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Skeletal System (339 cards)

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cartilage

full word 🟫

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nonvascular, firm connective tissue found mostly in joints

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chiropractic

full word 🟫

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diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mechanical disorders of the musculoskeletal system

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chiropractor

full word 🟫

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practitionar of chiropractic

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detoxification

full word 🟫

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removing poison from a tissue or substance

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ligament

full word 🟫

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band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures

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muscle

full word 🟫

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a tissue consisting of cells that can contract

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musculoskeletal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the muscles and the bony skeleton

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orthopedic

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the correction and cure of deformities and diseases of the musculoskeletal system

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orthopedist

full word 🟫

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specialist in orthopedics

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osteocalcin

full word 🟫

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a hormone produced by bone cells

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osteopath

full word 🟫

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practitioner of osteopathy

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osteopathy

full word 🟫

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medical practice based on maintaining the balance of the body

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tendon

full word 🟫

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fibrous band that connects muscle to bone

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de-

prefix 🟩

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from, out of

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-ic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-or

suffix 🟦

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a doer

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-fication

suffix 🟦

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remove

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-al

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-ist

suffix 🟦

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specialist

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-in

suffix 🟦

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chemical compound

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-path

suffix 🟦

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disease

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-pathy

suffix 🟦

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disease

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chir/o

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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hand

