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erythro/o

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Red

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patho/o

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Disease

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-blast

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Immature, embryonic

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-centesis

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Puncture to withdraw fluid

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-clasia

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To surgically break

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-desis

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Stabilize, fuse

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-genic

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Producing

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-gram

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Record

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-graphy

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Process of

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-listhesis

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Slipping

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-logy

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Study

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-malacia

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Softening

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-oma

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Tumor

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-ory

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Pertaining to

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-otomy

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Cutting into

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-pathy

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Disease

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-porosis

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Porous

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-scope

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Instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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Process of visually examining

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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-tome

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Instrument used to cut

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anti-

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Against

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bi-

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Two

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ex-

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External, outward

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inter-

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Between

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intra-

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Inside

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per-

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Through

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sub-

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