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Ch.4 Flashcards

1
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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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bursa

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carp/o

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wrist

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chnondr/o

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cartilage

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clavicul/o

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collar bone (clavicle)

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coccyg/o

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Tailbone (coccyx;)

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cost/o

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Rib

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crani/o

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skull

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femor/o

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femur; thighbone

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finbul/o

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outer lower leg bone ; fibula

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humer/o

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humerus; upper arm bone

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ili/o

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ilium; pelvic bone

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ischi/o

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ischium; pelvic bone lower section

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lamin/o

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thin flat plate or layer; lamina

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lumb/o

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lower back

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mandibul/o

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manidible; lower jaw

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maxill/o

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maxilla; upper jaw bone

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metacarp/o

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hand bones

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metatars/o

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foot bones

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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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oste/o

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bone

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patell/o

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patella; knee cap

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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finger and toe bones

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pubi/o pub;o

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pubis; pelvic bone anterior section

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radi/o

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radius, outer lower arm bone

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scapula/o

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scapula; shoulder blade

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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31
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stern/o

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sternum; breast bone

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32
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tars/o

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ankle bones

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33
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vertebr/o

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vertebra

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long bones

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longer than wide

ex: femur, radius, ulna, tiba, fibula, phalanges

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short bones

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nearly as long as wide

ex carpals, tarsals

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flat bones

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broad, thin flat

ex sternum, ribs, scapula

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irregular bones

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various sizes

ex: vertebrae, facial bones

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sesamoid bones

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irregular, round

ex: patella

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39
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Diaphysis

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the shaft of the long bone

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40
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proximal epiphysis

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upper end of a long bone

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41
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epiphyseal line

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is a layer of cartilage between the diphysis and epiphysis where bone growth occurs

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42
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periosteum

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white membrane that covers the shaft of a long bone

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43
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yellow bone marrow

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stores fat

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44
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compact bone

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hard outer shell of the bone

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45
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cancellous bone

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contains red bone marrow

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46
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red bone marrow

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produces red blood cells and the articula cartilage

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Articular cartilage

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thin layer of cartilage that covers the ends of long bones

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condyle

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round knuckle like projection

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crest

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prominent ridge along the border of a bone

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50
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head

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large rounded end of a long bone set off from the shaft of the bone by a neck

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spine

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sharp projection from the surface of a bone

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trochanter

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large, somewhat rounded projections near the neck of the femur

53
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fissure

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groove or slit like opening

54
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foramen

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hole or oppening in a bone

55
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fossa

A

indentation in the surface of a bone

56
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sinus

A

air space or opening in the bones of the skull

57
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cranium

A

all the bones in the head

58
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frontal bone

A

forms the forehead and part of the boney protection for the eyes

59
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Parietal bones

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just behind the frontal bones on each side of the hea,

form the top and upper sides of the cranium

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occipital bone

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forms the back of the head and base of skull

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temporal bone

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one on each side of the head form lower sides and part of the base of the skull

62
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zygomatic bones

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one on each side of the face forms the cheeckbone and the outer part of the boney protection for the eyes

63
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acrominon process

A

joins with the clavicle to create the highest point of the shoulder

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phalanges

A

finger bones

65
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ilium

A

largest of the three pelvic bones with a broad flat shape is a good source of red bone marrow

66
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ischium

A

lowest part of the pelvic bones

67
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pubis

A

is the anterior segemnt of the pelvic bone, thw two bones mee in the front and are connected by a cartilage joint called symphyis pubis

68
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symphysis pubis

A

cartilidge joint in the pubis

69
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acetabulum

A

the socket of the femur

70
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coccyx

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sacrum

A

fourth segment of the vertebral column

72
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femur

A

thigh bone

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patella

74
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tibia

A

larger of the two lower leg bones

75
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fibula

A

smaller of the two lower leg bones

a slender non weight baring bone

76
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tarsals

A

anle bones

77
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metatarsal

A

bones of the foot

78
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phlanges

A

bones of the toes and fingers

79
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Vertebral column

A

protects the spinal cord and consists of 24 vertebrae

80
Q

the vertabrae is split into 3 distinct sections

A

cervical

thoraic

lumbar

81
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cervical vertebrae

A

first 7 vertebrae

c1-c7

82
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thoracic veretbrae

A

T1-T12

proved posterior attachments for the ribs

83
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lumbar vertebrae

A

last 5 vertebrae

L1-L5

84
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intervertebral disk

A

sits between each of the 24 vertebrae

85
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Last two segments of the spine

A

Sacrum and Coccyx

86
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articulation

A

joints - where two or more bones meet

87
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Fibrous

A

non moveable joints, located between the cranial bones

88
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cartilaginous

A

joints allows limited movement

89
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synovial joints

A

move freely

inlcude ball and socket joints

synovial joint is enclosed within a joint capsule

90
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synovial membrane

A

lines the capsule and secretes a lubriacting fluid called synovial fluid

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synovial caivity

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the space between the bones and allows the joint to move freely

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ankyl/o

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stiff; immobile

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kyph/o

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pertaining to a hump

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lord/o

95
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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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sub

A

below; under

97
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supra

98
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blast

99
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clasis

A

surgical fracture

100
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malacia

101
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oma

102
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osis

A

abnormal condition

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intercostal

A

between the ribs

104
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osteoblast

A

immuture bone or bone cell

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osteocyte

A

mature bone cell

106
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anklyosing spondylitis

A

inflammation of one or more vertebrae characterized by joint stifness

107
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arthralgia

108
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itis

A

inflamation

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bunion

A

inflamation and enlargement of the bursa in the big toe

110
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bursistis

A

inflamation of the bursa

111
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gout

A

acute arthritis in the first joint of the big toe

112
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kyphosis

A

outward curve of the upper sections on the spinal column

humpback

113
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lordosis

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forward curvature of the lower sections

114
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myeloma

A

tumor in bone marrow

115
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ostefibroma

A

tumor of bony and fibrous tissue

116
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osteomyelitis

A

inflammation of teh bone and bone marrow

117
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osteporosis

A

decreased bone density or loss of bone mass

118
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spondylitits

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inflamation of the vertebrae

119
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subluxations

A

incomplete dislocation of a bone from its joint

120
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talipes

A

abnormal alingment of the feet

121
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centesis

A

surgical punture to withdraw fluid

122
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clasis

A

therapeutic or surgical breaking

123
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desis

A

surgical fixation

124
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gram

A

picture or record of a joint (xray)

125
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graphy

A

process of recording

126
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plasty

A

surgical repair

127
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scopy

A

process of vewing

128
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tomey

A

insicion into

arthrotomey is insicion into the joint

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