Medical Terminology-Skeletal System
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| a- | without, not, no
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| alb- | white
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| an- | without, not, no
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| auto- | self
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| bio- | life
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| con- | together
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| de- | down
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| dia- | through
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| dis- | free of, to undo
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| dys- | bad, difficult
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| eu- | well, easily, good, normal
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| exo- | outside, outward
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| hetero- | different
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| homeo- | likeness, same
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| homo- | same
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| idio- | individual
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| im- | not
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| infra- | beneath, below, under
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| juxta- | near, beside
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| meta- | beyond, after
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| milli- | one-thousandths
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| multi- | many
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| pan- | all
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| para- | near, beside, beyond
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| post- | after
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| pro- | in front, before
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| pseudo- | false
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| quadri- | four
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| re- | backward, behind
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| reto- | backward, behind
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| semi- | half
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| sub- | under, below
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| supra- | over
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| sym- | joined, together
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| syn- | joined, together
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| tachy- | rapid, fast
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| tetra- | four
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| trans- | across, through
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| tri- | three
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| ultra- | beyond, excess
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| uni- | one
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -blast | embryonic stage of development
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| -cele | swelling or herniation
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| -cide | to kill; to destroy
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| -clast | to break
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasia | stretching or dilation
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -gravida | pregnancy
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| -ian | specialist in a field of study
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ile | pertaining to
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| -ist | practitioner, specialist
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| -lith | stone
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| -logist | one who specializes in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| -lytic | destruction
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| -malacia | softening
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| -mania | a mental disorder; a "madness"
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | an instrument used to measure
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| -metry | the process of measuring
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| -ole | small, little
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| -oma | tumor
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| -opia | visual condition
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| -osis | condition, usually abnormal
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| -penia | decrease in; deficiency
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -physis | growth
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| -plasia | formation or development
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| -porosis | lessening in density
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| -ptosis | dropping or prolapsed
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -stasis | stopping or controlling
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| -stomy | the surgical creation of a new opening
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tion | process of
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| -tomy | incision into
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| -tripsy | intentional crushing
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| -ula | small, little
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| -y | condition process
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| -listhesis | slipping
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| ankyl/o | stiff
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| arthr/o | joint
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| articul/o | joint
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| burs/o | bursa
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| calc/o | calcium
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| cost/o | ribs
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| fasci/o | fascia
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| gen/o | to produce
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| kyph/o | hunchback
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| leiomy/o | smooth (visceral) muscle
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| -itis | inflammation
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| ligament/o | ligament
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| lord/o | swayback; bent
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| lumb/o | loins
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| malac/o | softening
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| metacarp/o | metacarpals
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow
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| myocardi/o | heart muscle
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| myos/o | muscle
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| olecran/o | elbow
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| orth/o | straight
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| oste/o | bone
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| phalang/o | fingers, toes
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| plant/o | sole of foot
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| por/o | cavity, opening, passage, or pore
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| pub/o | pubis
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| rach/i | spinal column
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| radi/o | radiation
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| rheumat/o | watery flow
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| sarc/o | flesh
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| scapula/o | shoulder blade
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| scoli/o | crooked, bent
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| sten/o | short, contracted, or narrow
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| synov/o | synovial membrane
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| tars/o | ankle bones
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| tempor/o | temples of the head
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| ten/o | tendon
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| RUQ | Right Upper Quadrant (of abdomen)
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| LUQ | Left Upper Quadrant (of abdomen)
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| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome
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| THR | total hip replacement (an arthroplasty procedure)
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| TKR | Total knee replacement (an arthroplasty procedure)
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| BKA | below-knee amputation
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| BMD | bone mineral density
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| TMJ | temporomandibular joint
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| OT | occuational therapy
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| RA | rheumatoid arthritis
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