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ML Orthopedics, Skeletal (Chapter 8)

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acetabul/o-   acetabulum (hip socket)  
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acromi/o-   acromion  
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alg/o-   pain  
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alges/o-   pain  
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algin/o-   arranging in a straight line  
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all/o-   other;strange  
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amputat/o-   to cut off  
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amput/o-   to cut off  
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ankyl/o-   fused together, stiff  
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appendicul/o-   limb; small attached part  
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arthr/o-   joint  
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articul/o-   joint  
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axi/o-   axis  
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-blast   immature cell  
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bunion/o-   bunion  
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calcane/o-   calcaneus (heel bone)  
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cancell/o-   lattice structure  
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capsul/o-   capsule (enveloping structure)  
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carp/o-   wrist  
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cartilagin/o-   cartilage  
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cav/o-   hollow space  
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-centesis   procedure to puncture  
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cervic/o-   neck; cervix  
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chem/o-   chemical, drug  
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chondr/o-   cartilage  
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-clast   cell that breaks down substances  
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clavicu/o-   clavicle  
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coccyg/o-   coccyx (tail bone)  
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comminut/o-   break into minute pieces  
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compress/o-   press together  
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coron/o-   encircling structure  
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corpor/o-   body  
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cortic/o-   cortex (outer region)  
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cost/o-   rib  
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densit/o-   density  
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depress/o-   press down  
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-desis   procedure to fuse together  
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dextr/o-   right  
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diaphys/o-   shaft of a bone  
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dis-   away from  
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disk/o-   disk  
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-ectomy   surgical excision  
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-ee   person who is the object of an action  
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epiphys/o-   growth area on the end of a bone  
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ethm/o-   sieve  
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extern/o-   outside  
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extra-   outside of  
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faci/o-   face  
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femor/o-   femur (thigh bone)  
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fibul/o-   fibula (lower leg bone)  
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fixat/o-   to make stable or still  
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fract/o-   break up  
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front/o-   front  
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gener/o-   production; creation  
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gen/o-   arising from; produced by  
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glen/o-   socket of a joint  
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goni/o-   angle  
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-graft   tissue for implant or transplant  
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-gram   a record or picture  
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--graphy   process of recording  
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hem/o-   blood  
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humer/o-   humerus (upper arm bone)  
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hy/o-   U-shaped structure  
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-ia   condition, state, thing  
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-ial   pertaining to  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ics   knowledge, practice  
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ili/o-   ilium (hip bone)  
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-ine   pertaining to  
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inflammat/o-   redness and warmth  
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inject/o-   insert or put in  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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-ion   action; condition  
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ischi/o-   ischium (hip bone)  
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-ity   state; condition  
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-ization   process of making, creating or inserting  
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kyph/o-   bent; humpbacked  
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lacrim/o-   tears  
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later/o-   side  
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lev/o-   left  
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ligament/o-   ligament  
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locat/o-   a place  
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log/o-   word; the study of  
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lord/o-   swayback  
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lumb/o-   lower back; area between the ribs and pelvis  
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mal-   bad; inadequate  
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malac/o-   softening  
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malleol/o-   malleolus  
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mandibul/o-   mandible (lower jaw)  
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maxill/o-   maxilla (upper jaw)  
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medi/o-   middle  
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medull/o-   medulla (inner region)  
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menisc/o-   meniscus (crescent-shaped cartilage)  
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-ment   action; state  
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meta-   after; subsequent to; transition; change  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   process of measuring  
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mineral/o-   mineral; electrolyte  
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muscul/o-   muscle  
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myel/o-   bone marrow; spinal cord; myelin  
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nas/o-   nose  
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occipit/o-   occiput (back of the head)  
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olisthe/o-   slipping  
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-olisthesis   abnormal condition and process of slipping  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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orth/o-   straight  
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-ory   having the function of  
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-osis   condition; abnormal condition; process  
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osse/o-   bone  
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ossicul/o-   ossicle (little bone)  
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ossificat/o-   changing into bone  
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oste/o-   bone  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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palat/o-   palate  
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pariet/o-   wall of a cavity  
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patell/o-   patella (kneecap)  
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path/o-   disease, suffering  
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-pathy   disease, suffering  
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ped/o-   child  
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pelv/o-   pelvis (hip bone, renal pelvis)  
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peri-   around  
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perone/o-   fibula (lower leg bone)  
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phalang/o-   phalanx (finger or toe)  
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physic/o-   body  
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-physis   state of growing  
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-phyte   growth  
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-plasty   process of reshaping by surgery  
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poplite/o-   back of knee  
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por/o-   small openings; pores  
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prosthet/o-   artificial part  
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pub/o-   pubis (hip bone)  
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radi/o-   radius (forearm bone), x-rays; radiation  
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reduct/o-   to bring back; decrease  
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rheumat/o-   watery discharge  
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sacr/o-   sacrum  
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sagitt/o-   going from front to back  
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sarc/o-   connective tissue  
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scapul/o-   scapula (shoulder blade)  
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scint/i-   point of light  
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scoli/o-   curved, crooked  
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-scope   instrument used to examine  
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scop/o-   examine with an instrument  
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-scopy   process of using an instrument to examine  
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skelet/o-   skeleton  
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sorb/o-   to suck up  
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sphen/o-   wedge shape  
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spin/o-   spine; backbone  
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spir/o-   a coil  
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spondyl/o-   vertebra  
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stern/o-   sternum (breast bone)  
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-steroid   steroid  
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steroid/o-   steroid  
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sym-   together, with  
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synov/o-   synovium (membrane)  
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tars/o-   ankle  
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tempor/o-   temple (side of the head)  
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therap/o-   treatment  
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-therapy   treatment  
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thorac/o-   thorax (chest)  
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tibi/o-   tibia (shin bone)  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tion   a process; being or having  
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-tome   instrument used to cut; area with distince edges  
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tom/o-   a cut, slice, or layer  
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tract/o-   pulling  
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trans-   across, through  
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transplant/o-   move something to another place  
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trochanter/o-   trochanter  
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turbin/o-   scroll-like structure; turbinate  
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uln/o-   ulna (forearm bone)  
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-ure   system; result of  
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vascul/o-   blood vessel  
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-verse   to travel; to turn  
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vertebr/o-   vertebra  
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xiph/o-   sword  
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zygomat/o-   zygoma (cheek bone)  
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