A muscle that moves the thigh toward the midline is called an ________.

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adductor

A muscle that moves the thigh toward the midline is called an adductor. The term deconstructs into the suffix -or meaning that which does something, prefix ad- meaning toward and root -duct- meaning lead.

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A medical term that means pertaining to the fibula is ____________________

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A hard, thickened area of skin is a(n) ________.

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Corne/o: __________

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