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arthrocentesis

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arthro /centesis

joint / puncture

puncture of a joint

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arthrogram

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arthro / gram

joint / record

visual record of a joint

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arthrography

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arthro / graphy

joint / writing procedure

procedure used to examine a joint

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arthroscope

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arthro / scope

joint / instrument to look

instrument for looking into a joint

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arthroscopy

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arthro / scopy

joint / procedure to look

procedure of looking into a joint

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computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)

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axi / al tomo/ graphy

axis / pertaining to cut writing / procedure

imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis

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electromyogram

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electro / myo / gram

electricity / muscle / record

a record of the electrical activity of a muscle

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electromyography

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electro / myo / graphy

electricity / muscle / writing procedure

procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

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myography

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myo / graphy

muscle / writing procedure

procedure for studying muscle

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osteometry

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osteo / metry

bone / measurement

procedure for measuring bone

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kyphosis

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kyph / osis

bent / condition

humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine

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lordosis

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lord /osis

bent barkward / condition

sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine

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scoliosis

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scoli / osis

crooked / condition

crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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carpitis

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carp / itis

wrist / inflammation

wrist inflammation

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craniomalacia

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cranio / malacia

skull / softening

softening of the skull

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exostosis

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ex / ost / osis

out / bone / condition

an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone

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fracture

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Latin for break

a bone break

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osteodystrophy

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osteo/ dys / trophy

bone / bad / nourishment

poor bone development

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osteolysis

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osteo / lysis

bone / loss

bone loss

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osteonecrosis

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osteo / necrosis

bone / death

death of bone

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osteosclerosis

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osteo / scler / osis

bone / hardening / condition

abnormal hardening of bone

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polydactyly

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poly / dactyl /ly

many / finger / condition

having more that the normal number of fingers (or toes)

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spondylitis

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spondyl / itis

vertebra / inflammation

vertebra inflammation

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spondylomalacia

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spondylo / malacia

vertebra / softening

softening of the verebra

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syndactyly
syn / dactyl / y together / finger / condition fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers (or toes)
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tarsoptosis
tarso/ ptosis ankle / drooping condition flat feet
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bursolith
burso / lith bursa / stone a stone in a bursa
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effusion
ef / fusion out / pour fluid build-up
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hemathrosis
hem / arthr / osis blood / joint / condition blood in a joint
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hydrathrosis
hydr / arthr / osis water / joint / condition water (fluid) in a joint
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pyathrosis
py / arthr / osis pus / joint / condition pus in a joint
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atropy
a / trophy no / nourishment underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue
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hypertrophy
hyper / trophy over / nourishment over development of muscle tissue
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myocele
myo /cele muscle / hernia hernia of muscle tissue
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myolysis
myo / lysis muscle / loss loss of muscle tissue
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myomalasia
myo / malasia muscle / softening softening of a muscles
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myosclerosis
myo / scler / osis muscle / hardening / condition hardening of a muscles
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myotasis
myo / tasis muscles / expansion stretching of a muscles
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myotonia
myo / tonia muscle / tone muscle tone
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ankylosing spondylitis
ankylos / ing spondyl / itis stiffen / causing vertebra / inflammation a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae
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chondro-osteodystrophy
chondro / osteo / dys / trophy cartilage / bone/ bad / nourishment poor development of bones and cartilage
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craniosynostosis
cranio / syn / ost /osis skull / together / bone / condition the premature fusing of the skull bones
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dactylitis
dactyl / itis finger / inflammation finger inflammation
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hypertrophic spondylitis
hyper / trophic spondyl / itis over / nourishment vertebra / inflamation
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osteitis
oste / itis bone / inflammation bone inflammation
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osteocarcinoma
osteo / carcin / oma bone/ cancer / tumor bone cancer tumor
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osteochrondritis
osteo / chrondr / itis bone / cartilage / inflammation inflammation of bone and cartilage
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osteochondroma
osteo / chondr / oma bone / cartilage / tumor a tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage
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osteogenesis imperfecta
osteo / genesis im / perfecta bone / creation not / complete a disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease
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osteomalacia
osteo / malacia bone / softening softening of the bone
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osteomyelitis
osteo / myel / itis bone / marrow / inflammation inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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osteopathy
osteo / pathy bone / disease bone disease
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osteopenia
osteo / penia bone / deficiency reduction in bone volume
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osteoporosis
osteo / por / osis bone / pore / condition loss of bone density
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osteosarcoma
osteo / sarc / oma bone / flesh / tumor cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells
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spinal stenosis
spinal sten / osis spine narrow / condition abnormal narrowing of the spine
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spondyloarthropathy
spondylo / arthro / pathy vertebra / joint / disease joint disease of the vertebrae
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spondylolisthesis
spondylo / listhesis vertebra / slipping the slipping of dislocation of a verebra
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spondylolysis
spondylo / lysis vertebra / loss loss of verebra structure
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spondylosis
spondyl / osis vertebra / condition vertebra condition
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arthritis
arthr / itis joint / inflammation joint inflammation
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arthritis
arthr / itis joint / inflammation joint inflammation
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rheumatoid arthritis
rheumat / oid arthr / itis rheumatic fever / resembling joint / inflammation inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid b/c its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever
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septic arthritis
septic arthr/ itis rotting joint / inflammation inflammation of the joint caused by infection
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arthrocele
arthro / cele joint / hernia hernia of a joint
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arthrodysplasia
arthro / dys / plasia joint / bad / formation abnormal joint development
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arthropathy
arthro / pathy joint / disease joint desease
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arthrosclerosis
arthro / scler / osis joint / hardening / condition hardening of the joints
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bursitis
burs / itis bursa / inflammation inflammation of the bursa
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bursopathy
burso / pathy bursa / disease disease of the bursa
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subluxation
sub / luxation beneath / dislocation partial dislocation of a joint
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achondroplasia
a / chondro / plasia no / cartilage / formation a defect in the formation of cartilage
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chondroma
chondr / oma cartilage / tumor a tumor-like growth of cartilage
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chondromalacia
chondro / malacia cartilage / softening abnormal softening of the cartilage
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costochondritis
costo / chondr / itis rib / cartilage / inflammation inflammation of the cartilage of the rib
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fasciitis
fasci / itis fascia / inflammation inflammation of the fascia
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muscular dystrophy
muscul / ar dys / trophy muscle / pertaining to bad / nourishment disorder characterized by poor muscle development
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myoclonus
myo / clonus muscle / turmoil violent muscle contraction
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myopathy
myo / pathy muscle / disease muscles disease
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myasthenia
my / asthenia muscle / weakness muscle weakness
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myofasciitis
myo / fasci / itis muscle / fascia / inflammation inflammation of muscles and fascia
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myoma
my / oma muscle / tumor a muscle tumor
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myosarcoma
myo / sarc / oma muscle / flesh / tumor a cancerous muscle tumor
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myositis
myos / itis muscle / inflammation muscle inflammation
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necrotizing fasciitis
necrot / izing fasci / itis death / causing fascia / inflammation inflammation of the fascia causing the death of tissue
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polymyositis
poly / myos / itis many / muscle / inflammation inflammation of multiple muscles
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tardive dyskinesia
tardive dys / kinesia slow bad / movement condition characterized by the loss of muscle control
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tendinitis tendonitis
tendin / itis tendon / inflammation tendon inflammation

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