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osteo

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cf for bone

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arthro

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joint

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teno, tendo, tendino

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tendons (connect tissue to bone)

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burso

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serous sac between a tendon and a bone

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chondro

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cartillage

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costo

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ribs

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dento

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tooth

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ortho

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straightening

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myelo

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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lumbo

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lower back

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thoraco

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the chest, or thorax

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pubo

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noun form, referring to the pubic bone (bone of the pelvis)

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abdomino

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abdomen

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amnio

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referring to the amniotic sac

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cysto

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bladder

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odonto

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tooth

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dys

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prefix for

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hypo

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prefix for above, more than normal

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hyper

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prefix for below, less than normal

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inter

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prefix for between

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hydro

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prefix for water

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peri

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prefix for around or near

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supra

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prefix for above

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ab

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prefix for away from

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ad
prefix for toward
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scope/scopy
prefix for looking inside and organ or cavity with a scope
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plasia
prefix for growth and development
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trophy
prefix for change in size of cells and organs
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centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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phobia
fear
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genesis
original growth of cells and organs
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CXR
Chest x-ray
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LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
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RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
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LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
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RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant
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L1-L5
Lumbar Vertebrae
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T1-T12
Thoracic Vertabrae
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cysto
Cystoscopy
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Osteitis
Inflammation of the bone
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osteomalacia
softening of the bones
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osteopathy
disease of the bone
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osteopenia
loss of bone density
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osteoma/osteomata
tumor on the bone
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osteoarthropathy
bone and joint disease
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myelocele
herniation of the spinal cord
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meningomyelocele
herniation of the spinal cord and meninges
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dysplasia
abnormal development
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myelodysplasia
abnormal development of the spinal cord
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hyperplasia
excessive development
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arthroscopy
instrument to look at a joint
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arthroplasty
surgical repair of a joint
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arthritis
inflammation of a joint
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arthrotomy
incision into a joint
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tenoplasty
repair of a tendon
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tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
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tenodynia
pain in a tendon
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bursa/bursae
small serous sac between a tendon and a bone
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bursitis
inflammation of a bursae
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bursectomy
removal of a bursae
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cartilage
tough, elastic connective tissue
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chondralgia/chondrodynia
pain in the cartilage
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osteochondritis
inflammation of the bone and cartillage
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chondrectomy
removal of cartillage
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chondrocostal
pertaining to the ribs and cartilage
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intercostal
the muscles between the ribs
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dentalgia
tooth pain
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orthodontist
specialist who straightens abnormally positioned teeth
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periosteum
the membrane around the bone
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periocardium
the membrane around the heart
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orthopedist
specialist who treats fractures
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orthotic
devise used to stabilize or prevent deformity
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lumbar
the lower region of the back
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supralumbar
above the lumbar region
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supracostal
above the ribs
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supracranial
above the skull
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pubis
the pelvic bone
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suprapubis
above the pelvic bone
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pelvimetry
measurement of a woman's pelvis during pregnancy
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thorax/thoracic
chest
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thoracometer
instrument used to measure the chest
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thoracotomy
incision into the chest
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thoracocentisis
surgical puncture of the chest to drain fluid
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thoracolumbar
pertaining to the thoracis and lumbar vertebrae
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abnormal
away from normal
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addiction
being drawn toward a hapid
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abduction
movement away from the midline
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adduction
movement toward the midline
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abdominocentesis
tap or puncture of the abdomen to withdraw fluid
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amniocentesis
tap of puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw fluid for testing
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cardiocentesis
removing fluid from around the heart
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cystitis
inflammation of the bladder
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cystomy
incision of the bladder
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cstyoscopy
looking into the bladder using a scope
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cystoplasty
surgical repair of the bladder
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cycstocele
hernia of the bladder wall
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hydropcephalic
enlarged head due to increased fluid in the skull
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hydrophobia
rabies
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hydrotherapy
pt treatment in water
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osteocyte
bone cell
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osteoblast
immature blood cell
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oste/o
cf for bone
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oid
suffix for resembling
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-plasty
suffix for surgical repair
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osteoarthropathy
disease of the bone at the joint
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