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01/28/2026
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Term
A-
 Definition
absence of,without,not
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
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ad
 Definition
towards
Term
brady
 Definition
slow
Term
dys
 Definition
painful
Term
hyper
 Definition
above
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inter
 Definition
between
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intra
 Definition
within,in
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poly
 Definition
many
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sub
 Definition
below
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supra
 Definition
above,upper
Term
sym
 Definition
together
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peri
 Definition
around,surrounding
Term
algia
 Definition
pain
Term
asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
necrosis
 Definition
tissue
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
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penia
 Definition
abnormal reduction
Term
sarcoma
 Definition
malignant tumor
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schisis
 Definition
split/fissure
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centesis
 Definition
puncture to aspirate
Term
clasia
 Definition
break/refracture
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desis
 Definition
surgical fixation/fusion
Term
ectomy
 Definition
excision/removal
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lysis
 Definition
destruction/loosening
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
ad
 Definition
towards
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al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
blast
 Definition
formative cell
Term
gram
 Definition
record
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graphy
 Definition
process of recoding
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oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
physis
 Definition
growth
Term
trophy
 Definition
nourishment/development
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acrom
 Definition
projection of scapula
Term
ankyl/o
 Definition
stiffness
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
articul/o
 Definition
joint
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
arm
Term
burs/o
 Definition
sac
Term
calcane/o
 Definition
heel bone
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist bone
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck of uterus
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
clavicul/o
 Definition
collar bone
Term
coccyg/o
 Definition
coccyx
Term
cortic/o
 Definition
outer portion
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
 Definition
cranium(skull)
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
fingers,toes
Term
duct/o
 Definition
to bring
Term
extens/o
 Definition
to stretch out
Term
fasci/o
 Definition
fibrous membrane supporting and separating
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula(smaller bone of lower leg)
Term
flex/o
 Definition
to bend
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus(upper arm bone)
Term
ili/o
 Definition
hip bone
Term
ischi/o
 Definition
lower portion of hip bone
Term
keton/o
 Definition
acids and acetones
Term
kines/o
 Definition
movement
Term
kinesi/o
 Definition
movenent
Term
kyph/o
 Definition
humpback
Term
lamin/o
 Definition
lamina
Term
leiomy/o
 Definition
smooth muscle
Term
lord/o
 Definition
curve
Term
lumb/o
 Definition
lower back
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
madible
Term
maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla
Term
acl
 Definition
a major ligament in the knee
Term
oa
 Definition
degenerative joint diease
Term
ra
 Definition
an autoimmune inflammatory joint disease
Term
fx
 Definition
a broken bone
Term
rom
 Definition
the capability of a joint to move
Term
tha
 Definition
total hip replacement surgery
Term
tka
 Definition
total knee replacement surgery
Term
cts
 Definition
compression of the median nerve in the wrist
Term
orif
 Definition
surgical method for fixing broken bones
Term
nsaid
 Definition
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory
Term
emg
 Definition
electromyography
Term
dexa
 Definition
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
Term
rice
 Definition
rest,ice,compression,elevation
Term
lbp
 Definition
low back pain
Term
tmj
 Definition
temporomandibular joint
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bka
 Definition
below-knee amputation
Term
hnp
 Definition
herniated nucleus pulposus
Term
mcl
 Definition
medical collateral ligament
Term
colles fracture
 Definition
a specific type of fracture of the distal radius(wrist)
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