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Important Words/Root Words

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Term
Definition
acoustic   relating to sound  
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canal   tubular duct or channel structure  
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crnium   portion of skul enclosing brain  
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facet   small articular surface  
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fissure   deep elongated cleft  
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hiatus   gap thru which another organ passes  
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meatus   opening or passage to large canal  
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process   prominent projection  
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protuberance   projected prominence  
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parie   wall  
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peri   around  
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fossa   shallow depression  
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articulate   form joint  
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collateral   on side  
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crest   prominent ridge  
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notch   v like depression or edge of flat area  
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spine   sharp slender ridge like projection  
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tuberosity   large roughened elevation  
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tubercle   small rounded projection  
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epi   upon above over  
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stylo   stake  
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auricular   shaped like ear  
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condyle   large rounded artcular prominence  
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cuneiform   wedge shaped  
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eminence   projection of part of specimen  
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fovea   small pit  
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malleolus   rounded protuberance  
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trochanter   very large projection  
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navicular   boat shape  
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meniscus   cresent shaped cartilage pad  
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contraction   shorten muscle  
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insertion   attachment ssite that moves, distal  
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mastication   biting or chewing  
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origin   attachment site that doesn't mmove, proximal  
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obli   slanting  
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orb   circular  
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antagonist   muscle acts against another  
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biarticulate   spanning two joints  
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multiarticulate   spanning more than 2 joints  
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synergist   muscles that acts with another  
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uni articulate   spanning one joint  
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