Chapter 15 + 16 Terms
hyper/calc/emia
a
excessive/calcium/blood condition
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de/calci/fication
a
lack of, down, less, removal of/calcium/process of making
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kyph/osis
a
humpback, hunchback/condition
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lamin/ectomy
a
lamina/removal
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lord/osis
a
curve, swayback/condition
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lumb/ar
a
lower back/pertaining to
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lumbo/sacr/al
a
lower back/sacrum/pertaining to
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myelo/poiesis
a
bone marrow/formation
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ortho/ped/ics
a
straight/child/pertaining to
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oste/itis
a
bone/inflammation
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osteo/dys/trophy
a
bone/bad/nourishment, development
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osteo/genesis
a
bone/producing, forming
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scoli/osis
a
crooked, bent/condition
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spondyl/osis
a
vertebra/condition
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vertebro/plasty
a
vertebra/surgical repair
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osteo/blast
a
bone/embryonic or immature cell
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osteo/clast
a
bone/to break
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spondylo/listhesis
a
vertebra/slipping
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osteo/malacia
a
bone/softening
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epi/physis
a
above, upon, on/to grow
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sym/physis
a
together/to grow
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osteo/porosis
a
bone/pore, passage
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osteo/tome
a
bone/instrument to cut
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acetabul/ar
a
acetabulum/pertaining to
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calcane/al
a
calcaneus/pertaining to
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carp/al
a
carpals/pertaining to
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supra/clavicul/ar
a
above/clavicle/pertaining to
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sub/cost/al
a
below/ribs/pertaining to
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chondro/cost/al
a
cartilage/ribs/pertaining to
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cranio/tomy
a
cranium (skull)/process of cutting
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femor/al
a
femur/pertaining to
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fibul/ar
a
fibula/pertaining to
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humer/al
a
humerus/pertaining to
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ili/ac
a
ilium/pertaining to
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ischi/al
a
ischium/pertaining to
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malleol/ar
a
malleolus/pertaining to
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maxill/ary
a
maxilla/pertaining to
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mandibul/ar
a
mandible/pertaining to
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metacarp/ectomy
a
metacarpals/removal
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metatars/algia
a
metatarsals/pain
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olecran/al
a
olecranon process/pertaining to
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infra/patell/ar
a
below/patella/pertaining to
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pelvi/metry
a
pelvis/process of measuring
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phalang/eal
a
phalanges/pertaining to
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pub/ic
a
pubis/pertaining to
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radi/al
a
radius/pertaining to
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scapul/ar
a
scapula/pertaining to
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stern/al
a
sternum/pertaining to
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tars/ectomy
a
tarsals/removal
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tibi/al
a
tibia/pertaining to
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uln/ar
a
ulna/pertaining to
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ankyl/osis
a
stiff/condition
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arthro/plasty
a
joint/surgical repair
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arthro/tomy
a
joint/process of cutting
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hem/arthr/osis
a
blood/joint/condition
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hydr/arthr/osis
a
water, fluid/joint/condition
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poly/arthr/itis
a
many/joint/inflammation
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articul/ar
a
joint/pertaining to
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burs/itis
a
bursa/inflammation
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a/chondro/plasia
a
no, not, without/cartilage/development, formation, growth
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chondro/sarc/oma
a
cartilage/flesh/tumor
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chondro/malacia
a
cartilage/softening
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ligament/ous
a
ligament/pertaining to
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rheumato/log/ist
a
watery flow/study of/specialist
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synov/itis
a
synovial membrane/inflammation
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teno/rrhaphy
a
tendon/suture
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teno/synov/itis
a
tendon/synovial membrane/inflammation
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tendin/osis
a
tendon/condition
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arthro/desis
a
joint/to bind, tie together
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fascio/tomy
a
fascia/process of cutting
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fibro/my/algia
a
fibrous connective tissue/muscles/pain
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leiomy/oma
a
smooth muscle/tumor
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leiomyo/sarc/oma
a
smooth muscle/connective tissue/tumor
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my/algia
a
muscle/pain
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electro/myo/graphy
a
electricity/muscle/process of recording
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myo/pathy
a
muscle/disease
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myocardi/al
a
heart muscle/pertaining to
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myos/itis
a
muscle/inflammation
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plant/ar
a
sole of the foot/pertaining to
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rhabdomy/oma
a
skeletal muscle/tumor
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rhabdomyo/sarc/oma
a
skeletal muscle/connective tissue/tumor
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rhabdomyo/lysis
a
skeletal muscle/breakdown, destruction
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sarco/penia
a
muscle and flesh/deficiency
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my/asthenia
a
muscle/lack of strength
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a/trophy
a
without/development, nourishment
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hyper/trophy
a
excessive/development, nourishment
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a/myo/troph/ic
a
without/muscle/development, nourishment/pertaining to
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ab/duct/ion
a
away from/to lead/process
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ad/duct/ion
a
toward/to lead/process
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dorsi/flex/ion
a
back/to bend/process
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poly/my/algia
a
many, much/muscle/pain
adip/ose
a
fat/full of, pertaining to
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albin/ism
a
white/process, condition
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caus/algia
a
burning/pain
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electro/cauter/y
a
electricity/heat, burn/process
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sub/cutane/ous
a
below/skin/pertaining to
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epi/derm/oid
a
above, upon/skin/resembling, derived from
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dermat/itis
a
skin/inflammation
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dermato/log/ist
a
skin/study of/specialist
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derm/abrasion
a
skin/wear away with friction
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epi/dermo/lysis
a
above, upon/skin/breakdown, destruction, separation
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diaphor/esis
a
profuse sweating/condition
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erythem/a
a
redness/pertaining to
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erythemat/ous
a
erythema/pertaining to
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an/hidr/osis
a
without/sweat/condition
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ichthy/osis
a
dry, scaly/condition
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kerat/osis
a
hard/condition
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leuko/plakia
a
white/plaques
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lip/oma
a
fat/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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lipo/suction
a
fat/removal using a vacuum
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melano/cyte
a
black/cell
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melan/oma
a
black/tumor, mass, collection of fluid
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myc/osis
a
fungus/condition
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onycho/lysis
a
nail/separation
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onycho/myc/osis
a
nail/fungus/condition
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par/onych/ia
a
near, beside/nail/condition
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dermato/phyt/osis
a
skin/plant (fungus)/condition
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pilo/sebace/ous
a
hair/sebaceous gland/pertaining to
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pyo/derma
a
pus/skin
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rhytid/ectomy
a
wrinkle/removal
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sebo/rrhea
a
sebum/flow, discharge
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squam/ous
a
scale-like/pertaining to
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hyper/trich/osis
a
excessive/hair/condition
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sub/ungu/al
a
below/nail/pertaining to
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xanth/oma
a
yellow/tumor, mass
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xer/osis
a
dry/condition