Medical Terminology Lesson 1 - Common Root and Musculoskeletal
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| adeno (ah +dee+ no) | gland | adeno, gland, sweat gland, sweaty dinosaur, a dino, adeno
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| adenoma | gland tumor |
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| calculi (cal + cue + lie) | stone | calculi, stone, counting stones, math, calculus, calculi
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| calculosis | stones |
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| cele (sell) | tumor, cyst, hernia | cele, tumor, two more, sale, cele
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| hydrocele | water cyst, tumor |
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| cyto (sigh + toe) | cell | cyto, cell, jail cell, the hole, site, hole, cyto
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| cytology | cells, study of |
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| glyco (gl + eye + co) | sweet, sugar | glyco, sugar, doughnut, "O", gee like "O", glyco
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| glycosuria | sugar in the urine |
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| homeo, homo (hoe + me + oh) | similar, same, like | homeo, same, same home, home, homeo
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| homeostasis | same environment |
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| lingua (ling + wha) | tongue | lingua, tongue, eat, pasta, linguini, lingua
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| linguiform | tongueshaped |
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| lip | fat | lip, fat, fatty, fatty food, passes through your lips, lip
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| lipoma | fat tumor |
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| lith | stone | lith, stone, speaking with stones in your mouth, lisp, lith
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| lithotripsy | stone dissolve |
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| madaro (ma + dare + oh) | falling hair | madaro, falling hair, hair cut, sharp cut, arrow, mad arrow, madaro
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| madarosis | loss of eyelashes or eyebrows |
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| psych (sike) | mind | psycho, mind, circuit, cycle, psych
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| psycho | mind - study of, psychology - mental processes |
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| pyo (pie + oh) | pus | pyo, pus, yellow ooze, yellow, lemon, lemon pie, pie, pyo
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| pyogenic | pus producing |
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| radi (ray + dee) | rays | radi, rays, 4 letters, d is 4th letter, ray + d, radi
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| radiology | rays, study of |
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| thermic (ther + mick) | heat | thermic, heat, temperature, thermometer, thermic
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| thermobiosis | exists at high temperature |
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| arthro (are + throw) | joint | arthro, joint, arm bend, throw, r + throw, arthro
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| arthritis | joint inflammation |
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| carpo (car + poe) | wrist | carpo, wrist, drive car with wrists, carpool, carpo
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| carpoptosis | wrist dropping |
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| chondro (con + droh) | cartilage | chondro, cartilage, cart, apart, apartment, condo, chondro
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| chondromalacia | cartilage, soft |
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| costa (cost + uh) | rib | costa, rib, buying ribs, cost, costa
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| intercostal | between ribs |
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| cranio (crane +knee + oh) | skull | cranio, skull, houses brain, rhymes with brain, crane, cranio
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| craniotomy | skull incision |
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| dactyl (dact + till) | finger | dactyl, finger, web fingers, duck, duck tail, dactyl
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| dactylitis | finger inflammation |
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| ili (ill + lee) | hip | ili, hip, cool, temperature, ill, ill + e ili
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| iliosacral | ilium and sacrum |
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| manus (man + us) | hand | manu, hand, help, man (verb), manus
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| manicure | hand care |
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| myel (my + el) | bone marrow | myel, marrow, tomorrow, distance, mile, myel
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| myeloma | marrow tumor |
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| myo (my + oh) | muscle | myo, muscle, contract, spread, mayonnaise, mayo, myo
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| myoedema | muscle swelling |
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| ortho (or + thoh) | straighten | ortho, straighten, hammer, Thor, or Thor, ortho
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| orthopedic | concerning deformities |
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| osteo (ah + stee + oh) | bone | osteo, bone, shell, oyster, osteo
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| osteoplast | bone surgery |
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| pedi (pee + dee) | foot | pedi, foot, pedal, pedia
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| pedicure | foot care |
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| spondyl (spawn + dill) | vertebra | spondyl, vertebra, spine, spin, spindle, spondyl
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| spondylitis | vertebrae inflammation |
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