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Musculoskeletal System
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37
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Graduate
06/19/2025
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Ankyl/o
 Definition
Stiff, bent
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Arthr/o
 Definition
Joint
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Carp/o
 Definition
Carpals, wrist
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Chondr/o
 Definition
Cartilage
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Clavic/o
 Definition
Clavical, collarbone
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Cost/o
 Definition
Ribs
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Crani/o
 Definition
Cranium
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Electr/o
 Definition
Electricity/ electrical activity
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Fasci/o
 Definition
Fascia
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Fibr/o
 Definition
Fibrous connective tissue
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Kinesi/o
 Definition
Movement/Motion
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Kyph/o
 Definition
Increased convexity of the spine
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Lamin/o
 Definition

Lamina 

(thin, flat plate, or layer)
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Leiomy/o
 Definition
Smooth (visceral) muscle that lines the walls of the inner organs
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Lord/o
 Definition
Bent forward, increased concavity of the spine
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Lumb/o
 Definition
Loin, lumbar region of the spine
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Mandibul/o
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Mandible, lower jawbone
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Maxill/o
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Maxilla, upper jaw bone
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Menisc/o
 Definition
Meniscus, cresent
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My/o
 Definition
Muscle
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Myel/o
 Definition
Marrow (bone), spinal cord
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Oste/o
 Definition
Bone
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Patell/o
 Definition
Patella, kneecap
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Pelv/i
 Definition
Pelvis, pelvic bone
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Pelv/o
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Pelvis, Pelvic Bone
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Petr/o
 Definition
Stone
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Phalang/o
 Definition
Bones of the fingers and toes
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Plant/o
 Definition
Sole of the foot
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Pub/o
 Definition
Pubis (hipbone)
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Rachi/o
 Definition
Vertebral Spine, vertebral column
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Rhabd/o
 Definition
Rod-shaped, striated
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Sarc/o
 Definition
Flesh, connective tissue
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Scoli/o
 Definition
Crooked, curved
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Spondyl/o
 Definition
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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Tars/o
 Definition
Tarsals, ankle bone
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Ten/o
 Definition
Tendon
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Vertebr/o
 Definition
Vertebra, spine, vertebral column
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