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Diagnostic/Therapeutic Procedures & Pharmacology for Disorders of Muscles/Tendons Flashcards

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anti-

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against

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-body

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substance

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anti-body

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protein produced in response to an antigen

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-opsy

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to view

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bi-

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life

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-graphy

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process of recording

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electr/o-

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electricity

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-my/o-

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muscle

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electr/o-my/o-graphy

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recording of electrical activity in a muscle

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en-

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in

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-zyme

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fermenting

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en-zyme

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protein that induces change in other substances

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-ation

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process

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-in

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in

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-flamm-

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flame

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in-flamm-ation

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basic complex of reactions in blood vessels and adjacent tissues in response to injury or abnormal stimulation

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-graphy

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process of recording

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ultra-

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beyond

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-son/o-

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ultra-son/o-graphy

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-ite

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pertaining to

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anti-

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against

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metabol-

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change

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anti-metabol-ite

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substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cells normal metabolism

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cortic/o

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from cortex

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cortic/o-steroid

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hormone produced by adrenal cortex

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-ive

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nature of

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immune/o

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immune response

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-suppress-

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press under

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immune/o-suppress-ive

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substance that causes failure of immune system

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anabol-

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to raise up

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-oid

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resembling

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ster-

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solid

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anabol-ic ster-oid

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prescription drug used by some athletes to increase muscle mass

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an-alges-ia

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state in which pain is reduced

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an-alges-ic

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agent that produces analgesia

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-ite

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pertaining to

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anti-

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against

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-metabol-

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change

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anti-metabol-ite

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substance that replaces or inhibits a specific part of a cells normal metabolism

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-pyret-

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fever

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anti-pyret-ic

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agent that reduces fever

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contract-ure

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muscle shortening due to spasm or fibrosis

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cortic/o-steroid

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hormone produced by adrenal cortex

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duchenne muscular dys-trophy

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condition w symmetrical weakness and wasting of pelvic, shoulder, and proximal limb muscles

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dys-

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bad, difficult

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-trophy

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nourishment

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immun/o-suppress-ive

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substance that causes failure of immune system

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-ent

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end result

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-gredi-

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to go

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in-gredi-ent

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element in a mixture

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metabol-

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change

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metabol-ism

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constantly changing physical and chemical process in the cell

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metabol-ite

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any product of metabolism

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my/o-glob-in

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protein of muscle that stores and transports oxygen

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my/o-pathy

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any disease of muscle

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my/o-sitis

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inflammation of muscle tissue

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rhabd/o-my/o-lysis

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destruction of muscle to produce myoglobin

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statin

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stationary

class of drug used to lower blood cholesterol levels

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ten/o

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tendon

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-synov-

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synovial membrane

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ten/o-synov-itis

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inflammation of a tendon and it’s surrounding synovial sheath

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-ectomy

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surgical excision

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thym-

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thymus glannd

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thym-ectomy

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surgical removal of thymus gland

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