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Word Roots, Common Suffixes Flashcards

Remember roots, suffixes, and prefixes found in Chapter 1

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extremities (root)

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acr/o

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heart (root)

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cardi/o

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blue (root)

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cyan/o

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cell (root)

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cyt/o

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skin (root)

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derm/o, dermat/o

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duodenum (root)

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duoden/o

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electrical (root)

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electr/o

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cause (root)

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eti/o

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stomach (root)

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gastr/o

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record (root)

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gram/o

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white (root)

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leuk/o

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enlarged (root)

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megal/o

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disease (root)

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path/o

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-algia

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pain

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-ectomy

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excision of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-ologist

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one who studies, specialist

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-ology

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the study of

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-osis

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condition of, abnormal

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-a

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condition of, abnormal

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-y

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condition of, abdnormal

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-ostomy

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forming a new opening

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-otomy

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incision into

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-tome

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instrument that cuts

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enlarged hands, feet, nose, or chin

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acromegaly

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specialist in treating diseases of the skin

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dermatologist

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inflammation of the skin

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin of the extremtities

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acrodermatitis

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abnormal blueness of the exteremities

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acrocyanosis

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abnormal skin condition

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dermatosis

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a condition of white skin, abnormally light skin

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leukoderma

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surgical instrument to slice patient’s skin for a skin graft

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dermatome

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the study of cells

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cytology

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white blood cell

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leukocyte

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“white blood,” known as cancer of the blood

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leukemia

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a condition of oversized heart, enlarged heart

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megalocardia

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a condition of an enlarged stomach

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megalosgastri, gastromegally

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38
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inflammation of the heart

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carditis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastritis

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bodily hearth is impaired (word)

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sickness, illness

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41
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display, exhibition, or physical evidence of disease (wood)

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manifestation

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study of structural and functional changes in the human body

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pathology

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43
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scientific study of causes of disease

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etiology

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44
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specifialist of the heart

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cardiologist

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an instrument that records electrical currents traversing the heart muscles before a heartbeat

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electrocardiography

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removing part of the stomach

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gastectomy

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forming a new opening between the stomach and the dueonum

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gastroduodenostomy

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gland (root)

A

aden/o

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joint (root)

A

athr/o

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malignancy (root)

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carcin/o

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hernia (root)

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cele/o, o/cele

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head (root)

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cephal/o

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cartilage (root)

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chondr/o

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ribs (root)

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cost/o

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tooth (root)

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dent/o

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vomiting (root)

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-emesis

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tissue (root)

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hist/o

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larynx (root)

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laryng/o

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fat (root)

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lip/o

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soft (root)

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malac/o

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structure of (root)

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morph/o

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mucus (root)

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muc/o

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tumor (root)

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onc/o

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bone (root)

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ost/o, oste/o

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repair (root)

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plast/o

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trachea (root)

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trach/e

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development (root)

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troph/o

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in, inside, within (suffix)

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en-, endo-

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outside, out (suffix)

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ex-, ex/o-

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excessive (suffix)

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hyper-

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under (suffix)

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hypo-

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between (suffix)

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inter-

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of, pertaining to (suffix)

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-al, -ar, -ic

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resembling (suffix)

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-oid

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tumor (suffix)

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-oma

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medical condition/disease (suffix)

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-ism

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excessive vomiting

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hyperemesis

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overdevelopement

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hypertrophy

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under the skin

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hyperdermic

80
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inflammation of a gland

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adenitis

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surgical removal of a gland

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adenectomy

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tumor of a gland

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adenoma

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surgical removal of the thyroid gland

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thyroidectomy

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fatty tumor

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lipoma

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fatlike

A

lipoid

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mucus like

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mucoid

87
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inflammation of the laryngx

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laryngitis

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permanent artificial opening into the colon

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colostomy

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permanent opening (suffix)

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-ostomy

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temporary opening into the trachea/windpipe

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tracheotomy

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pertaining to the spleen

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splenic

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headache

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cephalgia or cephalalgia

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inside the head

A

encephal/o

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inflammation of the brain

A

encephalitis

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brain tumor

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encephaloma

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inflammation within the heart

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endocarditis

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originating outside an organism, cell, or organ

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exogeneous

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originates within a cell or organism

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endogenous

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breathe

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-hale, -spire

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cut

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-cise

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a protrusion of the brain tissue from its natural cavity

A

encephalocele

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a condition of softened brain tissue

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encephalomalacia

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inflammation of the bone

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osteoitis

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a condition of softened bone tissue

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osteomalacia

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a tumor inside the center canal of the bone

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endosteoma

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hard overgrowth on any bone, tumor

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osteoma

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surgical repair of the joints

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arthroplasty

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inflammation of the joints

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arthritis

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incision into a joint

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arthrotomy

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inflammation of the bone and cartilage

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osteochondritis

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excision of the cartilage

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chrondrectomy

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muscles that move the ribs during breathing

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intercostal muscles

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spaces between teeth

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interdental spaces

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graphic representation of brain activity to determine cause of brain diseases

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electroencephalography (EEG)

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