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1
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What is Oste/o?

A

Bone

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What is Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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What is Arthr/o

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Joint

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4
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What is Myel/o

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Bone marrow

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What is Ten/o Tendin/o?

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Tendon

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What is Ligament/o

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Ligament

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What is Burs/o what does it do?

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Bursa and it is a tiny, slippery sac of fluid that provides a cushion and reduces friction between the surfaces of a bone and soft tissue

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what is My/o myos/o

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Muscle

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what is Pseudo

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False

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what is Patho

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Disease

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What is Hyper

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Increase

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What is Hypo

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Decreased

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What is Hemi

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Half/Partial

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What is Poly?

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Many

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What is Necro

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Dead

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What is A

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Without

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what is Endo

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Within, inside of

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what is Peri

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Around

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what is Circum

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Around

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what is Retro

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Behind

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what is Epi

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Upon, on top

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what is Trans

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Through

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what is Intra

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Within

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What is Sub?

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Below

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25
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What is Dento?

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Teeth

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26
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What is Encephalo

A

Brain

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27
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What is Gastro

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Stomach

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What is Entero

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Intestine

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What is Colo

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Large Intestine

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30
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What is Hepato

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Liver

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31
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What is Dermo

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Skin

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32
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What is Osteo?

A

Bones

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33
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What is Cardio?

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Heart

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34
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What is Phlebo/veno

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Veins

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35
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What is Pneumo/pulmo?

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Lung

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36
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What is Homo/Emia

A

Blood

37
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What is Vascular

A

Blood Vessel

38
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What is Ology

A

Study of

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What is Otomy?

A

Cut/Seperate

40
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What is Ectomy?

A

Remove

41
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What is scopy

A

To see

42
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What is itis?

A

Inflammation

43
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What is Algia?

A

Pain

44
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What is Porosis

A

Porous

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What is Osis

A

Condition

46
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What is Plasty?

A

Repair

47
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what is Oma?

A

Tumour

48
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What is Esis

A

process/action

49
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What is Articular

A

Joint surfaces

50
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What is Trophy

A

Change

51
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What is Malacia

A

Softening

52
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What is Arthroplasty

A

Joint repair

53
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What is Osteotomy

A

Cutting bone

54
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What is Capsulotomy

A

Cutting the joint capsule

55
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What is Synovectomy

A

Surgical removal of joint lining

56
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What is pathology?

A

Study of Disease/illness

57
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What is Hypertrophy?

A

Increase/excessive change

58
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What is Avascular necrosis

A

Death of bone due to lack of blood

59
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Describe Anatomic Position - 4 things

A

Arms by side, Palms forward, thumbs away from body, toes pointing downwards

60
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What is Sagittal Plane?

A

Divides body into left and right

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What is Coronal Plane?

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Divides body into anterior (front) and posterior (back)

62
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What is Transverse plane?

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Divides body into superior (top) and inferior (bottom)

63
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What is Medial

A

Towards midline

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What is Lateral

A

Away from midline

65
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What is proximal

A

Closer to origin (example where leg or arm goes into body)

66
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What is Distal

A

Further away from origin

67
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What is Superficial?

A

Near or on the surface

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What is Deep

A

further below surface

69
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What is unilateral?

A

only on one side of the body, in one place

70
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What is Bilateral?

A

on both sides of the body (same place)

71
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What is Ipsilateral?

A

Same side of body (two areas)

72
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What is Contralateral?

A

Opposite sides of the body from one another

73
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What is Abduction

A

Movement away from midline

74
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What is Adduction?

A

Movement Towards midline

75
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What is Flexion?

A

Decreasing angle in the joint

76
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what is Extension

A

Increasing angle in the joint

77
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What is Medial (internal) rotation?

A

Rotation towards the midline

78
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What is Lateral (External) rotation?

A

Rotation away from the midline

79
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What is Dorsiflexion?

A

pointing foot Superiorly (up)

80
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What is Plantarflexion?

A

Pointing foot inferiorly (down)

81
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What is Supination?

A

Hand onto back (palm facing up)

82
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What is Pronation?

A

Hand onto palm (palm facing down)

83
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What is Prone

A

Lying on front

84
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What is supine?

A

Lying on back

85
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What is Valgus? and where is force increased

A

Knee-knock = on the lateral compartment

86
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What is Varus? an where is force increased?

A

Bow leg - increased on the medial component

87
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What is Coxa Valga

A

> 140 degree

88
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What is Normal alignment?

A

122-135 degree

89
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What is Coxa Vera?

A

<120 degree

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