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Chapter 3 - Skeletal

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ankyl   crooked,bent,or stiff  
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arthr   joint  
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chondr   cartilage  
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cost   rib  
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crani   skull  
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kyph   bent, hump  
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lord   curve, swayback bent  
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myel   spinal cord, bone narrow  
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oss/e & oss/i   Bone  
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osto/o & oste/o   bone  
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scoli   curve, bent  
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spondyl   vertebrae, verterbral column, backbone  
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Synovi & Synov   synovial membrane, synovial fluid  
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sub   under, less, below  
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meta   change, beyond, subsequent to, behind, after or next  
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-um   singular noun ending  
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-lysis   breakdown, seperation, setting free, destruction, loosening  
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-desis   surgical fixation of bone or joint, to bind, tie together  
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acetabulum   the large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to form the hip joint.  
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allogenic   originating with another  
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ankylosing spondylitis   a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae.  
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arthrolysis   the surgical loosening of an ankylosed joint  
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arthrodesis   surgical function of the two bones to stiffen a joiont.  
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arthroscopy   the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint  
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autologous   originationg within an individual.  
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chondroma   is a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells.  
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chondromalacia   the abnormal softening of cartilage.  
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comminuted facture   one in which the bone is splintered or crushed  
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compression fracture   occurs when the bone is pressed together on itself.  
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costochondritis   flammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum.  
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