Medical Terms Flashcards
1
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anemia
A
without blood
2
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arthritis
A
joint inflammation
3
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arthroscopy
A
to view or visualize the joints
4
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dyaphagia
A
difficult / abnormal, pertaining to eating or swallowing
5
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foraminotomy
A
foramin - opening
-tomy surgical incision
6
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laminectomy
A
lamina surgical removal of
7
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laminoplasty
A
lamina, surgical repair of
8
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laminotomy
A
lamina, to cut into
9
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myelopathy
A
pertaining to the spinal cord, disease
10
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osteroarthritis
A
bone, joint, inflammation
11
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radiculopathy
A
root of a structure, usually nerve / vein, disease
12
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spondylosis
A
vertebra or spinal column, abnormal condition
13
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spondylolisthesis
A
vertebra, spinal column, slippage
