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Medical Terminology
Musculoskeletal system
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12/09/2010

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Spongy bone tissue is also called
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yellow bone marrow
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Outward extension of the shoulder bone
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Acromion
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The projection of the temporal bone is the:
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Mastoid process
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Knuckle-like process at the end of a bone is called a:
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condyle
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Mandible, vomer, maxilla and zygomatic are all bones of the
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Face
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Occipital, sphenoid, frontal, temporal and ethmoid are bones of the
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cranium
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The shaft of a long bone is called:
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Diaphysis
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Operation performed to relieve the symptoms of a slipped disk
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Laminectomy
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Lateral curvature of the spinal column
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Scoliosis
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Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of a bone, which is known as:
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Osteomalacia
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Pertaining to the upper arm bone
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Humeral
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The smaller of the two lower leg bones is the
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Fibula
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
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clubfoot:
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Talipes
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Inflammation of joints cause by excsessive uric acid accumulation
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Gouty Arthritis
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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle
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Leiomyoma
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Fibrous membrane separating muscles
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Fascia
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Movement away from the midline
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abduction
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Pertaining to the heart muscle
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Myocardial
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Pain of many muscles
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polymyalgia
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Act of turning the palm forwar or upward
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Supination
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connection of muscle to the bone that moves
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insertion
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connection of the muscle to a stationary bone
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origin
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upper arm bone
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humerus
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thigh bone
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femur
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humpback
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kyphosis
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heel bone
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calcaneus
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mineral substance in bone
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phosphorus
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larger lower leg bone
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tibia
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red bone marrow is found in spongy or_________bone
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cancellous
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Give the medical names for the following bones
Finger bones______
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Phalanges
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Give the medical names for the following bones:
Foot bones_________
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Metatarsals
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Incision of a joint______
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Arthrotomy
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Stiffened, immobile joint
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ankylosis
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High levels of blood calcium
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hypercalcemia
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Myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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Combining form for collarbone
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Clavicul/o
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a-, an-
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no, not, without
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ad-
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toward
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condition of anterior curvature of the spine
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lordosis
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Calc/o
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Calcium
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kyph/o
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humpback or hunchback
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lamin/o
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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)
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lord/o
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curve, swayback (anterior curvature in the lumbar region)
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
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-blast
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immature cell
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-clast
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to break
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-listheis
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slipping
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-malacia
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softening
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-physis
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to grow
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-porosis
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pore,passage
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-tome
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instrument to cut
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acetabul/o
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acetabulum (hip socket)
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calcane/o
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calcaneus (heel)
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carp/o
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carpals (wrist bones)
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calvicul/o
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clavicle (collar bone)
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cost/o
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ribs
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crani/o
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cranium
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o
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fibula
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humer/o
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humerus
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ili/o
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illium (upper part of the pelvic bone)
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ischi/o
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ischium (posterior part of the pelvic bone)
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malleol/o
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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)
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mandibul/o
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mandible (lower jaw bone)
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maxill/o
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maxilla (upper jawbone)
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals (hand bones)
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metatars/o
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metatarsals (foot bones)
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olecran/o
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olecranon (elbow)
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patell/o
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patella (kneecap)
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pelv/i
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pelvis (hipbone)
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perone/o
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fibula
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pub/o
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pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
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radi/o
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radius (forearm bone, thumb side)
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scapul/o
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scapula (shoulder blade)
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stern/o
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sternum
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tars/o
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tarsals (bones of the hind foot)
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna (forearm bone, little finger side)
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Ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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bursa
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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ligament/o
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ligament
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rheumat/o
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watery flow
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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ten/o
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tendon
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tendin
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tendin/o
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tendon
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-desis
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to bind together
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-stenosis
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narrowing
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flexion
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decreasing the angle between two bones bending a limb
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dorsilflexion
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decreasing the angle of the ankle joint so that the foot bends backward . This is the opposite movement of stepping on a gas pedal when driving a car
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plantar felxion
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motion that extend the foot downward toward the ground as when pointing the toes or stepping on the gas pedal.
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fascia
Definition
fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles.
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insertion of a muscle
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connection of the muscle to a bone the moves
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fasci/o
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fascia (covering of the muscles)
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fibr/o
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fibrous connective tissue
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leiomy/o
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smooth (visceral muscle that lines the walls of internal organs)
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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plant/o
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sole of the foot
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rhabdomy/o
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muscle and flesh
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-asthenia
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lack of strength
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-tropy
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development, nourishment
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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dorsi-
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back
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poly-
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many
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Ewing sarcoma
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Rare malignant tumor arising in bone, most often occuring in children
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exostosis
Definition
bony growth arising from the surface of the bone
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osteogenic sarcoma
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commong malignant tumor arising from osetoblasts
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ganglion
Definition
fluid-filled cyst arising from joint capsules or tendons, typically in the hand.
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striated muscle
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makes up voluntary or skeletal muscles that move all bones.
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smooth muscle
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makes up the involuntary or visceral muscles that move internal organs.
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cardiac muscle
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is striated in appearance but is like smooth muscle in its action.
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