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CHPT 5,6 Flashcards

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amphi-

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both sides

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-algia

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pain

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ankyl/o

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stiff, fused, closed

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arthr/o

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joint

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brachi/o

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arm

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calcan/o

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calcaneus, heel bone

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carp/o

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wrist

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix

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cheir/o

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lip

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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dactyl/o

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finger, toe

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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electr/o

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electricity

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fasci/o

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fibrous membrane

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femur/o

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femur, thighbone

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fibr/o

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fiber

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-gram

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a recording

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hemi-

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half

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humer/o

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humerus

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-itis

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inflamation

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kinesi/o

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movement

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kyph/o

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hump

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ligament/o

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ligament

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-logy

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study of

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lord/o

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swayback, curve

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lumb/o

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lower back

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-malacia

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softening

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my/o, muscul/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord

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-oma

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benign tumor

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orth/o

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correct, straighten

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ped/o

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foot, child

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-paresis

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paralysis

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oste/o

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bone

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para-

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alongside, near

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pelv/o

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pelvis

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phalang/o

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fingers or toes

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-physis

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growth

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-porosis

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porous condition

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quadri-

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four

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-scopy

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act of viewing

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sopndyl/o

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vertebrae

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sthen/o

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strength

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syn-

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with, joined together

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tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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thorac/o

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thorax

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ton/o

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tone

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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zygo-

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joining

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amphiarthrosis

A

joint with limited movement

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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

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autoimmune disease that weakens muscle function; also called Lou Gehrig’s disease

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cervix

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neck

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analgesics

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pain reliever

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antagonis

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acting against

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anti-inflamatory

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reduced inflammation

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appendicular

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related to appendages

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arthralgia

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joint pain

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arthrectomy

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surgical removal of joint

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arthritis

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joint inflammation

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arthrochondritis

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joint infection

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arthogram

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test that looks at joints

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arthrometry

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act of measuring joints

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arthrodynia

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joint pain

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arthroplasty

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surgical repair of joint

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arthroscope

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device used to view joint

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arthroscopy

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act of viewing joint (surgical procedure)

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arthosis

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osteiarthritis

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arthrotomy

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surgical incision into joint

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asthenia

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physical weakness

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tendon

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attaches muscle to bone

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atonia

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reduced muscle tone

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atrophy

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wasting away

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axial

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angle

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brachial

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related to the arm

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brachialgia

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arm pain

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bursa

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small fluid-filled sac cushioning joint

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bursitis

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inflammation of bursa

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carpal

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related to wrist

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carpectomy

A

removal of carpal bone(s)

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cartilage

A

connective tissue

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chondrdynia

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cartilage pain

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chondromalacia

A

softening of cartilage

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chondroplasty

A

surgical repair of cartilage

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chrondopathy

A

disease of cartilage

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chondrosarcoma

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malignant tumor (cancer) of cartilage

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costalgia

A

rib pain

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costectomy

A

surgical removal of a rib

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costochondritis

A

chronic inflammation of ribs

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dactylalgia

A

finger/toe pain

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dactylodynia

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finger/toe pain

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dactylomegaly

A

finger/toe enlargement

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transverse fracture

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break completely through a bone

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greenstick fracture

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fracture characterized by incomplete bent break; most common in children

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spiral fracture

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break that spirals around the bone; common in twisting injury

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communited fracture

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broken into 3+ pieces at fracture site

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compound (open) fractur

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fracture where bone breaks through skin

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simple (closed) fracture

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fracture where bone does not break skin

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TX

A

treatment

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TKA

A

total knee arthroplasty

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ROM

A

range of motion

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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

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PT

A

physical therapy

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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MD

A

muscular dystrophy

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IM

A

intramuscular

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Fx

A

fracture

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CT

A

computed tomography

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ALS

A

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

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ACL

A

anterior cruciate ligament

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osteomyelitis

A

swelling in bone

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ostepenia

A

reduction in bone size

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tendonitis

A

inflammation of tendon

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tenorrhaphy

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surgical suture of tendon

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tenotomy

A

surgical incision into tendon

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tone

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stiffness

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tonicity

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level of stiffness

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traction

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process of putting a bone or body part under a puling tension

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vertebrectomy

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removal of vertebrae

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tendinoplasty

A

surgical repair of tendon

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synovial

A

liquid that surrounds and cushions joints and tendons

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synarthrosis

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immoveable joint

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striated

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characterized by streaks

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scoliosis

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lateral curvature of spine

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rickets

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disease characterized by softening and weakening of bones in peds

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rheumatology

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study of inflammation of joints

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rheumatologist

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specialist in the study of joint inflammation

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rheumatoid arthritis

A

inflammatory autoimmune disease of joints

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reduction

A

aligning a bone to close a fracture

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quadriplegia

A

paralysis of all four limbs

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polymyositis

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“multiple inflamed muscle” - rare disease

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paresis

A

paralysis

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periosteum

A

vascular layer of tissue surrounding bone

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plantar fasciitis

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inflammation of planta fascia (leads to heal pain)

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periostitis

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inflammation of periosteum

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paraplegia

A

paralysis of lower limbs

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osteoplasty

A

surgical repair of bone

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osteoporosis

A

porous bone

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osteorrhaphy

A

surgical suturing of bone

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osteotomy

A

surgical incision into bone

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paralysis

A

loss of movement

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diaphysis

A

mid section of long bone

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diarthrosis

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freely moveable joint

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dysphagia

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difficulty speaking, eating, or swallowing

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electromyography

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measuring of muscle responsiveness to electrical activity

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endosteum

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membrane lining inner surface of bone

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epicondylitis

A

swelling in tendons of elbow

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epiphysis

A

wide end of long bone

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extension

A

straightening

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fascia

A

connective tissue encasing organ

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fibromylagia

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disease causing chronic pain throughout body

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flexion

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bending

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fracture

A

break

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hemiparesis

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paralysis of half of the body

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hemiplegia

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pain on one half of the body

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herniated disc

A

intervertebral disc that has become dislodged

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joint

A

junction where bones connect

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kinesiology

A

study of movement

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kyphosis

A

hump

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ligament

A

connects bone to bone

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lordosis

A

swayback, curve

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medullary cavity

A

hollow part of bone that houses bone marrow

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megadactyly

A

enlarged digit

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metacarpal

A

wrist bone

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muscular dystrophy

A

group of diseases that cause muscle weakness

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myalgia

A

muscle pain

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myasthenia gravis

A

autoimmune disorder that destroys communication between nerves

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myectomy

A

surgical removal of muscle

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myelogram

A

procedure viewing spinal cord

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myocele

A

protrusion of a muscle through a rupture in its sheath

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myology

A

study of muscle

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myoma

A

benign tumor of muscle

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myopathy

A

disease of muscle

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myositis

A

muscle inflammation

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neoplasms

A

new growth, tumors

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myospasm

A

involuntary movement of muscle

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osteomalacia

A

softening of bone

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odteodynia

A

bone pain

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osteocytes

A

cells that make bone

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osteochondritis

A

joint condition where bone underneath dies

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osteitis

A

bone inflammation

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ostealgia

A

bone pain

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neurologist

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person who studies nerves

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open fracture

A

fracture that breaks the skin

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orthopedic

A

correcting bone

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orthopedics

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branch of medicine dealing with correcting bone

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osseus tissue

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tissue that gives strength and structure to bone

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ossification

A

bone formation

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