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Pathology Ch 2
Musculoskeletal System
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03/03/2011
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Colc/o, calci/o
 Definition
calcium
Term
Kyph/o
 Definition
posterior curve in the thoracic region, humpback
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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lord/o
 Definition
anterior curve in the lumbar region, swayback
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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scoli/o
 Definition
crooked, bent, lateral curve
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spondyl/o
 Definition
vertebra
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vertebra/o
 Definition
vertebra
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Acetabul/o
 Definition
acetabulum
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calcane/o
 Definition
calcaneous
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carp/o
 Definition
carpals
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clavicul/o
 Definition
clavicle
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cost/o
 Definition
ribs
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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ili/o
 Definition
ilium
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ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
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malleol/o
 Definition
malleolus
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible
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maxilla/o
 Definition
maxilla
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpals
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metatars/o
 Definition
metatarsals
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olecran/o
 Definition
olecranon
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patell/o
 Definition
patella
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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perone/o
 Definition
fibula
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges
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pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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ankl/o
 Definition
stiff
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arthr/o
 Definition
joint
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articul/o
 Definition
joint
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burs/o
 Definition
bursa
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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ligament/o
 Definition
ligament
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rheumat/o
 Definition
watery flow
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synov/o
 Definition
synovial membrane
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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-blast
 Definition
embryonic or immature cell
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-clast
 Definition
to break
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-listhesis
 Definition
slipping
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-physis
 Definition
to grow
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-porosis
 Definition
pore, passage
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-tome
 Definition
instrument to cut
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-desis
 Definition
to bind, tie together
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-stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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-trophy
 Definition
development, nourishment
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