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Medical Terminology. The Skeletal System

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Term
Definition
Chir/o   Hand  
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Pract ROOT   Efficient, Practical  
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-or   A doer  
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-fication   Remove  
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Muscul/o   Muscle  
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Skelet ROOT   Skeleton  
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Orth/o   Straight  
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Ped ROOT   Child  
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-ist   Specialist  
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-in   Chemical compound  
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Oste/o   Bone  
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Calc ROOT   Calcium  
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-path   Disease  
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-pathy   Disease  
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Cortic ROOT   Cortex  
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Physis ROOT   Growth  
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-ial   pertaining to  
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Medulla ROOT   Medulla  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-um   Structure  
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Peri-   Around  
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-plasia   Formation  
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A-   Without  
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Chondr/o   Cartilage  
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-malacia   Abnormal Softness  
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Myel ROOT   Bone Marrow  
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-penia   Deficient  
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-sis   Condition  
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Por/o   Opening  
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Sarc ROOT   Flesh  
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Gen ROOT   Creation  
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-ed   Pertaining to  
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Comminut ROOT   Break into pieces  
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Hermat ROOT   Blood  
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-blast   Immature cell  
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Cyte ROOT   Cell  
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Path/o   Disease  
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Log ROOT   To study  
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-ure   Result of  
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Fract ROOT   To break  
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Cervic ROOT   Neck  
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Kyph/o   Bent, humpback  
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Sacr ROOT   Sacrum  
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Scoli/o   Crooked  
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Spin ROOT   Spine  
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Vertebr ROOT   Vertebra  
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Whip ROOT   To swing  
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Lash ROOT   End of whip  
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Crani ROOT   Skull  
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-oid   Resembling  
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Ethm ROOT   Sieve  
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Lacrim ROOT   Tears  
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Mandibul ROOT   Mandible  
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Maxilla ROOT   Maxilla  
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Occipit ROOT   Back of the head  
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-ine   Pertaining to  
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Palat ROOT   Palate  
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Pariet ROOT   Wall  
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Sphen ROOT   Wedge  
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Tempor ROOT   Time, temple  
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Tempo/o   Temple  
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Zygomat ROOT   Cheekbone  
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Acromi/o   Acromion  
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Clavicul ROOT   Clavicle  
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Articul ROOT   Joint  
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Form ROOT   Appearance, form  
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Dis-   Apart, away from  
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Locat ROOT   Place  
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Pector ROOT   Chest  
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Scapul ROOT   Scapula  
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Sub-   Under, below, slightly  
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Luxat ROOT   Dislocate  
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-ion   Process  
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Aspirat ROOT   To breathe on  
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Burs Root   Bursa  
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-lum   Small structure  
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Capit/u   Small head  
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Pronat ROOT   Bend down  
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Radi ROOT   Radius  
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Supinat ROOT   Bend backward  
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Trochle ROOT   Pulley  
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Uln ROOT   Ulna  
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Arthr ROOT   Joint  
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Carp ROOT   Wrist bones  
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Meta-   After  
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Carp/o   Bones of the wrist  
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Phalang/e   Phalanx, finger or toe  
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-ism   Condition  
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Rheumat ROOT   A flow  
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Femor ROOT   Femur  
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Ischi ROOT   Ischium, hip bone  
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Pelv ROOT   pelvis  
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Pub ROOT   Pubis  
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Ili ROOT   Ilium  
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-desis   To fuse together  
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Radi/o   Radiation  
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-ize   Action  
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Stabil ROOT   Steady, fixed  
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Vascul ROOT   Blood vessel  
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Prosthet   Prosthesis  
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Co-   Together  
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Later ROOT   Side  
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Fibul ROOT   Fibula  
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Patell ROOT   Patella  
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Tibi ROOT   Tibia  
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-centesis   Puncture  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-scopy   Process of using an instrument to examine  
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-scope   instrument to examine  
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-ment   Action  
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De-   Removal, out of  
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Hyper-   Excessive  
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Flex ROOT   Bend  
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Menisc ROOT   Crescent, meniscus  
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Tendin ROOT   Tendon  
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-eal   Pertaining to  
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Calcan ROOT   Calcaneus  
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Hallux ROOT   Big toe  
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Valgus ROOT   Turn out  
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-us   pertaining to  
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Tars ROOT   Ankle  
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-iatry   Treatment  
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Pod ROOT   Foot  
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-iatrist   Practitioner  
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Amput ROOT   To prune, top off  
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Bi-   Two  
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Phos ROOT   Phosphate  
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Phon ROOT   Sound  
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-ery   process of  
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Surg ROOT   Operate  
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Estr/o   Woman  
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-ose   Full of  
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Gluc ROOT   Sugar, glucose  
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Incis ROOT   Cut into  
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