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| ankylos/o | stiffening
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| ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of the spine causing steffening
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| arthr/o | joint
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| arthritis | inflammation of the joint
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| carp/o | wrist bone
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| carpaly | pertaining to the wrist bone
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| cervic/o | neck
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| cervical vertebrae | vertebrae of the neck
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| cartilage | cushion between the bone
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| costochondritis | inflammation of the rib cage
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| cost/o | ribs
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| costectomy | removal of a rib
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| crani/o | skull
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| crainectomy | removal of part of the skull
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| dactyl/o | digits (fingers)
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| dactylography | process of being finger printed
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| femor/o | femur
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| femur | thigh bone
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| femoral | pertaining to the femur
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| fibul/o | fibula
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| fibula | smallest bone of the calf
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| fibular fracture | break in the fibia
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| humer/o | humerus
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| humerus | upper arm bone
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| humeral | pertaining to the humerus
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| ili/o | ilium
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| ilium | pelvic bones (sides)
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| iliac crest | flared portion of the ilium
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| lamin/o | lamina of the vertebrae
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| laminectomy | removing a portion of the vertebra
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| ligament/o | ligaments
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| ligaments | attached bone to bone
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| ligamentary | pertaining to the ligaments
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| mandibul/o | mandible
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| mandible | lower jaw
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| mandibular | pertaining to the mandible
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| maxill/o | maxilla
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| maxilla | upper jaw
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| maxillary | pertaining to the maxilla
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| myocardium | muscle layer of the heart
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| osteogenesis | process of bone formation
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| ossification | process of bone formation
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| oss/i | bone
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| patell/o | patella
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| patella | knee cap
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| patellar | pertaining to the patella
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| pelvic cavity | space in the pelvis
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| phalang/o | phalanges
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| phalanges | fingers and toes
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| phalangeal | pertaining to the fingers and toes
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| rachi/o | vertebrae, spine
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae,spine
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| vertebr/o | vertebrae,spine
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| rachitis | inflamed vertebrae
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| vertebral column | the spine composed of vertebrae
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| stern/o | sternum
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| sternum | breast bone
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| substernal | under the sternum
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| ten/o | tendon
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| tend/o | tendon
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| tendin/o | tendon
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| tendon | attaches muscle to bone
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| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon
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| tibi/o | tibia
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| tibia | shin bone
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| tibial | pertaining to the tibia
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| osteoporosis | poris of bone (lack of milk)
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| arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of the joint to remove fluid
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