Med Term Ch 3

Question 0

Allogenic

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denoting, relating to, or involving tissues or cells that are genetically dissimilar and hence immunologically incompatible, although from individuals of the same species.

Question 1

Acetabulum

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Concave surface of the pelvis

Question 2

Ankylosing spondylitis

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Long term form of arthritis

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Arthrodesis

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Arthrodesis, also known as artificial ankylosis or syndesis, is the artificial induction of joint ossification between two bones via surgery.

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Arthrolysis

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Restoration of a joints mobility

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Arthroscopy

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Observing the inside of a joint

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Autologous

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Obtained from the same individual

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Chondroma

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Benign cartilaginous tumor

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Chondromalacia

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Inflammation of the underside of the patella

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Comminuted fracture

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A bone injury in more than one bone

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Compression fracture

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The collapse of a bone

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Costochondritis

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The swelling of the material inside the bones

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Craniostenosis

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The swelling of the fluid in the head

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Crepitation

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Cracking or rattling

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Dual x ray absorpitometry

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An x Ray to determine the body’s composition

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Fibrous displasia

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Bone disorder which scar like tissues develops

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Hallux valgus

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Big toes bends outward

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Hemarthrosis

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Bleeding in joint spaces

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Hemopoietic

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Blood cells in the red bone marrow

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Internal fixation

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Surgical implement of repairing a bone

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Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

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The most common type of arthritis in children

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Kyphosis

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Outward curvature of the spine

Question 22

Laminectomy

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Removal of one or more vertebrae

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Lordosis

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Excessive curvature of the spine

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Lumbago

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Pain in the muscles of the lower back

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Malleolus

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Any bony protection with a shape liked a hammer head

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Manubrium

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A handled shape protection part of the bone

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Metacarpals

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Bones in the hand

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Metatarsals

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Any of the bones in the hand

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Myeloma

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A malignant tumor of the bones

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Open fracture

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If a bone breaks in such a way that the bones stick out of the skin

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Orthopedic surgeon

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A bone surgeon

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Orthotic

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Artificial support of the bones

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of the substance in the bones

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Osteoarthritis

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Degeneration of cartilage

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Osteochondroma

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Benign tumor in the bones

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Ankyl/o

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Crooked, bent, stiff

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Chrondr/I, chrondr/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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Skull

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-desis

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To bind, tie together

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Kyph/o

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Bend, hump

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Osteoclasis

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The surgical removal of some bone

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Osteomalacia

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Softening of the bones

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of the bone marrow

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Osteonecrosis

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Death of bone tissue

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Osteopenia

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Reduced bone mass

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Osteoporosis

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When the bones become brittle and more fragile

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Osteoporic hip fracture

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A broken hip related to the weakening of the bones

Question 50

Osteorrhaphy

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The surgical suturing of the bone

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Paget's disease

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A disease that deteriorates the bone

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Pathological fracture

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Breaking of a bone due to a disease

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty

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Medical imaging of the vertebrae

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Periostitis

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Inflammation of the material around the bone

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Podiatrist

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Bone doctor

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Prosthesis

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An artificial body part

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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A chronic disease that causes swelling of the joints

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rickets

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A disease caused by a lack of vitamin d in children

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Scoliosis

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A curve in the spine

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Spina bifida

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A birth defect that causes paralysis of the lower limbs due to hole in the spine

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Spiral fracture

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A bone fracture due to twisting

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Spondylolisthesis

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A condition in which a vertebrae slips out of place

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Spondylosis

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Degeneration of the spinal disks

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Subluxation

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Partial dislocation

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Synovectomy

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Removal of the synovial fluid

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Vertebrae

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Each series of small bones in the back