Ch. 4 Muscles, Bones, & Joints Terms Flashcards

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Abduction

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Act of away drawing/leading

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Adduction

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Act of toward drawing/leading

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of joints

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Arthrocentesis

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Puncture/tapping of a joint

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Atrophy

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A state without development

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Cardiac

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Pertaining to the heart

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Carpus

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The “wrist”

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Caudal

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Pertaining to the tail

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Cervical

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Pertaining to the neck

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Coccygeal

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Pertaining to the tail

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Costal

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Pertaining to the rib

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Coxofemoral

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Pertaining to the hip/femur

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the head

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Dysplasia

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A condition of poor/bad formation

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Flexion

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Act of bending

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Hypertrophy

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A state of excess development

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Iliac

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Pertaining to the ilium

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Intercostal

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Pertaining to between ribs

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to between vertebrae

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Intramuscular

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Pertaining to within muscle

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Intraosseous

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Pertaining to within bone

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to “lion”

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Mandibular

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Pertaining to the mandible

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Maxillary

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Pertaining to the maxilla

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Metacarpal

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Pertaining to beyond/after the carpus

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Metatarsal

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Pertaining to beyond/after the tarsus

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Myopathy

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A disease of the muscle

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Orthopedic

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Pertaining to straightening “a child”

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Osseous

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Pertaining to bone

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Osteoarthritis

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Inflammation of bone & joint

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Osteopathy

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A disease of bone

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Osteosarcoma

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A tumor of bone & flesh

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Sternal

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Pertaining to the sternum

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest