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Musculoskeletal System

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blast(o), -blast   embryonic form  
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myel(o)   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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oste(o)   bone  
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cost(o)   costae (ribs)  
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crani(o)   cranium (skull)  
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rach(i), rachi(o), spin(o)   vertebral or spinal column (spine)  
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spondyl(o), vertebr(o)   vertebrae (bones of spine)  
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stern(o)   sternum (breastbone)  
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cervic(o)   cervical  
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thorac(o)   thoracic  
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lumb(o)   lumbar  
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sacr(o)   sacral  
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coccyg(o)   coccygeal  
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clavicul(o)   clavicle (collarbone)  
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scapul(o)   scapula (shoulder blade)  
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ili(o)   ilium  
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ischi(o)   ischium  
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pub(o)   pubis  
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carp(o)   carpus (wrist)  
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humer(o)   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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phalang(o)   phalanx (finger)  
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radi(o)   radius(bone of the forearm)  
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uln(o)   ulna (bone of the forearm)  
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calcane(o)   calcaneus (heel bone)  
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femor(o)   femur (thigh bone)  
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fibul(o)   fibula (calf bone  
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patell(o)   patella (kneecap)  
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phalang(o)   phalanx (toe)  
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tars(o)   tarsus (ankle)  
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tibi(o)   tibia (shin bone)  
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arthr(o), artiucl(o)   joint; articulation  
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burs(o)   bursa  
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chondr(o)   cartilage  
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synov(o), synovi(o)   synovial membrane  
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ten(o), tend(o), tendin(o)   tendon  
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fasci(o)   fascia  
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muscul(o), my(o)   muscle  
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extension   to straighten  
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flexion   to bend  
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abduction   to take away (moving limb away from midline of body)  
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adduction   to bring together (moving limb toward midline of body)  
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rotation   movement of bone around its own axis  
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supination   roatation that allows the palm of hand to turn up  
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pronation   rotation that turns the palm of hand backward  
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circumduction   circular movement of a limb at the far end  
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inversion   movement of the sole of the foot inward  
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eversion   movement of the sole of the foot outward  
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ankyl(o)   stiff  
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scler(o)   hard  
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troph(o)   nutrition  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor from connective tissue  
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