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Cartilage

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Latin gristle

Nonvascular, firm connective tissue found mostly in joints

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Chir/o

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Root + combining form

hand

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pract

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Root

efficient, practical

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Ic

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Chirtopractic

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Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix

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

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Or

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Suffix

a doer

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Chiropractor

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Root + Combining form + Root + Suffix

Practitioner of chiropractic

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De

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Prefix

from, out of

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Toxi

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Root

poison

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Fication

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Suffix

remove

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Detoxification

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Prefix + Root + Suffix

Removing poison from a tissue or substance

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Ligament

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Latin band, sheet

Brand of fibrous tissue connecting two structures

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muscle

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Latin Muscle

A tissue consisting of cells that can contract

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Muscul/o

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Root

Muscle

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Skelet

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Root + Combining Form

Skeleton

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Al

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Suffix

pertaining to

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Musculoskeletal

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Root + Root + Combining Form + Suffix

Pertaining to the muscles and the bony skeleton

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Orth/o

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Root + Combining Forn

Straight

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ped

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Root

Child

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ic

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Suffix

Pertaining to

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Orthopedic

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Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix
Pertaining to the correction and cure of deformities and diseases of the musculoskeletal system; originally most of the deformities treated were in children

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Ist

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Suffix

specialist

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Orthopedist

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Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix

