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Juxtaarticular
The prefix 'juxta-' comes from the Latin preposition meaning near, nearby, close. Juxtaarticular is composed of juxta, near + articular, from the Latin 'articulus', a joint = near a joint. A juxtaarticular fracture is a break near a joint…
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