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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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articul/o

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joint

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burs/o

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purse or sac, bursa

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carp/o

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wrist

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condyl/o

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knuckle of a join

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cost/o

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rib

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ischi/o

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haunch, hip joint, ischium

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menisc/o

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meniscus

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my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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bone marrow

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pariet/o

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wall

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petr/o

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stone

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pub/o

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pubis

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sacr/o

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sacred, sacrum

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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synov/o, synovi/o

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synovial

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tars/o

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tarsal bone

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tax/o

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reaction to a stimulus, movement

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ten/o

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stretch, tendon

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troph/o

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development

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ataxia

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Inability to coordinate muscles during voluntary activity

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atrophy

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reduction of muscle strength due to disuse

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decalcification

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hormonal disorder upsetting the calcium balance between bloodstream and bone

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dyskinesia

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condition of abnormal movement

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dystrophy

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process of abnormal development

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ankyl/o

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crooked

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kyph/o

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hump

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lord/o

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bent forward

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-ptosis

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drooping

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achondroplasia

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Dwarfism

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ankylosis

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condition of crooked, abnormal adhesion of two bones causing damage

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arthrochondritis

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joint pain during movements. temporary

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Carpal tunnel syndrome

A

inflammation of the wrist

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carpoptosis

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drooping of the wrist

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Degenerative joint disease

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DJD. cartilage undergoes degeneration

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Duchenne muscular dystophy

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muscle degeneration progressive muscle weakness and deterioration

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fibromyalgia

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widespread pain of structures like the face, limbs and trunk

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herniated disk

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joint between two adjacent vertebrae of the spine

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osteogenesis imperfecta

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impaired bone growth and fragile bones

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rickets

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bowed legs and growth retardation

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arthrocentesis

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excess fluids are withdrawn from the joint

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arthroclasia

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stiff joint must be broken during surgery to increase rom.

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arthrodesis

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surgical fixation of a joint

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arthrolysis

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a joint is loosened of restrictions

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arthroplasty

A

repair a joint

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