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| Cardio | Heart
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| Aden/o | Gland
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| Arthr/o Articul/o | Joint
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| Bi/o | Life
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| Carcin/o | Cancerous/Cancer
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| Cephal/o | Head
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| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum
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| Cis/o | To Cut
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| Cyst/o | Urinary Blatter
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| Cyt/o | Cell
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| Abdomin/o | Abdomen
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| Adip/o | Fat
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| Anter/o | Front
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| Bol/o | To Cast (throw)
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| Cervic/o | Neck (of the body or uterus)
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| Chondr/o | Cartlidge (connective tissue)
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| Chrom/o | Color
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| Coccyg/o | Coccyx ( Tailbone)
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| Crani/o | Skull
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| Dist/o | Far/Distant
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| Dors/o | Back portion of the body
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| Hist/o | Tissue
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| Ili/o | Ilium (upper part of the pelvic bone)
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| Inguin/o | Groin
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| Kary/o Nucle/o | Nucleus
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| Later/o | Side
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| Lumb/o | Lower Back
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| Medi/o | Middle
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| Pelv/i | Pelvis/Hip Region
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| Poster/o | Back/Behind
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| Proxim/o | Nearest
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| Sacr/o | Sacrum (bone in the pelvis)
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| Sarc/o | Flesh
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| Spin/o | Spine/Backbone
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| -eal -iac -ior -ose -ac -al -genic -ic -ical | Pertaining to
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| -ism | Process/condition
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| -plasm | Formation
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| -somes | Bodies
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| -type | Picture/classification
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| Hypo- | Below
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| Ana- | Up
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| Cata- | Down
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| Epi- | Above
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| Inter- | Between
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| Meta- | Change
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| -ectomy | Removal
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| Ventr/o | Front
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| Trache/o | Throat
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| Viscer/o | Internal (organs)
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| Vertebr/o | Backbone
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| Anerior | Front side of the body
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| Posterior | Back side of the body
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| Deep | Away from the surface
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| Superficial | On the surface Ex veins
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| Proximal | Near the point of attachment
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| Distal | Far from the point of attachment
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| Inferior | Below
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| Superior | Above
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| Medial | Middle
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| Lateral | Side
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| Supine | Laying on back
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| Prone | Laying on belly
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| Cervical | Neck Region (C1-C7)
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| Thoracic | Chest Region(T1-T12)
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| Lumbar | Waist (loin) Region (L1-L5)
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| Sacral | Region of the Sacrum (S1-S5)
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| Coccygeal | Region of the Coccyx (tailbone)
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| Vertebra | A single backbone
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| Vertebrae | Multiple Backbones
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| Disc | Pad of cartlidge between vertibrae
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| Spinal Cord | Nervous tissue within spinal cavity
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| Spinal Column | Bone tissue surrounding spinal cavity
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| Thel/o, Theli/o | Nipple
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| Derm/o, Dermat/o | Skin
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| Electr/o | Electricity
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| Encephal/o | Brain
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| Enter/o | Intestines
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| Erythr/o | Red
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| Gastr/o | Stomach
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| Glyc/o | Sugar
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| Gnos/o | Knowledge
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| Gynec/o | Women
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| Hem/o, Hemat/o | Blood
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| Hepat/o | Liver
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| Iatr/o | Treatment
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| Leuk/o | White
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| Log/o | Study of
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| Nephr/o | Kidney
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| Neur/o | Nerve
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| Onc/o | Tumor
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| Ophthalm/o | Eye
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| Oste/o | Bone
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| Path/o | Disease
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| Ped/o | Child
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| Psych/o | Mind
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| Radi/o | X-Ray
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| Ren/o | Kidney
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| Rhin/o | Nose
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| Sect/o | To Cut
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| Erthr/o | Red
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| Ur/o | Urinary Tract
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| -algia | Pain
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| -emia | Blood Condition
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| -globin | Protein
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| -gram | Record
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| -ion | Process
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| -ist | Specialist
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| -itis | Inflammation
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| -olgy | Process of Study
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| -oma | Tumor/Mass/Swelling
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| -opsy | Process of Viewing
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| -osis | Abnormal Condition
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| -pathy | Disease Condtion
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| -scope | Instrument for Viewing
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| -scopy | Process of Viewing
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| -sis | State of Condition
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| -tomy | Process of cutting/Incision
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| a-, an- | No/Not/Without