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pract-

root 🟥

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efficient, practical

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toxi- ## Footnote root 🟥
poison
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muscul/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
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skelet- ## Footnote root 🟥
skeleton
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orth/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
straight
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ped- ## Footnote root 🟥
child
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oste/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bone
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calc- ## Footnote root 🟥
calcium
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cortex ## Footnote full word 🟫
outer portion of an organ, such as a bone
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cortical ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to a cortex
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diaphysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
the shaft of a long bone
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epiphysis ## Footnote full word 🟫
expanded area at the proximal and distal ends of a long bone to provide increased sureface area for attachment of ligaments and tendons
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epiphysial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to an epiphysis
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Haversian canals ## Footnote full word 🟫
vascular canals in bone
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marrow ## Footnote full word 🟫
fatty, blood forming tissue in the cavities of long bones
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medulla ## Footnote full word 🟫
central portion of a structure surrounded by cortex
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medullary ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to a medulla
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periosteum ## Footnote full word 🟫
strong membrane surrounding a bone
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periosteal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the periosteum
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epi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
upon, above
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peri- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
around
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-ial ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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cortic- ## Footnote root 🟥
cortex
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-physis ## Footnote root 🟥
growth
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medulla- ## Footnote root 🟥
medulla
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oste- ## Footnote root 🟥
bone
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achondroplasia ## Footnote full word 🟫
condition with abnormal, early conversion of cartilage into bone, leading to drawfism
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osteogenesis imperfecta ## Footnote full word 🟫
inherited condition in which bone formation is incomplete, leading to fragile, easily broken bones
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osteomyelitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of bone and bone marrow
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osteopenia ## Footnote full word 🟫
decreased calcification of bone
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osteoporosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
condition in which the bones become more porous, brittle, and fragile and more likely to fracture
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rickets ## Footnote full word 🟫
disease due to vitamin d deficiency, producing soft, flexible bones
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sarcoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
malignant tumor originating in connective tissue
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chondrosarcoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
malignant tumor originating in cartilage cells
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osteogenic sarcoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
malignant tumor originating in bone-producing cells
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a- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
without
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-plasia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
formation
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-genesis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
creation, formation
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-malacia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
abnormal softness
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-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
inflammation
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-penia ## Footnote suffix 🟦
deficient
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-sis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦
tumor, mass
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chrondr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
cartilage
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-myel- ## Footnote root 🟥
bone marrow
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por/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
opening
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sarc- ## Footnote root 🟥
flesh
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gen- ## Footnote root 🟥
creation
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callus ## Footnote full word 🟫
bony tissue that forms at a fracture site early in healing
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cancellous ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone that has a spongy or lattice-like structure
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comminuted ## Footnote full word 🟫
a fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces
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hematoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
collection of blood that has escaped from blood vessels ito tissue
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osteoblast ## Footnote full word 🟫
a bone-forming cell
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osteocyte ## Footnote full word 🟫
a bone-maintaining cell
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pathologic fracture ## Footnote full word 🟫
fracture occuring at a site already weakened by a disease process
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-ed ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-blast ## Footnote suffix 🟦
immature cell
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-ure ## Footnote suffix 🟦
result of
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comminut- ## Footnote root 🟥
break into pieces
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hemat- ## Footnote root 🟥
blood
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-cyte ## Footnote root 🟥
cell
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-log ## Footnote root 🟥
to study
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path/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
disease
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fract- ## Footnote root 🟥
to break
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cervical ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the neck region
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coccyx ## Footnote full word 🟫
small tailbone at the lowest end of the vertabral column
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foramen (foramina, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
an opening through a structure
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kyphosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
a normal posterior curve of the spine that can be exaggerated in disease
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kyphotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from kyphosis
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lumbar ## Footnote full word 🟫
the region of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
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sacrum ## Footnote full word 🟫
segment of the vertebral column that forms part of the pelvis
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sacral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or in the region of the sacrum
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scoliosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
an abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
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scoliotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from scoliosis
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spine ## Footnote full word 🟫
vertebral column or a short projection from a bone
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spinal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to a vertabra
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vertebra (vertabrae, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
one of the bones of the spinal column
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vertebral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the vertebra
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whiplash ## Footnote full word 🟫
symptoms caused by sudden, uncontrolled extension, and flexion of the neck
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cervic- ## Footnote root 🟥
neck
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kyph/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
bent, humpback
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scoli/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
crooked
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sacr- ## Footnote root 🟥
sacrum
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spin- ## Footnote root 🟥
spine
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vertebr- ## Footnote root 🟥
vertebra
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whip- ## Footnote root 🟥
to swing
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-lash ## Footnote root 🟥
end of whip
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-osis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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cranium ## Footnote full word 🟫
the upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
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cranial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the skull
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ethmoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone that forms the back of the nose and encloses numerous air cells
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lacrimal ## Footnote full word 🟫
lacrimal bone forms part of the medial wall of the orbit
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lacrimal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to tears
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mandible ## Footnote full word 🟫
lower jaw bone
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mandibular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the mandible
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maxilla ## Footnote full word 🟫
upper jawbone, containing right and left maxillary sinuses
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maxillary ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the maxilla
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occipital ## Footnote full word 🟫
the back of the skull
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palatine ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone that forms the hard palate and parts of the nose and orbits
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parietal ## Footnote full word 🟫
the two bones forming the sidewalls and roof of the cranium
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sphenoid ## Footnote full word 🟫
wedge-shaped bone at the base of the skull
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temporal ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone that forms part of the base and sides of the skull
