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Western Medical Terminology Unit 5
Muscles, Bones and Joints
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02/06/2016
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acromi/o
 Definition
acromion process
Term
arth/o
 Definition
joint
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heal bone
Term
capr/o
 Definition
carpel bone
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
cervical, neck
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chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
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clavicul/o, cleid/o
 Definition
clavicle
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coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
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condyl/o
 Definition
condyle
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cost/o
 Definition
rib
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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dent/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
disk/o
 Definition
disk, disc
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fibul/o
 Definition
fibula
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femor/o
 Definition
femur
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humer/o
 Definition
humerus
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ischi/o
 Definition
ischium
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement
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kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
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lord/o
 Definition
swayback
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lumb/o
 Definition
lumbar spine
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malac/o
 Definition
softening
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metacarp/o
 Definition
metacarpal bone
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muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
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my/o
 Definition
muscle
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odont/o
 Definition
teeth
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orth/o
 Definition
straight
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oste/o
 Definition
bone
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pelv/i, pelv/o
 Definition
pelvic
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phalang/o
 Definition
phalanges
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por/o
 Definition
porous
Term
pub/o
 Definition
pubis
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radi/o
 Definition
radius
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rheumat/o
 Definition
rheumatism
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scar/o
 Definition
sacrum
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scoli/o
 Definition
crooked
Term
skelet/o
 Definition
skeleton
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spondyl/o
 Definition
spine
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
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ten/o, tendon/o, tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
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thorac/o
 Definition
thorax
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tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
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uln/o
 Definition
ulna
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xiph/o
 Definition
xipoid process
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epi-
 Definition
upon
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a-, an-
 Definition
without
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de-
 Definition
down from, less than
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dys-
 Definition
difficult or painful
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inter-
 Definition
between
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meta-
 Definition
beyond
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peri-
 Definition
around, near
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supra-
 Definition
above on on the topside
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-al, ar, ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
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-meter
 Definition
instrument to measure
Term
-metry
 Definition
process of measureing
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-oid
 Definition
resembling, like
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-plasia
 Definition
development
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
 Definition
process of examination with a scope
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-taxia
 Definition
condition of muscular coordination or muscular actions
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