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Somato/o

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Body

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Viscer/o

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Internal organs

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Acr/o

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Extremity

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-genesis

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forming, producing

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Cirrh/o, Jaund/o, Xanth/o

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yellow

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Melan/o

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black

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Poli/o

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Grey

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Cutane/o, Dermat/o, Derm/o, -derma

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Skin

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Adip/o, Lip/o, Steat/po

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Fat

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Ichthy/o, Xer/o

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Dry, desert-like

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Kerat/o

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Hard, horny tissue

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Onych/o, Ungu/o

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Nail

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Pil/o, Trich/o

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Hair

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Scler/o

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Hardening

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Seb/o

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Sebum or sebaceous

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Abscess

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localized collection of pus at the site of an infection

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Alopecia

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Partial or complete loss of hair due to a range of reasons

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Impetigo

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bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted & rupture

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Purpura

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any several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage beneath the skin or mucous membranes

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Ulcer

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open sore caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane

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tinea

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fungal infection of the skin

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muscles

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contract to create movement

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tendons

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anchor muscle to bone

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fascia

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separates muscle layers

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bursa

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protects against friction forces

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Muscul/o, My/o

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muscle

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ten/o, Tend/o, Tendin/o

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Tendon

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Fasci/o

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Fascia

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Burs/o

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Bursa

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Osteo/o, Ossi-, Ost/e,

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Bone

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Ligament/o

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Ligament

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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Myel/o

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bone marrow

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Ankyl/o, Scoli/o

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Stiff, bent, crooked

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Kyph/o

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humpback

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Lord/o

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Swayback

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Synovi/o

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Synovial membrane or fluid

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Pod/o, Ped/o

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Foot

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Brachi/o

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Arm

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Fem/o

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femur

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Calcane/o

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Calcaneus

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Dactyl/o, Phalang/o, Digit/o

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Fingers, toes

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Spondyl/o, Vertebr/o

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Vertebrae

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50
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amputation

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partial or complete removal of an extremity

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contracture

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fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule

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fracture

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broken bone

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ganglion cyst

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fluid-filled tumor that mostly develops along tendon or joints of the hand or wrist

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Herniated disk

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rupture of the verebral’s disk’s center

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Sprain

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tearing of ligament tissue

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Strain

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Tearning of tendinous or muscular tissue

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor from cartilage

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-blast

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embryonic cell

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Tars/o

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Ankle

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Crani/o, Cephal/o

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Head

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Kin/e, kin/o, kinesi/o

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movement

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sarco-

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muscluar, fleshlike

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spasmo-

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spasm

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-clast

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to break

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ischio-

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hip joint

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odont/o

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pertaining to teeth

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orth/o

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something straight or correct

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Pelv/i, Pelv/o

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Hip bone

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Pyel/o

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Pelvis

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Scoli/o

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twisted

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man/o, Chir/o

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hand

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patell/o

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knee cap

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lumb/o

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lumbar spine

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cervic/o

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neck

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pleur/o, cost/o

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rib

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thorac/i, thoac/o

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rib cage

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om/o

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shoulder

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spin/o, vertebr/o, spondyl/o

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spine

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caud/o

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tail

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carp/o

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wrist

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Anter/o, Ventr/o

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Anterior, front

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Dors/o, Poster/o

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Dorsal, back

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cyt/o

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cell

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nucle/o, kary/o

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nucleus

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hist/o

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tissue

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erythr/o, rhod/o

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red

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cirrh/o

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red-yellow

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porphyr/o

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purple

89
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infusion therapy

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delivery of fluids directly into the blood stream (IV therapy)

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ablation

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removal of a part, pathway or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery, freezing or radio frequency

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anastomosis

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surgical joining of 2 ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another

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cauterize

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destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat or corrosive chemicals

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curettage

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scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument called a curette

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incision & drainage

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incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound of cavity

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laser surgery

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use of high intensity laser light bean to remove diseased tissues, stop bleeding or for cosmetic purposes

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resection

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removal of part or all of a structure, organ or tissue

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revision

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surgical procedure used to replace or compensate for a previously implanted device or correct an undesirable result or effect of a prev surgery

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endoscopy

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(within a visual examination). visual exam of a body cavity or canal using a special light instrument called an endoscope

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CT computed tomography

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imaging technique in whch an x-ray emitted rotates around the area to be scanned & a computer measures the intensity from diff angles.

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fluoroscopy

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technique in which xrays are directed thru the body to a fluorescent screen that displays internal structures in continuous motion

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MRI Magnetic resonance imaging

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technique that uses radio waves & a strong magnetic field to produce highly detailed, multiplanar, cross-sectional views of soft tissues

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nuclear scan

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technique where radioactive material called a tracer is added into the body & a special gamma camera is used to produce images of organs and structures

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PET Positron emission tomography

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computed tomography records the positrons emitted from a radiopharmaceutical to produce a cross-sectional image of metabolic activity of body tissues to determine the presence of disease

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AP

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anteriorposterior

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Bx

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biopsy

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Dx

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diagnosis

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I&D

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incision & drainage

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RF

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rheumatoid factor or radio frequency

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SPECT

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single photon emission computed tomography

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Sx

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symptom

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Tx

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treatment

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US

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ultrasound, ultrasonography

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xen/o

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foreign, strange

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xer/o

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dry

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neoplasms

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abnormal growths of new tissue that are classified as benign or malignant

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benign

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noncancerous growths that are composed of the same type of tissue where they are growing

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malignant

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cancerous and care composed of cells that tend to become invasive & spread to remote regions of the body

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petechia

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish-brown or yellow. Also called a bruise

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eczema

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chronic inflammatory skin condition that is characterized by arythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts and scabs and accompanied by intense pruritis

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erythema

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redness of skin caused by swelling of capillaries

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eschar

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dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of the skin, especially after a burn

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keratosis

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thickened area of epidermis or any horny growth on the skin (callus or wart)

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pruritus

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intense itching

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verruca

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epidermal growth caused by a virus also known as warts. Includes plantar, juvenile and venereal warts.

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ung

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oitment

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hematopoiesis

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production & development of blood cells, normally in bone marrow

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atrophy

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weakening of the muscle tissue

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hypotonia

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loss of muscular tone or diminished resistance to passive stretching

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multiple myeloma

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malignant tumor of plasma cells in bone marrow

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rickets

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form of osteomalacia in children caused by Vit D deficiency

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sequestrum

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fragment of necrosed bone that has become separates from surrounding tissue

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subluxation

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partial or incomplete dislocation

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arthroscopy

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visual examination of interior of a joint & its structures using a thin, flexible fiber optic scope.

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Fx

A

fracture

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