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-porosis
- porous
- oste/o/porosis - porous bone
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-physis
- growth
- epi/physis - growth upon (the end of a long bone)
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-clast
- to break
- oste/o/clast - cell that breaks down bone
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-clasia
- to break; surgical fracture
- oste/o/clasia - surgical fracture of a bone
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-blast
- embryonic cell
- my/o/blast - embryonic cell that develops into muscle
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-asthenia
- weakness, debility
- my/asthenia - weakness of muscle (and abnormal fatigue)
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tendin/o
- tendon
- tendon/itis - inflammation of a tendon
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tend/o
- tendon
- tend/o/plasty - surgical repair of a tendon
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ten/o
- tendon
- ten/o/desis - surgical binding or fixation of a tendon
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synov/o
- synovial membrane, synovial fluid
- synov/ectomy - removal of a synovial membrane
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fibr/o
- fiber, fibrous tissue
- fibr/oma - tumor of fibrous tissue
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fasci/o
- band, fascia (fiberous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
- fasci/o/plasty - surgical repair of fascia
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chondr/o
- cartilage
- chondr/itis - inflammation of cartilage
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rhabdomy/o
- rod-shaped (striated) muscle
- rhabdomy/oma - tumor composed of striated muscular tissue
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rhabd/o
- rod-shaped (striated)
- rhabd/oid - resembling a rod
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my/o
- muscle
- my/oma - tumor of muscle (tissue)
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muscul/o
- muscle
- muscul/ar - pertaining to muscles
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leiomy/o
- smooth muscle (visceral)
- leimy/oma - tumor of smooth muscle
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tibi/o
- tibia (larger bone of lower leg)
- tibi/o/femor/al - pertaining to the tibia and femur
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stern/o
- sternum (breastbone)
- stern/ad - toward the sternum
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vertebr/o
- vertebrae (backbone)
- inter/vertebr/al - pertaining to the area between two vertebrae
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spondyl/o
- vertebrae (backbone)
- spondyl/itis - inflammation of the vertebrae
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radi/o
- radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
- radi/al - pertaining to the radius
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pub/o
- pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone)
- pub/o/coccyg/eal - pertaining to the pubis and the coccyx
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pod/o
- foot
- pod/iatry - treatment of the feet
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phalang/o
- phalanges (bones of the fingers & toes)
- phalang/ectomy - excision of the phalanges
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pelv/o
- pelvis
- pelv/ic - pertaining to the pelvis
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pelv/i
- pelvis
- pelv/i/metry - act of measuring the pelvis
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patell/o
- patella (kneecap)
- patell/ectomy - removal of the patella
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metatars/o
- metatarsus (foot bones)
- metatars/algia - pain in the metatarsus
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metacarp/o
- metacarpus (hand bones)
- metacarp/ectomy - excision of metacarpal bones
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lumb/o
- loins (lower back)
- lumb/o/dynia - pain in lumbar region of the back; also called lumbago
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ischi/o
- ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
- ischi/o/dynia - pain in the ischium
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ili/o
- ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
- ili/o/pelv/ic - pertaining to the iliac area of the pelvis
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humer/o
- humerus (upper arm bone)
- humer/o/scapul/ar - relating to the humerus and scapula
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fibul/o
- fibula (smaller bone of lower leg)
- fibul/o/calcane/al - pertaining to the fibula and calcaneous
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femor/o
- femur (thigh bone)
- femor/al - pertaining to the femur
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dactyl/o
- fingers; toes
- dactyl/itis - inflammation of fingers or toes
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crani/o
- cranium (skull)
- crani/o/tomy - incision of the cranium
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cost/o
- ribs
- cost/ectomy - excision of a rib
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clavicul/o
- clavicle (collar bone)
- clavicul/ar - pertaining to the clavicle
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cervic/o
- neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
- cervic/o/dynia - pain in the neck; also called cervical neuralgia
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cephal/o
- head
- cephal/ad - toward the head
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carp/o
- carpus (wrist bone)
- carp/o/ptosis - wrist drop
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calcane/o
- calcaneum (heel bone)
- calcane/o/dynia - pain in the heel
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brachi/o
- arm
- brachi/algia - pain in the arm
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acromi/o
- acromion (projection of scapula)
- acromi/al - pertaining to the acromion
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thorac/o
- chest
- thorac/o/dynia - pain in the chest
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scoli/o
- crooked, bent
- scoli/osis - abnormal bending of the spine
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ped/i
- foot; child
- ped/i/cure - care of feet
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ped/o
- foot; child
- ped/o/graph - instrument for recording the foot
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oste/o
- bone
- oste/oma - tumor composed of bone
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orth/o
- straight
- orth/o/ped/ist - specialist in treatment of musculoskeletal disorders
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myel/o
- bone marrow; spinal cord
- myel/o/cyte - bone marrow cell
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lord/o
- curve, sway back
- lord/osis - abnormal condition of a swayback posture
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lamin/o
- lamina (part of a vertebral arch)
- lamin/ectomy - excision of the lamina
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kyph/o
- humpback
- kyph/osis - abnormal condition of a humpback posture
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arthr/o
- joint
- arthr/itis - inflammation of a joint
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ankyl/o
- stiffness; bent, crooked
- ankyl/osis - abnormal condition of stiffness
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