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Medical Terminology
Musculoskeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| A or An- | Without/lack of |
| Ab- | Away |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Arthro | Joint |
| Articulo | Joint |
| Bi- | Two |
| Blast- | Building or a thing growing Early stages |
| -ceps | Head |
| Chondro | Cartilage |
| Circulo- | Around |
| Clast- | That which destroys |
| Cleido- | Clavicle |
| Costo- | Rib |
| Duct- | Draws or Tube |
| Malacia | Softening |
| -er | That which |
| -or | That which |
| -ification | Act of making or building |
| -iatrics | Medical Treatments |
| -iatry | Medical Specialty |