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Um

A

Noun ending

1
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Peri

A

Surrounding

2
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Oste

A

Bone

3
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End

A

Within

4
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Poietic

A

Pertaining to

5
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Crani

A

Skull

6
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Cost

A

Rib

7
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Al

A

Pertaining to

8
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Sacr/o

A

Sacrum

9
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Ili

A

Ilium

10
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Ac

A

Pertaining to

11
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Ankyl

A

Crooked, bent or stiff

12
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Osis

A

Abnormal condition or disease

13
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Athr/o

A

Joint

14
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Sclerosis

A

Abnormal hardening

15
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Path

A

Disease

16
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Pod

A

Foot

17
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Iatrist

A

Specialist

18
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Burs

A

Bursa

19
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Itis

A

Inflammation

20
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Chrondr/o

A

Cartilage

21
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Oma

A

Tumor

22
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Hem

A

Blood

23
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Osis

A

Abnormal condition and disease

24
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Synov

A

Synovial membrane

25
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Spondyl

A

Vertebrae

26
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Ago

A

Diseased condition

27
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Lumb

A

Lumbar

28
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Listhesis

A

Slipping

29
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Kyph

A

Hump

30
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Lord

A

Bent backward

31
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Scoli

A

Curved

32
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Stenosis

A

Abnormal narrowing

33
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Algia

A

Pain

34
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Malacia

A

Abnormal softening

35
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Myel

A

Bone marrow

36
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Necrosis

A

Tissue death

37
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Penia

A

deficiency

38
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Osteoporotic hip fracture

A

Broken hip

39
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Scopy

A

Visual examination

40
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Desis

A

Surgical fixation of bone or joint

41
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Lysis

A

Loosening or setting free or breaking down (destruction)

42
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Ectomy

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Surgical removal

43
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Plasty

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Surgical repair

44
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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra

45
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Lamin

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Lamina

46
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Otomy

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Surgical incision

47
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Clasis

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Break

48
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Rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing