Common Root and Musculoskeletal Terms
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| adeno | gland ***gland, sweat gland, sweaty dinosaur, a dino, adeno*** adenoma- gland tumor
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| calculi | stone ***stone, counting stones, math, calculus, calculi*** calculosis- stones
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| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia ***tumor, two more, sale, cele*** hydrocele- water cyst, tumor
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| cyto | cell ***cell, jail cell, the hole, site, hole, cyto*** cytology-study of cells
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| glyco | sweet, sugar ***sugar, doughnut, "o", gee like "o", glyco*** glycosuria- sugar in the urine
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| homeo, homo | similar, same, like ***same, same home, home, homeo*** homeostasis-same environment
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| lingua | tongue ***tongue, eat, pasta, linguini, lingua*** linguiform- tongue shaped
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| lip | fat ***fat, fatty, fatty food, passes through your lips, lip*** lipoma-fat tumor
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| lith | stone ***stone, speaking with stones in your mouth, lisp, lith*** lithotripsy-stone dissolve
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| madaro | falling hair ***falling hair, hair cut, sharp cut, arrow, mad arrow, madaro*** madarosis-loss of eyelashes or eyebrows
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| psych | mind ***mind, circuit, cycle, psych*** psycho- mind; study of psychology; mental processes
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| pyo | pus ***pus, yellow ooze, yellow, lemon, lemon pie, pie, pus*** pyogenic-pus producing
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| radi | rays ***rays, 4 letters, D is the 4th letter, ray+d= radi*** radiology-rays, study of
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| thermic | heat ***heat, temperature, thermometer, thermic*** thermobiosis-exists at high temperature
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| arthro | joint ***joint, arm bend, throw, r+throw, arthro*** arthritis- joint inflammation
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| carpo | wrist ***wrist, drive car with wrists, carpool, carpo*** carpoptosis-wrist dropping
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| chondro | cartilage ***cartilage, cart, apart, apartment, condo, chondro*** chondromalacia-cartilage, soft
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| costa | rib ***rib, buying ribs, cost, costa*** intercostal-between ribs
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| cranio | skull ***skull, houses brain, rhymes with brain, crane, cranio*** craniotomy- skull incision
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| dactyl | finger ***finger, web fingers, duck, duck tail, dactyl*** dactylitis-finger inflammation
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| ili | hip ***hip, cool, temperature, ill, ill+e= ili*** iliosacral- ilium and sacrum
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| manus | hand ***hand, help, man, manus*** manicure-hand care
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| myel | bone marrow ***marrow, tomorrow, distance, mile, myel*** myeloma-marrow tumor
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| myo | muscle ***muscle, contract, spread, mayonaise, mayo, myo*** myoedema-muscle swelling
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| orthro | straighten ***straighten, hammer, Thor, or Thor, orthor*** orthopedic-concerning deformities
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| osteo | bone ***bone, shell, oyster, osteo*** osteoplast-bone surgery
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| pedi | foot ***foot, pedal, pedia*** pedicure-foot care
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| spondyl | vertebra ***vertebra, spine, spin, spindle, spondyl*** spondylitis- vertebrae inflammation
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