Specialist in orthopedics

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Oste/o

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Root + Combining Form

bone

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Path
Root | disease
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Osteopath
Root + Combining form + Root | Practitioner of osteopathy
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Pathy
Suffix | Disease
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Osteopathy
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Medical practice based on maintaining the balance of the body
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Tendon
Latin Sinew | Fibrous band that connects muscle to bone
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Cortex
Latin Bark | Outer portion of an organ, such as bone
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Cortic
Root | Cortex
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Cortical
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a cortex
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Diaphysis
Greek growing between | The shaft of a long bone
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Epi
Prefix | Upon, above
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physis
Root | Growth
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Epipysis
Prefix + Root Expanded area at the proximal and distal ends of a long bone to provide increased surface area for attachment of ligaments and tendons
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Ial
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Epiphysial
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to an epiphysis
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Haversian Canals
Clopton Havers, English physician 1655-1702 | Vascular canals in bone
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Marrow
Old English Marrow | Fatty, blood-forming tissue in the cavities of long bones
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Medulla
Latin Marrow | Central portion of a structure surrounded by the cortex
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Medulla
Root | Medulla
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Ary
Suffix | pertaining to
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Medullary
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a medulla
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Peri
Prefix | Around
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Oste
Root | Bone
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Um
Suffix | Structure
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Periosteum
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Strong membrane surrounding a bone
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Periosteal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the periosteum
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A
Prefix | Without
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Chondr/o
Root + Combining form | Cartilage
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Plasia
Suffix | Formation
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Achondroplasia
Prefix + Root + Combining form + Suffix | Condition with abnormal, early conversion of cartilage into bone, leading to dwarfism
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Oste/o
Root + Combining form | bone
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Genesis
Suffix | Creation, formation
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Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Root + Combining form + Suffix imperfecta- Latin for unfinished Inherited condition when bone formation is incomplete, leading to fragile, easily broken bones
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Oste/o
Root + Combining form | Bone
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Malacia
Suffix | abnormal softness
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Osteomalacia
Root + Combining form + Suffix | Soft, Flexible bones lacking in calcium
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Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | Bone
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Myel
Root | Bone Marrow
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Itis
Suffix | inflammation
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Osteomyelitis
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | Inflammation of bone tissue
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Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | Bone
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Penia
Suffix | Deficient
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Osteopenia
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Decreased calcification of bone
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Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | Bone
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Por/o
Root + Combining Form | Opening
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Sis
Suffix | Condition
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Osteoporosis
Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Condition in which the bones become more porous, brittle and fragile and more likely to fracture
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Rickets
Old English to twist | Disease due to vitamin D deficiency, producing soft, flexible bones
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Sarc
Root | Flesh
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Oma
Suffix | Tumor, mass
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Sarcoma
Root + Suffix | Malignant tumor originating in connective tissue
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Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | bone
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Gen
Root | Creation
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Osteogenic Sarcoma
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Malignant tumor originating in bone producing cells
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A
Prefix | Variant of ad into
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Lign
Root | Line
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Ment
Suffix | Resulting State
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Alignment
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Having a structure in its correct position relative others
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Comminut
Root | Break into pieces
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Ed
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Comminuted
Root + Suffix | A fracture in which the bone is broken into pieces
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Mal
Prefix | Bad, difficult
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Un
Root | one
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Ion
Suffix | Condition, action
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Malunion
When the two bony ends of the fracture fail to heal together correctly
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Non
Prefix | Not
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Nonunion
