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fasci/o

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band, fascia

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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muscul/o

my/o

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muscle

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ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o

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tendon

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-asthenia

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weakness, debility

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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my/o/genesis

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form, producing, or origin of muscle

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my/o/plasty

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surgical repair of muscle

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my/o/rrhaphy

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suture of muscle

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my/o/tomy

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incision of muscle

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my/o/rrhexis

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rupture (tear) of muscle

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my/algia

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muscle pain

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my/o/pathy

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disease of muscle

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scler/o

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hardening, sclera

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scler/osis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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my/o/scler/osis

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abnormal condition of hardening muscle

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tend/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a tendon

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tend/o/tome

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instrument to cut a tendon

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tend/o/tomy

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incision of a tendon

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carp/o

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carpus, wrist bones

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cervic/o

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neck

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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humer/o

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humerus

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metacarp/o

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metacarpus

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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spondyl/o

verterbr/o

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vertebra

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stern/o

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sternum

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calcane/o

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calcaneum

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femor/o

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femur

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fibul/o

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fibula

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patell/o

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patella

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pelv/i

pelv/o

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pelvis

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius

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tibi/o

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tibia

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ankyl/o

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stiffness; bent, crooked

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arthr/o

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joint

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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lamin/o

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lamina (part of the vertebral arch)

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myel/o

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bone marrow; spine

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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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-clast

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation

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-physis

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growth

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-porosis

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porous

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short bones

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cube-shaped bones of wrist, ankles, and toes

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flat bones

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broad bones in the shoulders and ribs

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irregular bones

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certain bones of the ears and vertebrae

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long bones

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bones that are longer than they are wide and slightly curved

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oste/o/blasts

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embryonic cell that develops into bone

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peri/oste/um

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structure around bone

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oste/o/cytes

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bone cells

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leuk/o/poiesis

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formation or production of white blood cells

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erythr/o/poiesis

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formation or production of red blood cells

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chondr/itis

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inflammation of cartilage

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chondr/oma

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tumor composed of cartilage

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chondr/o/genesis

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producing or forming cartilage

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chondr/o/cyte

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cartilage cell

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oste/o/dynia

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pain in a bone

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oste/itis

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inflammation of bone

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oste/o/pathy

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disease of bone

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oste/o/tomy

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incision of bone

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oste/o/rrhaphy

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suture of bone

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oste/o/scler/osis

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abnormal condition of bone hardening

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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proxim/o

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near or nearest

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distal epiphysis

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farthest from the trunk

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proximal epiphysis

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nearest to the trunk

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oste/o/malacia

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softening of bone

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oste/o/genesis

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producing or forming bone

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calc/emia

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calcium in the blood

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radi/o/logist

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physician who specializes in the study of x-rays

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radi/o/therapy

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treatment of disease using radiation

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myel/o/genesis

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formation of bone marrow

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myel/o/malacia

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softening of the spinal cord

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myel/o/gram

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record of the spinal cord

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oste/o/myel/itis

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localized infection of the bone and bone marrow

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synathroses

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totally immovable joints

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diarthroses

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freely movable joints

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amphiarthroses

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slightly movable joints

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arthr/o/pathy

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disease of the joint

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of a joint

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arthr/o/centesis

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surgical puncture of a joint

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arthr/o/scope

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endoscope used to perform arthroscopy

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arthr/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a joint

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arthr/o/dynia

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pain in a joint

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oste/o/arthr/itis

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inflammation of bone and joint

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oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

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a disease of the bones and joints

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oste/o/artht/o/sis

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abnormal condition of bones and joints

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cephal/o/dynia

cephal/algia

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pain in the head

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cephal/o/meter

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instrument for measuring the head

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encephal/o

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within the brain

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encephal/itis

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inflammation of the brain

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encephal/o/malacia

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softening of the brain tissue

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encephal/o/pathy

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disease of the brain

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encephal/o/cele

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protrusion of brain substance through an opening of the skull

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inter/cost/al

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pertaining to between the ribs

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sub/cost/al

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under or below the ribs

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cost/algia

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pain in a rib

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open (compound) fracture

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bone pierces the skin and causes damage to surrounding blood vessels

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closed fracture

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broken with no external wound

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greenstick fracture

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partially bent and partially broken, commonly found in children

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impacted fracture

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broken ends of bone segments are wedged into one another

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spin/al column

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vertebral column

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spondyl/itis

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inflammation of vertebrae

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spondyl/o/pathy

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disease of vertebrae

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spondyl/o/malacia

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softening of the vertebrae

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vertebr/o/cost/al

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pertaining to a vertebra and a rib

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vertebr/o/stern/al

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pertaining to a vertebra and the sternum

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inter/vertebr/al

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pertaining to between the vertebra

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cervic/o/facial

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pertaining to the face and neck

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articulation

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place where two bones meet

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lumb/ar

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pertaining to loins or lower back

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lumb/o/dynia

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pain in the lower back

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sacr/o/dynia

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pain in the sacrum

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sacr/o/spin/al

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pertaining to the sacrum and spine

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D.O., DO

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doctor of osteiopathy

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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Fx

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fracture

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HNP

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herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk)

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MG

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myasthenia gravis

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis

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THR

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total hip replacement

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muscular dystrophy

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gradual atrophy and weakness of muscle tissue

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sprain

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trauma to a joint that causes injury to the surrounding ligament

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strain

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trauma to a muscle from overuse or excessive forcible stretch

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tendenitis

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inflammation of a tendon

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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pain or numbness resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

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osteoporosis

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decrease in bone density with an increase in porosity

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rheumatoid arthritis

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chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting the synovial membranes of multiple joints

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sublaxtion

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partial or complete dislocation

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kyphosis

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increased curvature of the thoracic region of the spine (hunchback)

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lordosis

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forward curvature of the lumbar region of the spine

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scoliosis

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abnormal sideward curvature of the spine

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arthrocentesis

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puncture of a joint space with a needle to remove fluid

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