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Med Term Chpt 4 Word Bldg - Skeletal System

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arthralgia   joint pain  
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arthrocentesis   puncture to withdraw fluid from joint  
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arthroclasia   surgically breaking the joint  
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arthrodesis   fusion of a joint  
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arthritis   joint inflammation  
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arthrotomy   incision into a joint  
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arthroscopy   visual examination of the inside of a joint  
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bursectomy   excision of a bursa  
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bursitis   inflammation of a bursa  
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bursolith   stone in a bursa  
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chondrectomy   excision of cartilage  
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chondromalacia   cartilage softening  
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chondroplasty   surgical repair of cartilage  
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intracranial   pertaining to inside the skull  
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craniotomy   incision into the skull  
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myeloma   bone marrow tumor  
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osteocarcinoma   cancerous bone tumor  
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osteochondroma   bone and cartilage tumor  
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osteoclasia   to surgically break a bone  
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osteomalacia   bone softening  
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ostemyelitis   inflammation of bone and bone marrow  
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osteotomy   incision into a bone  
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osteopathy   bone disease  
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osteoporosis   abnormal condition of porous bones  
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osteotome   instrument to cut bone  
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intervertebral   pertaining to between vertebrae  
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