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| Aut-, Auto | Self
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| Dia- | Complete
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| Endo- | Within
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| Ex-, Exo- | Outside
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| Hyper- | Excessive
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| Hypo- | Deficient/Below
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| In- | Into
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| Peri- | Surrounding
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| Pro- | Before
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| Re- | Backward
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| Retro- | Behind
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| Sub- | Below
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| Trans- | Across
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| -lysis | Breakdown
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| -penia | Deficiency
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| -malacia | Softening
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| -phobia | Fear of
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| -megaly | Enlargement
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| -plasia | Growth/Condition of formation
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| -plasty | Surgical Repair
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| -schlerosis | Hardening
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| -stasis | To Control/Stop
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| -trophy | Development
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| -stomy | New Opening
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| -ole -ule | Small
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| -um | Structure
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| -y -ia | Condition
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| -oid | Resembling
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| -ptosis | Falling
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| -cele | Hernia
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| -centesis | Surgical Puncture
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| -coccus | Berry shaped
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| -er | One/Who
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| -gram | Record
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| -graphy | Process of recording
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| -graph | Instrument for recording
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| -phobia | To fear
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| -therapy | Treatment
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| -um, -ium | Tissue
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| -opsy | To view
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| -us | Structure
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| Ot/o | Ear
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| Peritone/o | Peritonium
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| Phag/o | To eat
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| Phleb/o | Vein
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| Plas/o | Formation
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| Pneumon/o | Lungs
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| Pulmon/o | Lungs
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| Rect/o | Rectum
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| Splen/o | Spleen
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| Staphyl/o | Clusters
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| Strept/o | Twisted Chains
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| Thorac/o | Chest
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| Thromb/o | Clot
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| Tonsill/o | Tonsils
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| Ven/o | Vein
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| Axill/o | Armpit
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| Angi/o | Vessel
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| Blephar/o | Eyelid
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| Bronch/o | Bronchial tube
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| Chem/o | Drug
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| Chron/o | Time
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| Col/o | Colon
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| Hydr/o | Water
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| Isch/o | To Hold Back
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| Mamm/o Mast/o | Breast
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| Morph/o | Shape
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| My/o | Muscle
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| Myel/o | Bone marrow
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| Necr/o | Death
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| Calc/o | Calcium
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| Kyph/o | Humpback
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| Lamin/o | Lamina (arch in back)
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| Lord/o | Curve
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| Orth/o | straight
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| Scoli/o | crooked, bent
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| Spondyl/o Vertebr/o | Vertebra
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| -blast | Embryonic, Premature cell
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| -clast | To break
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| -listhesis | Slipping
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| -porosis | Pore/Passage
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| -tome | Instrument to Cut
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| Acetabul/o | Acetabulum (hip socket)
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| Calcane/o | Calcaneus (heel)
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| Carp/o | Carpals (wrist bone)
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| Clavicul/o | Clavicle (collar bone)
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| Cost/o | Ribs
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| Femor/o | Femur (thigh bone)
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| Fibul/o Perone/o | Fibula (smaller lowerleg bone)
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| Humer/o | Humerus (upper arm bone
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| Ischi/o | ischium (posterior part of pelvic bone)
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| Malleol/o | Malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
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| Mandibul/o | Mandible (lower jawbone)
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| Maxill/o | Maxilla (upper jawbone)
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| Metacarp/o | metacarpals (hand bones)
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| Metatars/o | Metatarsals (foot bones)
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| Olecran/o | olecranon (elbow)
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| Patell/o | Patella (kneecap)
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| Phalang/o | Phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)
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| Pub/o | pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
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| Scapul/o | Scapula (shoulder blade)
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| Stern/o | Sternum (breastbone)
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| Tars/o | Tarsals (bones of the hindfoot)
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| Tibi/o | Tibia (shin bone)
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| Uln/o | Ulna (forearm bone—little finger side)
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| Ankyl/o | Stiff
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| Burs/o | Bursa (condition related to stress)
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| Ligament/o | Ligament
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| Rheumat/o | Watery Flow
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| Synov/o | synovial Membrane
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| Ten/o | Tendon
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| Myocardi/o | Heart Muscle
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| Plant/o | Sole of the foot
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| Rhabdomy/o | Skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones
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| -asthenia | Lack of strength
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| Poly- | Many
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