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temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ## Footnote full word 🟫
the joint between the temporal bone and the mandible
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zygoma ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone that forms the prominance of the cheek
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zygomatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the cheekbone
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crani- ## Footnote root 🟥
skull
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ethm- ## Footnote root 🟥
sieve
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lacrim- ## Footnote root 🟥
tears
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mandibul- ## Footnote root 🟥
mandible
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maxilla- ## Footnote root 🟥
maxilla
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occipit- ## Footnote root 🟥
back of the head
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palat- ## Footnote root 🟥
palate
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pariet- ## Footnote root 🟥
wall
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sphen- ## Footnote root 🟥
wedge
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zygomat- ## Footnote root 🟥
cheekbone
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tempor/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
temple
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-oid ## Footnote suffix 🟦
remembling
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-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-ine ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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acromion ## Footnote full word 🟫
lateral end of the scapula, extending over the shoulder joint
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acromioclavicular ## Footnote full word 🟫
the joint between the acromion and the clavicle
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articulate ## Footnote full word 🟫
two seperate bones have formed a joint
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articulation ## Footnote full word 🟫
a joint
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clavicle ## Footnote full word 🟫
curved bone that forms the anterior part of the pectoral girdle
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clavicular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the clavicle
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deformity ## Footnote full word 🟫
a permanent structural deviation from the normal
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dislocation ## Footnote full word 🟫
completely out of joint
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humerus ## Footnote full word 🟫
single bone of the upper arm
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pectoral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the chest
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pectoral girdle ## Footnote full word 🟫
incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton
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scapula (scapulae, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
shoulder blade
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scapular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the shoulder blade
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subluxation ## Footnote full word 🟫
an incomplete dislocation when some contact between the joint surfaces remains
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acromi/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
acromion
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clavicul- ## Footnote root 🟥
clavicle
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articul- ## Footnote root 🟥
joint
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form- ## Footnote root 🟥
apperance, form
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locat- ## Footnote root 🟥
place
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pector- ## Footnote root 🟥
chest
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scapul- ## Footnote root 🟥
scapula
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luxat- ## Footnote root 🟥
dislocate
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-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦
action, condition
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-ity ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process
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-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦
composed of
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de- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
change of
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dis- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
apart, away from
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sub- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
under, below, slightly
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aspiration (aspirate) ## Footnote full word 🟫
removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity
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bursa (bursae) ## Footnote full word 🟫
a closed sac containing synovial fluid
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bursitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of a bursa
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capitulum ## Footnote full word 🟫
a small head or rounded extremity of a bone
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olecranon ## Footnote full word 🟫
prominent, proximal extremity of ulna
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pronation (pronate) ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of lying face down or of turning a hand or foot with the volar surface down
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prone ## Footnote full word 🟫
lying face down, flat on your belly
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radius ## Footnote full word 🟫
the forearm bone on the thumb side
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radial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the radius or any other structures names after it
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supination ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of lying face upward or of turning hand or foot so that the palm/sole is facing up
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supine ## Footnote full word 🟫
lying face up, flat on your spine
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trochlea ## Footnote full word 🟫
smooth atricular surface of bone on which another glides
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trochlear ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to a trochlea
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ulna ## Footnote full word 🟫
the medical and larger bone of the forearm
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ulnar ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the ulna or any structures named after it
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aspirat- ## Footnote root 🟥
to breathe on
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burs- ## Footnote root 🟥
bursa
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pronat- ## Footnote root 🟥
bend down
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radi- ## Footnote root 🟥
radius
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supinat- ## Footnote root 🟥
bend backward
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trochle- ## Footnote root 🟥
pulley
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uln- ## Footnote root 🟥
ulna
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capit/u ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
small head
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-lum ## Footnote suffix 🟦
small structure
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arthritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of a joint(s)
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carpus ## Footnote full word 🟫
the eight carpal bones of the wrist
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carpal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the wrist
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metacarpal ## Footnote full word 🟫
the five bones between the carpus and the fingers
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Colles fracture ## Footnote full word 🟫
fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
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eponym ## Footnote full word 🟫
a procedure or a diagnosis with a name derived from the name of the person who discovered it or originated it
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Heberden node ## Footnote full word 🟫
bony lump on the terminal phalanx of the fingers in osteoarthritis
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metacarpophalangeal ## Footnote full word 🟫
the joints between the metacarpal bones and the phalanges
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osteoarthritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
chronic inflammatory disease of joints
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phalanx (phalanges, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
one of the bones of the digits (fingers or toes)
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rheumatism ## Footnote full word 🟫
pain in various parts of the musculoskeletal system
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rheumatic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or characterized by rheumatism
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rheumatoid arthritis ## Footnote full word 🟫
systemic disease affecting many joints
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meta- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
after, subsequent to
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arthr- ## Footnote root 🟥
joint
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carp/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
wrist bones
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rheumat- ## Footnote root 🟥
a flow
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phalang/e ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
phalanx, fingers or toes
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-ism ## Footnote suffix 🟦
condition
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acetabulum ## Footnote full word 🟫
the cup shaped cavity of the hip bone that recieves the head of the femur to form the hip joint
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femur ## Footnote full word 🟫
the thigh bone
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femoral ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the femur
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ilium ## Footnote full word 🟫
large, wing-shaped bone at the upperand posterior part of the pelvis
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ischium (ischia, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
lower and posterior part of the hipe bone
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ischial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the ischium
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pelvis ## Footnote full word 🟫
basin-shaped ring of bones, ligament, and muscles at the base of the spine
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pelvic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the pelvis
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pubis ## Footnote full word 🟫
alternate name for the pubic bone
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pubic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the pubic bone
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sacroiliac joint ## Footnote full word 🟫
the joint between the sacrum and the ilium
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symphysis (symphyses, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
two bones joined by fibrocartilage
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sacr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
sacrum
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femor- ## Footnote root 🟥
femur
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ischi- ## Footnote root 🟥
ischium, hip bone
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pelv- ## Footnote root 🟥
pelvis
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pub- ## Footnote root 🟥
pubis
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ili- ## Footnote root 🟥
