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| calc/o | calcium
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| kyph/o | humpback, hunchback
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| lamin/o | lamina
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| lord/o | curve, swayback
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| lumb/o | loins, lower back
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| myel/o | bone marrow
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| orth/o | straight
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| oste/o | bone
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| scoli/o | crooked, bent
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| spondyl/o | vertebra
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| verterbr/o | verterbra
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| -blast | embryonic or immature cell
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| -clast | to break
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| -listhesis | slipping
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| -malacia | softening
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| -physis | to grow
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| -porosis | pore, passage
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| -tome | instrument to cut
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| acetabul/o | acetabulum
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| calcane/o | calcaneus
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| carp/o | carpals
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| clavicul/o | clavicle
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| cost/o | ribs
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| crani/o | cranium
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| femor/o | femur
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| fibul/o | fibula
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| humer/o | humerus
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| ili/o | ilium
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| ischi/o | ischium
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| malleol/o | malleolus
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| mandibul/o | mandible
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| maxill/o | maxilla
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| metacarp/o | metacarpals
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| metatars/o | metatarsals
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| olecran/o | olecranon
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| patell/o | patella
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| perone/o | fibula
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| phalang/o | phalanges
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| pub/o | pubis
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| radi/o | radius
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| scapul/o | scapula
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| stern/o | sternum
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| tars/o | tarsals
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| tibi/o | tibia
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| uln/o | ulna
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| ankyl/o | stiff
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| arthr/o | joint
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| articul/o | joint
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| burs/o | bursa
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| chrondr/o | cartilage
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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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| tendin/o | tendon
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| -desis | to bind, tie together
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| fasci/o | facia
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| fibr/o | fibrous connective tissue
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| leiomy/o | smooth muscle that lines the walls of internal organs
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| my/o | muscle
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| myocardi/o | heart muscle
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| myos/o | muscle
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| plant/o | sole of the foot
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| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle connected to bones
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| -asthenia | lack of strength
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| ab- | away from
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| ad- | toward
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| dorsi- | back
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| poly- | many, much
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| the type of connective tissue acts as a shock absorber between the bones | cartilege
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| which type of muscle does not regenterate when damaged? | cardiac
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| what action is accomplished by curling a weight? | flexion
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| moving your leg away from your body is called | abduction
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| smooth muscles are also refferd to as ---- muscles | visceral
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| a ---- is the displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint | dislocation
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| this form of arthritis is characterized by an excess or uric acid | gouty arthritis
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| what is the neuromuscular disorder caused by bacteria found in the ground | tetanus
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| what is the disorder of the peripheral nervous systen that causes ascending paralysis | guillain-barre syndrome
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| name the muscular disease that is characterized by aches, pains and muscle stiffness with specific tender areas | fibromyalgia
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| what is the neuromuscular disease characterized by degenerative muscle fibers | muscular dystrophy
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| what is the examination to evaluate the strength of the contractions of a muscle | EMG
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| the repair of a fracture through surgical means is called | open reduction
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| the test administered to evaluate bone density is called a | DEXA scan
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| the disorder is due to a vitamin d deficienct in children | rickets
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| the disorder that is caused by repetitive motions of the hands and wrists is called | carpal tunnel syndrome
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| ---- means inflamation of a joint | arthritis
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| a broken bone with an external wound is called a | compound/open
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| the type of fracture that results i many small fragments of a bone is called a --- fracture | comminuted
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| fibroids of the uterus are examples of benign smooth muscle tumors called | leiomyomas
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| ---- is a a disorder in which the natural process of bone growth has changed | paget's disease
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| a ---- is a break or injury to a ligament | sprain
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| a ---- is a break or injury to a tendon | strain
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| MRI stands for | magnetic resonance imaging
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| ---- is the surgical repair of a joint | arthroplasty
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| --- is the visual exam of a joint with an endoscope | arthroscopy
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| the removal of a limb is called an | amputation
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| the removal of bone or disc material from the vertebral coloumn is called | laminectomy
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| an --- is the removal of fluid from a joint through a surgical procedure | arthrocentesis
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| ---- is a a disorder in which the natural process of bone growth has changed | paget's disease
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| a ---- is a break or injury to a ligament | sprain
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| a ---- is a break or injury to a tendon | strain
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| MRI stands for | magnetic resonance imaging
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| ---- is the surgical repair of a joint | arthroplasty
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| --- is the visual exam of a joint with an endoscope | arthroscopy
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| the removal of a limb is called an | amputation
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| the removal of bone or disc material from the vertebral coloumn is called | laminectomy
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| an --- is the removal of fluid from a joint through a surgical procedure | arthrocentesis
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