Did someone say bones?
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100

Osteo sarcoma

What is bone cancer

100

mening/o and meningi/o

What are the three meninges

100

Towards the head

What is ventral

100

depressed, lower or less than normal

What is hypo-

100

Panleukopenia

What is, (prefix)pan: all, (root)leuk/o: WBC, (suffix)penia: deficiency

200

Connects bone to bone

What are Ligaments

200

my/o 

What is muscle

200

Toward the tip of the nose

What is rostral

200

beyond

What is meta-

200

Gastrotomy

What is (root)gastr/o: stomach, (suffix)tomy: cutting into or incision

300

Connects muscle to bone

What are tendons

300

ox/i, ox/o, and ox/y

What is oxygen

300

Backside of hind paw

What is plantar

300

difficult, painful or bad

What is dys-

300

Ovariohysterectomy

What is (root)ovari/o: ovaries, (root)hysteri/o: uterus, (suffix)ectomy: surgical removal

400

Formation of bone from fibrous tissue

What is ossification

400

pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu

What are lungs and air

400

Nearest to the body or beginning of a structure

What is proximal

400

within

What is intra-
400

dermatitis

What is (root)dermat/o: skin, (suffix)itis: inflammation

500

Osteoarthritis

What is bone/joint inflammation

500

ven/o and phleb/o

What are veins
500

Away from surface (internal)

What is deep

500

many or excessive

What is poly-
500

Chrondomalacia

What is (root)chrond/o: cartilage, (suffix)malacia: softening 

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