ilium
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arthrodesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery
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brace ## Footnote full word 🟫
appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position
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diastasis ## Footnote full word 🟫
seperation of normally joined parts
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radiology ## Footnote full word 🟫
the study of medical imaging
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radiologist ## Footnote full word 🟫
medical specialist in the use of x-rays and other imaging techniques
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stable ## Footnote full word 🟫
steady, not varying
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stabilize ## Footnote full word 🟫
to make or hold firm and steady
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-desis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
to fuse together
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-ize ## Footnote suffix 🟦
action
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radi/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
radiation, x-rays
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stabil- ## Footnote root 🟥
steady, fixed
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arthroplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫
surgery to repair, as far as possible, the function of a joint
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avascular ## Footnote full word 🟫
without a blood supply
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labrum ## Footnote full word 🟫
cartilage that forms a rim around the socket of the hip joint
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necrosis ## Footnote full word 🟫
pathologic death of cells or tissue
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necrotic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to or affected by necrosis
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prothesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
an artifical part to remedy a defect in the body
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prosthetic ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to a prosthesis
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vascul- ## Footnote root 🟥
blood vessel
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necr/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
death
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prosthet- ## Footnote root 🟥
prothesis
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-plasty ## Footnote suffix 🟦
reshaping by surgery
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collateral ## Footnote full word 🟫
situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction
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cruciate ## Footnote full word 🟫
shaped like a cross
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fibula ## Footnote full word 🟫
the smaller of the two bones of the lower leg
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fibular ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the fibula
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meniscus (menisci, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
disc of cartillage between the bones of a joint
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patella (patellae, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫
thin, circular bone in front of the knee joint, embedded in the patellar tendon
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patellar ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the patella bone or the tendon
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rupture ## Footnote full word 🟫
break or tear of any body part
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tibia ## Footnote full word 🟫
the larger bone of the lower leg
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tibial ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the tibia
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co- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
together
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later- ## Footnote root 🟥
side
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fibul- ## Footnote root 🟥
fibula
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patell- ## Footnote root 🟥
patella
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tibi- ## Footnote root 🟥
tibia
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arthrocentesis ## Footnote full word 🟫
aspiration of fluid from a joint
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arthrography ## Footnote full word 🟫
x-ray of a joint taken after the injection of a contrast medium into the joint
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arthroscopy ## Footnote full word 🟫
visual examination of the interior of a joint
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arthroscope ## Footnote full word 🟫
endoscope used to examine the interior of a joint
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debridement ## Footnote full word 🟫
the removal of injured, necrotic tissue
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hyperflexion ## Footnote full word 🟫
flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limits
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meniscectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫
excision (cutting out) of all or part of a meniscus
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prepatellar ## Footnote full word 🟫
in front of the patella
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tendinitis ## Footnote full word 🟫
inflammation of a tendon
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bride- ## Footnote root 🟥
rubble, rubbish
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flex- ## Footnote root 🟥
bend
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menisc- ## Footnote root 🟥
crescent, meniscus
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tendin- ## Footnote root 🟥
tendon
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-centesis ## Footnote suffix 🟦
puncture
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-graphy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of recording
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-scopy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
the process of using an instrument to examine visually
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-scope ## Footnote suffix 🟦
instrument to examine visually
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-ment ## Footnote suffix 🟦
action
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-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦
action, condition
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-ectomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
surgical incision
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hyper- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
excessive
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pre- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
before, in front of
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bunion ## Footnote full word 🟫
swelling at the base of the big toe
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calcaneus ## Footnote full word 🟫
bone of the tarsus that forms the heel
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calcaneal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the calcaneus
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hallux valgus ## Footnote full word 🟫
deviation of the big toe towards the medial side of the foot
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metatarsus ## Footnote full word 🟫
the five parallel bones of the foot between the tarsus and the phalanges
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metatarsal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the metatarsus
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podiatry ## Footnote full word 🟫
the diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of the foot
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podiatrist ## Footnote full word 🟫
practitioner of podiatry
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talus ## Footnote full word 🟫
the tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to and from the ankle joint
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tarsus ## Footnote full word 🟫
the collection of seven bones in the foot that form the ankle and instep
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tarsal ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to the tarsus
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calcan- ## Footnote root 🟥
calcaneus
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hallux- ## Footnote root 🟥
big toe
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valgus ## Footnote root 🟥
turn out
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tars- ## Footnote root 🟥
ankle
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pod- ## Footnote root 🟥
foot
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Pott fracture ## Footnote full word 🟫
fracture of the lower end of the fibula, often with a fracture of the tibial malleolus
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-eal ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-us ## Footnote suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-iatry ## Footnote suffix 🟦
treatment
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-iatrist ## Footnote suffix 🟦
practitioner
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amputation ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of removing a projecting part
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biopsy ## Footnote full word 🟫
process of removing living tissue for labratory examination
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biphosphonate ## Footnote full word 🟫
a class of drugs used to prevent and treat fragile bones
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chemotherapy ## Footnote full word 🟫
treatment using chemical agents
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cyrosurgery ## Footnote full word 🟫
use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in surgery to freeze and kill abnormal tissue
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estrogen ## Footnote full word 🟫
generic term for hormones that stimulate female secondary sex characteristics
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glucose ## Footnote full word 🟫
the final product of carbohydrate digestion and the main sugar in blood
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incision ## Footnote full word 🟫
a cut or surgical wound
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incisional ## Footnote full word 🟫
pertaining to an incision
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radiotherapy ## Footnote full word 🟫
treatment using radiation
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bi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩
two
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amput- ## Footnote root 🟥
to prune, top off
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bio- ## Footnote root 🟥
life
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phos- ## Footnote root 🟥
phosphate
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phon- ## Footnote root 🟥
sound
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-therapy ## Footnote root 🟥
medical treatment
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surg- ## Footnote root 🟥
operate
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gluc- ## Footnote root 🟥
sugar
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incis- ## Footnote root 🟥
cut into
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chem/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
chemical
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cry/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
icy cold
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estr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)
woman
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-opsy ## Footnote suffix 🟦
to view
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-ery ## Footnote suffix 🟦
process of
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-gen ## Footnote suffix 🟦
produce, create
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-ose ## Footnote suffix 🟦
full of
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