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Total failure of healing of a fracture
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Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | Bone
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Blast
Suffix | immature Cell
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Osteoblast
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | A bone forming cell
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Cyte
Suffix | Cell
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Osteocyte
Root + Combining Form | A bone maintaining cell
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Path/o
Root + Combining Form | disease
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log
Root | to study
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Fract
Root | To break
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Ure
Suffix | Result of
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Pathologic
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix + Root + Suffix | Fracture occurring at a site already weakened by a disease process, such as cancer
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Re
Prefix | Backward
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Duct
Root | Lead
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Reduction
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Restore a structure to its normal position
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Traction
Latin to pull | Pulling or dragging force
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Cervic
Root | Neck
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Cervical
Pertaining to the neck region
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Coccyx
Greek Coccyx | Small tailbone at the lowest end of the vertebral column
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Kyph
Root | bent, hump back
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Kyphosis
A normal posterior curve of the spine that can be exaggerated in disease
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Kyph/o
Root + Combining Form | Bent, hump back
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Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Kyphotic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to or suffering from kyphosis
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Lumbar
Lati Loin | The region of the back and sides between the ribs and pelvis
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Sacrum
Latin Scared | Segment of the vertebral column that forms part of the pelvis
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Sacr
Root | Sacrum
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Sacral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or in the neighborhood of the sacrum
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Scoli
Root | crooked
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Osis
Suffix | Condition
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Scoliosis
Root + Suffix | An abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
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Scoli/o
Root + Combining Form | Crooked
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Tic
Suffix | pertaining to
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Scoliotic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to or suffering from scoliosis
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Spine
Latin Spine Vertebral column or a short projection from a bone
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Spin
Root | Spine
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Spinal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the spine
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Vertebra
Latin Spinal joint | One of the bones of the spinal column
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Vertebr
Root | Vertebra
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Vertebral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a vertebra
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Whip
Root | To swing
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Lash
Root | end of whip
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Whiplash
Root + Root | Symptoms caused by sudden, uncontrolled extension and flexion of the neck, often in an automobile accident.
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Cranium
Greek Skull | The upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
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Crani
Root | Skull
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Al
Suffix | pertaining to
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Cranial
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the skull
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Ethm
Sieve
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Oid
Suffix | resembling
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Ethmoid
Root + Suffix | Bone that forms the back of the nose and encloses numerous air cells
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Lacrim
Root | Tears
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Mandible
Latin Jaw | Lower Jaw Bone
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Mandibul
Root | Mandible
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Mandibular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the mandibular
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Maxilla
Latin Jaw Bone | Upper jawbone, containing right and left maxillary sinuses
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Maxilla
Root | Maxilla
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Ary
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Maxillary
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the maxilla
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Occipit
Root | Back of the head
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Occipital
Root + Suffix | The back of the skull
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Palat
Root | Palat
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Ine
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Palatine
Root + Suffix | Bones that forms the hard palate and parts of the nose and orbits
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Pariet
Root | Wall
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Parietal
Root + Suffix | Two bones forming the sidewalls and roof of the cranium
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Sphen
Root | Wedge
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Oid
Suffix | Resemble
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Sphenoid
Root + Suffix | Wedge shaped bone at the base of the skull
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Tempor
Root | Time
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Temporal
Root + Suffix | Bone that forms part of the base and sides of the skull
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Tempor/o
Root + Combining Form | Temple
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Mandibul
Root | Mandible
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Temporomandibular
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | The joint between the temporal bone and the mandible
