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Chapter3 Flashcards

1
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Ankly/o

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Crooked, bent, stiff

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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3
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Chondr/i, chondr/o

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Cartilage

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4
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Cost/o

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Rib

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5
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Crani/o

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Skull

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6
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Desis

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Bind, tie together

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7
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Kyph/o

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Bent, hump

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8
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Lord/o

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Curve, swayback, bent

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9
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Lumb/o

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Lumbar, lower back

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10
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Myel/o

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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Bone

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12
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Scoli/o

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Curved, bent

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13
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Spondyl/o

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Vertebrae, vertebral column, back bone

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14
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Lysis

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Setting free, loosening

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15
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Acetabulum

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Hip socket

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16
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Allogenic

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Originating within another

17
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Arthrodesis

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Surgical fusion of two bones to stiffen a joint

18
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Avascular necrosis

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Area of bone tissue death caused by insufficient blood flow

19
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Chondromalacia

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Abnormal softening of cartilage

20
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Crepitation

A

Grating sound when ends of broken bone move together

21
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Hemarthrosis

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Blood within a joint

22
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Kyphosis

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Abnormal increase in outward curvature of thoracic spine viewed from the side

23
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Lordosis

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Abnormal increase in forward curvature of the lumbar spine

24
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Lumbago

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Term for pain in the lumbar region of spine

25
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Malleolus

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Rounded bony projection of the tibia and fibula (ankle joints)

26
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Orthotic

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Compensate for impaired limb function; mechanical appliance

27
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Otitis

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Inflammation of bone

28
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Osteoarthritis

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Type of arthritis associated with aging

29
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Osteomalacia

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Softening of bone in adults

30
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Podiatrist

A

Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders with feet

31
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Radiculopathy

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“pintched nerve”

32
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Rickets

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Deficiency disease in children; defective bone growth

33
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Scoliosis

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Abnormal lateral curvature of spine

34
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Spondylitis

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Inflammation of the spine ( vertebrae )

35
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Spondylosis

A

Loss of normal spinal structure and function

AHS (13 decks)

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