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Exploring Medical Language 8th edition ch14wordparts andadded terms(N.D's class)

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ankylo   stiff, bent  
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aponeuro   aponeurosis; fascia sheath that attaches muscle to bone  
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arthro   joint  
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burso   bursa; fluid filled sac near joints  
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carpo   carpals ; wrist bones  
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carpal   pertaining to the carpals; wrist bones  
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chondro   cartilage  
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chondral   pertaining to cartilage  
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clavico   clavicle; collarbone  
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claviculo   clavicle; collarbone  
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clavicular   pertaining to the clavicle; collarbone  
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costo   rib  
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costal   pertaining to the rib  
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cranio   cranium; skull  
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cranial   pertaining to the cranium; skull  
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disko   intervertebral disk  
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femoro   femur; upper leg bone  
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femoral   pertaining to the femur; upper leg bone  
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fibulo   fibula; lower leg bone  
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fibular   pertaining to the fibula; lower leg bone  
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humero   humerus; upper arm bone  
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humeral   pertaining to the humerus; upper arm bone  
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ilio   ilium; upper pelvic bones  
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iliac   pertaining to the ilium, upper pelvic bones  
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ischio   ischium; lower posterior pelvic bone  
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ischial   pertaining to the ischium; lower posterior pelvic bone  
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kinesio   movement  
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kinesic   pertaining to movement  
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lamino   lamina; thin, flat plate of vertebra  
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lordo   bent forward  
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lumbo   lower spine region  
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lumbar   pertaining to the lower spine region  
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mandibulo   mandible; lower jawbone  
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mandibular   pertaining to the mandible; lower jawbone  
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maxillo   maxilla ; upper jawbone  
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maxillary   pertaining to the maxilla; upper jawbone  
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menisco   cartilage within a joint (crescent)  
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meniscal   pertaining to cartilage within a joint (crescent)  
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myelo   bone marrow ( inside bone)  
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myo   muscle  
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myoso   muscle  
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osteo   bone  
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patello   patella; kneecap  
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patellar   pertaining to the patella; kneecap  
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pelvi   pelvis  
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pelvo   pelvis  
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pelvic   pertaining to the pelvis  
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phalango   phalanges; finger or toe bones  
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phalangeal   pertaining to the phalanges; finger or toe bones  
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pubo   pubis  
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pubic   pertaining to the pubis  
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rachio   vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column  
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radio   radius; lower arm bone  
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radial   pertaining to radius; lower arm bone  
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sacro   sacrum; base of spine  
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sacral   pertaining sacrum; base of spine  
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scapulo   scapula; shoulder blade  
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scapular   pertaining to the scapula; shoulder blade  
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spondylo   vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column  
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sterno   sternum; breastbone  
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sternal   pertaining to the sternum; breastbone  
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synovio   synovial membrane  
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tarso   tarsals; ankle bones  
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tarsal   pertaining to the tarsals; ankle bones  
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tendino   tendon  
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tendo   tendon  
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teno   tendon  
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tibio   tibia; lower leg bone  
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tibial   pertaining to the tibia; lower leg bone  
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ulno   ulna; lower arm bone  
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ulnar   pertaining to the ulna; lower arm bone  
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vertebro   vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column  
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vertebral   pertaining to the vertebra, spinal, or vertebral column  
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inter-   between  
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supra-   above  
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sym-   together, joined  
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syn-   together, joined  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-clasia   break  
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-clasis   break  
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-desis   fusion  
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-physis   growth  
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-schisis   split, fissure  
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alignment   placing of portions of a fractured bone into correct anatomical position  
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ambulate   able to walk, not confined to bed  
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ambulatory   pertaining to ambulate  
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deformity/deformed   distortion of any part or disfigurement of the body  
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dislocate/dislocation   temporary displacement of a bone from its normal position in a joint  
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fracture   broken bone or bent bone  
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immobilize/immobilization   making of a part or limb immovable  
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orthopod   orthopedist  
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reduce/reduction   restoring a fractured bone to its normal position  
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symmetry   both sides being equal  
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traction   pulling force exerted on a limb in an effort to return the bone or joint to a normal position  
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abduction   moving away from the midline  
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adduction   moving toward the midline  
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inversion   turning inward  
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eversion   turning outward  
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extension   movement in which a limb is placed in a straight postion  
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flexion   movement in which a limb is bent  
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pronation   movement that turns the palm down  
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supination   movement that turns the palm up  
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rotation   turning around its own axis  
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