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Medical Terminology Chapters 4-6 > Chapter 4 Bones, Joints, Muscles 4.4 > Flashcards

Chapter 4 Bones, Joints, Muscles 4.4 Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae

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Ankylosing and Spondylitis

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Poor development of bones and cartilage

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Chondro-osteodystrophy

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3
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The premature fusing of the skull bones

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Craniosynostosis

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4
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Finger inflammation

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Dactylitis

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Over development of the vertebrae causing inflammation

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Hypertrophic spondylitis

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Bone inflammation

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Osteitis

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Bone cancer tumor

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Osteocarcinoma

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Inflammation of bone and cartilage

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Osteochondritis

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A tumor made up of bone and cartilage

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Osteochondroma

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A disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease

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Osteogensis imperfecta

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Softening of the bone

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osteomalacia

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12
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

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Osteomyelitis

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Bone disease

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osteopathy

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14
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Reduction in bone volume

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Osteopenia

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15
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Loss of bone density

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Osteoporosis

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Cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells

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Osteosarcoma

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Abnormal narrowing of the spine

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Spinal stenosis

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Joint disease of the vertebrae

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Spondyloarthropathy

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The slipping or dislocation of a vertebrae

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Spondylolisthesis

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Loss of vertebra structure

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Spondylolysis

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Vertebra condition

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Spondylosis

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Joint inflammation

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Arthritis

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Inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid because it symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Inflammation of the joint caused by infection

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Septic arthritis

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Inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight

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Osteoarthritis

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Hernia of a joint

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Arthrocele

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Abnormal joint development

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Arthrodysplasia

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Joint disease

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Arthropathy

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Hardening of the joints

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Arthrosclerosis

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Inflammation of the bursa

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Bursitis

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Disease of the bursa

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Bursopathy

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Partial dislocation of a joint

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Subluxation

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A defect in the formation of cartilage

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Achondroplasia

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A tumor like growth of cartilage tissue

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Chondroma

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Abnormal softening of the cartilage

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Chondromalacia

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Inflammation of the cartilage of the rib

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Costochondritis

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Disorder characterized by poor muscle development

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Muscular dystrophy

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Violent muscle contraction

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Myoclonus

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Muscle disease

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Myopathy

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Muscle weakness

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Myasthenia

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Inflammation of muscle and fascia

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Myofasciitis

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A muscle tumor

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Myoma

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The cancerous muscle tumor

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Myosarcoma

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Muscle inflammation

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Myositis

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Inflammation of the fascia causing the death of tissue

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Necrotizing fasciitis

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Inflammation of multiple muscles

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Polymyositis

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Condition characterized by the loss of muscle control

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Tardive dyskinesia

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