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CH 6 Musculoskeletal 206 Flashcards

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arthr /o

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joint

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articul /o

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joint

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burs /o

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purse or sac, bursa

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carp /o

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wrist

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chondr /o

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gristle, cartilage

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condyl /o

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knuckle of a joint

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cost /o

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rib

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cran, crani /o

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skull, cranium

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fasci /o

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fascia

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femor /o

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thigh, femur

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fibr /o

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fiber

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fibul /o

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fibula, the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle

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ili /o

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flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis, the large broad bone forming the upper part of each half of the pelvis.

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ischi /o

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haunch, hip joint, ischium

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menisc /o

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meniscus, a thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, e.g., the knee.

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muscul /o

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muscle

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myel /o

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bone marrow

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orth /o

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straight

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ost, oste /o

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bone

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pariet /o

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wall

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patell /o

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patella, the kneecap

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ped /o

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child

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petr /o

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stone

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phalang /o

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phalanges. The bones of the fingers and of the toes. There are generally three phalanges (distal, middle, proximal) for each digit except the thumbs and large toes. The singular of phalanges is phalanx.

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phys /o

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growth

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pub /o

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pubis,either of a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis.

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radi /o

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radius, The smaller of the two bones of the forearm, located on the thumb’s side.

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sacr /o

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sacred, sacrum a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis.

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skelet /o

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skeleton

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spondyl /o

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vertebra

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stern /o

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chest, sternum, the breastbone

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synov, synovi /o

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synovial, relating to or denoting a type of joint that is surrounded by a thick flexible membrane forming a sac into which is secreted a viscous fluid that lubricates the joint.

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tars /o

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tarsal bone, one of the seven bones in the ankle

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ten, tendon /o

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stretch, tendon, a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bon

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vertebr /o

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vertebra, each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes.

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kinesi /o

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motion

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tax /o

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reaction to a stimulus

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troph /o

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development

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-a

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-algia

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condition of pain

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-dynia

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condition of pain

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-ia

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condition of

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-y

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process of

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ankyl /o

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carcin /o

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kyph /o

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leuk /o

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lith /o

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lord /o

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bent forward

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my, myos /o

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por /o

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sarc /o

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flesh, meat

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scoli /o

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-asthenia

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, protrusion

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-emia

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condition of blood

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-genesis

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origin, cause

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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-plegia

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-ptosis

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a-

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without, absence of

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epi-

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upon, over, above, on top

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para-

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alongside, abnormal

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poly-

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excessive, over, many

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quadri-

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cost /o

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lamin /o

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thin, lamina, plate or layer

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syn /o

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-rrhaphy

70
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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-clasia, -clasis

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break apart

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-desis

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surgical fixation, fusion

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-lysis

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loosen, dissolve

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ACL

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anterior cruciate ligament, a ligament that stabilizes the knee joint.

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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DMD

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy

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DO

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physician specializing in osteopathy

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EMG

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electromyography

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HNP

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herniated nucleus pulposus, a herniated intervertebral disk.

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MG

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myasthenia gravis

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NSAIDS

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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

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OA

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osteoarthritis

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ORTHO

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orthopedics

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis

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RICE

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rest, ice, compression, elevation

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ROM

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range of motion

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SCI

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spinal cord injury

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THR

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total hip replacement

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TKA

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total knee arthroplasty

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TKR

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total knee replacement

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TMJ

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temporalmandibular joint

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vertebrae C1 thru C7

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seven cervical vertebrae

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vertebrae T1 thru T12

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twelve thoracic vertebrae

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vertebrae L1 thru L5

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five lumbar vertebrae

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