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Zygome
French Yoke | Bone that forms the prominence of the cheek
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Zygomat
Root | Cheekbone
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Zygomatic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the cheekbone
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Acromion
Greek tip of the shoulder | Lateral end of the scapula, extending over the shoulder joint
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Acromi/o
Root + Combining Form | Acromion
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Clavicul
Root | Clavicle
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Acromioclavicular
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | The joint between the acromion and the clavicle
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Articul
Root | Joint
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Ate
Suffix | Composed of
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Articulate
Root + Suffix | Two separate bones have formed a joint
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Ation
Suffix | Process
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Articulation
Root + Suffix | A Joint
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Clavicle
Latin collarbone | Curved bone that forms the anterior part of the pectoral girdle
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Clavicul
Root | Clavicle
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Clavicular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the clavicle
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Dis
Prefix | Apart, Away from
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Locat
Root | Place
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Ion
Suffix | action, condition
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Dislocation
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Completely out of joint
200
Humerus
Latin shoulder | Single bone of the upper arm
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Pector
Root | Chest
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Pectoral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to chest
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Pectoral Girdle
Girdle Old English encircle | Incomplete bony ring that attaches the upper limb to the axial skeleton
205
Scapula
Latin Shoulder blade
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Scapul
Root | Scapula
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Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Scapular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the shoulder blade
209
Sub
Prefix | Under, below, slightly
210
Luxat
Root | Dislocate
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Ion
Suffix | Action, Condition
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Subluxation
Prefix + Root + Suffix | An incomplete dislocation when some contact between the joint surfaces remains
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Capit/u
Root + Combining Form | Small head
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Lum
Suffix | Small structure
215
Capitulum
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | A small head or rounded extremity of a bone
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Pronat
Root | Bend down
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Ion
Suffix | Action, Condition
218
Pronation
Root + Suffix | Process of lying face down or of turning a hand or foot with the volar surface down
219
Prone
Latin lying down | Lying face down, flat on your belly
220
Radius
Latin Spoke of a wheel | The forearm bone on the thumb side
221
Radi
Root | Radius
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Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Radial
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the radius or to any of the structures named after it
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Supinat
Root | Bend backward
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Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
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Supination
Root + Suffix | Process of lying face upward or of turning a hand or foot so that the palm or sole is facing up
227
Supine
Latin Bend backward | Lying face up, flat on your spine
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Trochlea
Latin Pulley | Smooth articular surface of bone on which another glides
229
Trochle
Root | Pulley
230
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Trochlear
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to a trochlea
232
Ulna
Latin Elbow, arm | The medial and larger bone of the forearm
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Uln
Root | Ulna
234
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Ulnar
Pertaining to the ulna or to any of the structures names after it
236
Arthr
Root | Joint
237
Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
238
Arthritis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of a joint or joints
239
Carpus
Greek Wrist | The eight carpal bones of the wrist
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Meta
Prefix | After, subsequent to
241
Carp
Root | Wrist bones
242
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
243
Metacarpal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | The five bones between the carpus and the fingers
244
Colles Fracture
Abraham Colles, Irish surgeon, 1773- 1843 | Fracture of the distal radius at the wrist
245
Eponym
Greek Eponymos, meaning eponymus | A procedure or a diagnosis with a name derived from the name of the person who discovered it or originated it
246
Heberden Node
William Heberden, English physician 1710-1801 | Bony lump on the terminal phalanx of the fingers in osteoarthritis
247
Meta
Prefix | After, subsequent to
248
Carp/o
Root + Combining Form | bones of the wrist
249
Phalang/e
Root + Combining Form | Phalanx, finger or toe
250
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
251
Metacarpophalanngeal
Prefix + Root + Combining Form + Root + Combining Form + Suffix The joints between the metacarpal bones and the phalanges
252
Oste/o
Root + Combining Form | Bone
253
Arthr
Root | Joint
254
Itis
Suffix | Pertaining to
255
Osteoarthritits
Chronic inflammatory disease of joints
256
Phalanx
Latin bone or finger or toe | One of the bones of the digits
257
Rheumat
Root | A flow
258
Ism
Suffix | Condition
259
Rheumatism
Root + Suffix | Pain in various parts of the musculoskeletal system
260
Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
261
Rheumatic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to or characterized by rheumatism
262
Oid
Suffix | Resembling
263
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic diseases affecting many joints
264
Acetabulum
Latin Vinegar cup | The cup-shaped cavity of the hip bone that receives the head of the femur to form the hip joint
265
Femur
Latin Thigh | The thigh bone
266
Femor
Root | Femur
267
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
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Femoral
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the femur
269
Ilium
Latin Groin | Large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis
270
Ischium
Greek Hip | Lower and Posterior part of the hip bone
271
Ischi
Root | Ischium, hip bone
272
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
273
Ischial
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the ischium
274
Pelvis
Latin Basin Basin-shaped ring of bones, ligaments and muscles at the base of the spine. Also and basin-shaped cavity, like the pelvis of the kidney
275
Pelv
Root | Pelvis
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Ic
Suffix | Pertaining to
277
Pelvic
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the pelvis
278
Pubis
Latin Pubis | Alternative name for the pubic bone
279
Sacr/o
Root + Combining Form | Sacrum
280
Ili
Root | Ilium
281
Ac
Suffix | Pertaining to
282
Sacroiliac
Root + Combining Form + Root + Suffix | The joint between the sacrum and the ilium
283
Symphysis
Greek Grow together | Two bones joined by fibrocartilage in this case the two pubic bones
284
Arthr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
285
Desis
Suffix | To fuse together
286
Arthrodesis
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery
287
Brace
Old English To fasten | Appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position
288
Diastasis
Greek Separation | Separation fo normally joined parts
289
Radi/o
Root + Combining Form | Radiation, X-rays
290
Logy
Suffix | Study of
291
Radiology
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | The study of medical imaging
292
Logist
Suffix | One who studies, specialist
293
Radiologist
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Medical specialist in the use of X-rays and other imaging techniques
294
Athr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
295
Desis
Suffix | To fuse together
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Athrodesis
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery
297
Athr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
298
Plasty
Suffix | Reshaping by surgery
299
Athroplasty
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Surgery to repair, as far as possible, the function of a joint
300
A
Prefix | Without
301
Vascul
Root | Blood vessel
302
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
303
Avascular
Prefix + Root + Suffix | WIthout a blood supply
304
Labrum
Latin Lip-shaped | Cartilage that forms a rim around the socket of the hip joint
305
Necrosis
Greek Death | Pathologic death of cells or tissue
306
Necr/o
Root + Combining Form | Death
307
Tic
Suffix | Pertaining to
308
Necrotic
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Pertaining to or affected by necrosis
309
Prosthesis
Greek Addition | An artificial part to remedy a defect in the body
310
Prosthetic
Pertaining to a prosthesis
311
Co
Prefix | Together
312
Later
Root | Side
313
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
314
Colateral
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction
315
Cruciate
Latin Cross | Shaped like a cross. In this case the two internal ligaments of the knee joint cross over each other to form an X
316
Fibula
Latin Clasp or buckle | The smaller of the two bones of the lower leg
317
Fibul
Root | Fibula
318
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
319
Fibular
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the fibula
320
Meniscus
Greek Crescent | Disc of cartilage between the bones of a joint, in this case the knee joint
321
Patella
Latin Small plate | Thin, circular bone in front of the knee joint, embedded in the patellar tendon
322
Patell
Root | Patella
323
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
324
Patellar
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the patella bone or the tendon
325
Tibia
Latin Large shinbone | The larger bone of the lower leg
326
Tibi
Root | Tibia
327
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
328
Tibial
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the tibia
329
Athr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
330
Centesis
Suffix | Puncture
331
Athrocentesis
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Aspiration of fluid from a joint
332
Arthr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
333
Graphy
Suffix | Process of recording
334
Arthrography
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | X-ray of a joint taken after the injection of a contrast medium into the joint
335
Arthr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
336
Scopy
Suffix | The process of using an instrument to examine visually
337
Arthroscopy
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Visual examination of the interior of a joint
338
Arthr/o
Root + Combining Form | Joint
339
Scope
Suffix | Instrument to examine visually
340
Arthroscope
Root + Combining Form + Suffix | Endoscope used to examine the interior of a joint
341
Bursa
Latin Purse | A closed sac containing synovial fluid
342
Burs
Root | Bursa
343
Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
344
Bursitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of a bursa
345
De
Prefix | Removal, out of
346
Bride
Root | Rubble, rubbish
347
Ment
Suffix | Action
348
Debridement
Prefix + Root + Suffix | The removal of injured or necrotic tissue
349
Hyper
Prefix | Excessive
350
Flex
Root | Bend
351
Ion
Suffix | Action, condition
352
Hyperflexion
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limits
353
Menisc
Root | Crescent, meniscus
354
Ectomy
Suffix | Surgical excision
355
Meniscectomy
Root + Suffix | Excision (cutting out) of all or part of a meniscus
356
Pre
Prefix | Before, in front of
357
Patell
Root | Patella
358
Ar
Suffix | Pertaining to
359
Prepatellar
Prefix + Root + Suffix | In front of the patella
360
Rupture
Latin Break, fracture | Break or tear of any organ or body part
361
Tendin
Root | Tendon
362
Itis
Suffix | Inflammation
363
Tendinitis
Root + Suffix | Inflammation of a tendon
364
Bunion
French Bump | A swelling at the base of the big toe
365
Calcaneus
Latin The heel | Bone of the tarsus that forms the heel
366
Calcan
Root | Calcaneus
367
Eal
Suffix | Pertaining to
368
Calcaneal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the calcaneus
369
Hallux
Root | Big toe
370
Valgus
Root | Turn out
371
Hallux Valgus
Root + Root | Deviation of the big toe toward the medial side of the foot
372
Meta
Prefix | After, subsequent to
373
Tars
Root | Ankle
374
Us
Suffix | Pertaining to
375
Metatarsus
Prefix + Root + Suffix | The five parallel bones of the foot between the tarsus and the phalanges
376
Meta
Prefix | After, subsequent to
377
Tars
Root | Ankle
378
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
379
Metatarsal
Prefix + Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the metatarsus
380
Pod
Root | Foot
381
Iatry
Suffix | Treatment
382
Podiatry
Root + Suffix | The diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of the foot
383
Pod
Root | Foot
384
Iatrist
Suffix | Practitioner
385
Podiatrist
Root + Suffix | Practitioner of podiatry
386
Pott Fracture
Fracture of the lower end of the fibula, often with fracture of the tibial malleolus
387
Talus
Latin Heel bone | The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to form the ankle joint
388
Tarsus
Latin Ankle | The collection of seven bones in the foot that form the ankle and instep
389
Tars
Root | Ankle
390
Al
Suffix | Pertaining to
391
Tarsal
Root + Suffix | Pertaining to the tarsus

Med Terminology (15 decks)

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