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medical terminology

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palpebr   eyelid  
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hallux   big toe  
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myco   fungus  
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plexus   braid  
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vaso   vessel  
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onych   nail, claw  
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plasia   development  
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emesis   vomitting  
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thalam   inner chamber  
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cilia   eyelash  
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celio   abdomen  
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contra   counter, against  
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colpo   hollow, vagina  
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acousti   hearing  
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aur   ear  
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rug   wrinkle, fold, crease  
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pyle, pyloro   gate  
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bili   bile  
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semen   seed  
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lobo   section  
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lact   milk  
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iasis   condition  
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mening   membrane  
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ren   kidney  
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cor   heart  
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viscero   organ  
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trans   through, across  
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orchi   testis  
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cec   blind passage  
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macul   spot  
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pexy   suspension  
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onco   tumor  
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or   mouth  
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phleb   vein  
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spiro   coil  
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brady   slow  
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histo   tissue  
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sphenic   wedge  
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anti   against  
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vesic   bladder  
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thorac   chest  
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ectasis   expansion  
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cheil   lip  
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cele   hernia  
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odont   teeth  
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lacrim   tear  
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salpingo   tube  
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cantho   angle at the end of the eyelid  
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benign   mild, not cancerous  
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phon   voice, sound  
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leio   smooth  
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squam   scale  
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ovar   egg  
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umbilic   navel  
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dendr   tree, branching  
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myring   eardrum  
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pilo   hair  
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stoma   mouth  
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tympan   eardrum  
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cauda   tail  
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spondyl   spinal column, vertebrae  
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lingua   language  
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physio   nature  
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encephal   brain  
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esthesia   sensation  
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bucco   cheek  
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collarbone   clavicle  
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what does the tendon do   connects muscle to bone  
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breastbone   sternum  
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back of body   dorsal  
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term for body not hanging   axial  
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term for body hanging   appendicular  
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side temples   temporal  
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wrist bones   carpal  
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kneecap   patella  
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point of the elbow   olecranon process  
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what does cartilage do   creates smooth surface for motion  
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surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity   osteoclasis  
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cheekbones   zygomatic  
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tailbone   coccyx  
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3 types of muscle   smooth, cardiac, skeletal  
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sound heard when ends of broken bone move together   crepitation  
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heelbone   calcaneous  
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front of body   ventral  
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what does fascia do   cover and seperate muscles  
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shoulder blade   scapula  
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what do muscles do   make body movement possible  
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what do ligaments do   connect one bone to another  
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what does bone marrow do   create blood cells  
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kyph/o   hump  
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ankyl/o   bent, stiff, crooked  
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lower jaw   mandible  
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bone on big toe side   tibia  
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above tailbone   sacral  
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upper arm   humerous  
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funny bone   ulna  
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bone just below urinary bladder   pubis  
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upper thigh   femur  
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hip socket   acetabulum  
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bone on small toe side   fibula  
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upper jaw   maxilla  
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what do joints do   work with muscles to make motion  
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fracture where ends of bone are crushed together   comminuted  
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bunion   hallux valgus  
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thumbside   radius  
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opening in which blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass   foramen  
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upper sternum   manubrium  
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lower back of skull   occipital  
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upper back of skull   parietal  
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back of the neck   cervical vertebrae  
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front of skull   frontal  
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low back pain   lumbago  
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transplant using bone marrow from donor   allogenic  
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pronation   palm down  
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secondary bone cancer   metastasis  
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shaft of a long bone   diaphysis  
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club foot   talipes  
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partial displacement of bone from its joints   subluxation  
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pulling force on distal end of affected limb   traction  
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footbone   metatarsal  
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what does bursa do   cushions area subject to friction during movement  
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lord/o   bent backwards, forward curvature  
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scoli/o   curved  
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depression   going down  
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elevation   going up  
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extension   straightening joint  
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flexion   bending of joint  
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plantaflexion   toes down  
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dorsiflexion   toes up  
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circumduction   making a circle  
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BMT   bone marrow transplant  
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CR   closed reduction  
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TMJ   temporal mandibular joint  
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Fx   fracture  
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