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Chapter 15 Terminology Flashcards

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Ca

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calcium

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EMG

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electromyography

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IM

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intramuscular

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ortho

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orthopedics

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ROM

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range of motion

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calc/o, calci/o

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calcium

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kyph/o

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humpback, hunchback

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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lumb/o

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loins, lower back

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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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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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spondyl/o (used to make words about the conditions of the structure)

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vertebra

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vertebr/o (used to describe the structure itself)

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vertebra

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-blast

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embryonic or immature cell

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-clast

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to break

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-listhesis

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slipping

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-malacia

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softening

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-physis

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to grow

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-porosis

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pore, passage

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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acetabul/o

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acetabulum (hip socket)

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calcane/o

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calcaneus (heel)

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carp/o

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carpals (wrist bones)

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clavicul/o

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clavicle (collarbone)

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cost/o

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ribs (true ribs, false ribs, floating ribs)

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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30
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femor/o

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femur (thigh bone)

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31
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fibul/o

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fibula (smaller lower leg bone)

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humer/o

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humorous (upper arm bone)

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ili/o

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ilium (upper part of the pelvis)

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ischi/o

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ischium (posterior part of the pelvis)

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35
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malleol/o

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malleolus (process on each side of the ankle)

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36
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mandibul/o

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mandible (lower jawbone)

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maxill/o

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maxilla (upper jawbone)

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38
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metacarp/o

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metacarpals (hand bones)

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39
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metatars/o

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metatarsals (foot bones)

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40
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olecran/o

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olecranon (elbow)

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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phalanges (finger and/or toe bones)

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43
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pub/o

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pubis (anterior part of the pelvic bone)

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44
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radi/o

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radius (forearm bone-thumb side)

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scapul/o

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scapula (shoulder blade)

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stern/o

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sternum (breastbone)

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tars/o

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tarsals (bones of the mid and hind foot)

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tibi/o

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tibia (shinbone)

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uln/o

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ulna (forearm bone-little finger side)

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ankyl/o

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arthr/o

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articul/o

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burs/o

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chondr/o

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ligament/o

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rheumat/o

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watery flow

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synov/o

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synovial membrane

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ten/o

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tendin/o

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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fasci/o

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fibr/o

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fibrous connective tissue

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leiomy/o

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smooth (visceral muscle that lines the walls of internal organs)

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my/o

65
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myocardi/o

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heart muscle

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myos/o

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plant/o

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sole of the foot

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rhabdomy/o

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skeletal (striated) muscle connected to bones

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sarc/o

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muscle and flesh

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-asthenia

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lack of strength

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-trophy

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development, nourishment

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ab-

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ad-

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dorsi-

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poly-

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many, much

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AC

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acromioclavicular (joint)

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ACL

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anterior cruciate ligament of the knee

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AKA

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above-knee amputation

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ANA

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antinuclear antibody-indicator of systemic lupus erythematosus

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BKA

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below-knee amputation

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BMD

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bone mineral density

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BS

84
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CK

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creatine kinase

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CMC

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carpometacarpal (joint)

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CRP

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C-reactive protein

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CTS

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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DEXA or DXA

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dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry- a test of bone mineral density

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DJD

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degenerative joint disease

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DMARD

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disease-modifying antirheumatic drug

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DTR’s

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deep tendon reflexes

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DO

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doctors of osteopathy

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DVT

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deep venous thrombosis

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EMG

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electromyography

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ESR (sed rate)

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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Fx

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HNP

A

herniated nucleus pulposus

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IM

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intramuscular

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MCL

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medial collateral ligament of the knee

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NSAID

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non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OA

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osteoarthritis

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ORIF

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open reduction (of fracture)/internal fixation

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ortho

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orthopedics

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OT

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occupational therapy

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P

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phosphorus

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PE

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pulmonary embolism

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PRP

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platelet-rich-plasma

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PT

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physical therapy

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PTSA

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primary total shoulder arthroplasty

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RA

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rheumatoid arthritis

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RF

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rheumatoid factor

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ROM

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range of motion

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RTSA (rTSA)

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reverse total shoulder arthroplasty

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SC

A

sternoclavicular joint

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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Sx

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TKR/TKA

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total knee replacement/arthroplasty

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THR/THA

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total hip replacement/arthroplasty

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TMJ

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tempromandibular joint

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TSR

A

total shoulder replacement

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U/S

A

ultrasound

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