Chapter 4: Applied Terminology for Muscles, Bones and Joints 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
3
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Arthritis
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Inflammation of joint
4
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Arthrocentesis
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Puncture/tapping of a joint
5
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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
7
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Carpus
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The “wrist”
8
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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 rib
12
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Coxofemoral
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Pertaining to the rib and cartilage
13
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Cranial
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Pertaining to the head
14
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Dysplasia
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A condition of poor/bad formation
15
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Flexion
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Act of bending