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MT13 Connective Tissue Flashcards

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arthr/

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Joints

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chondr/

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Cartilage

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cost/

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Rib

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herni/

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Hernia, rupture, protrusion or prolapse

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ili/

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Ilium, hip bone, bone of the pelvis

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kyph/

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Humped, curved, crooked

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lord/

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Bent forward

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menisc/

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Meniscus or disc of cartilage of the knee

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my/ or muscul/ or myos/

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Muscle

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oste/

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Bone

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scoli/

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Crooked or twisted

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spondyl/

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Vertebra or bone of the back

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-desis

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Fixation by surgery or binding together

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-malacia

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Softening

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-plasty

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Reconstruction or reshaping

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-porosis

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Reduced density or decrease in density

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-trophy

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Nourishment, food or growth

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bi

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Two

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mal

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Poor, abnormal or bad

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orth

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Straight

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uni

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One

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Arthralgia

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Pain in the joints

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Arthrocentesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the joint

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Arthrodesis

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Fixation by surgery of a joint of fusion of a joint

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Arthrodynia

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Condition of pain in the joints

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Arthrosis

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Disease of the joint

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-osis

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Disease of or degenerative disease of

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Arthropathy

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Disease of a joint

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Arthrosclerosis

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Hardening of a joint

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Arthroscopy

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Procedure to view a joint using a lighted instrument

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Arthrotomy

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Incision into or cutting of a joint

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Cervical (Connective tissue)

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Pertaining to the neck

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Intervertebral

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Pertaining to between the bones of the back

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Kyphosis

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Hunchback

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Meniscectomy

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Surgical removal of the knee cartilage

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Orthopaedics

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Medical speciality concerning disorders of bones and associated tissue

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Osteomalacia

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A condition of softening of bones

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Osteoplasty

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Reconstruction, reshaping or repair of the bone

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Osteoporosis

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Reduced bone density

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Rheumatology

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Medical study of disorders of joints and muscles

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest cavity

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lumb/

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Lower back

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the lower back

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Paraesthesia

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Abnormal heightened sensation

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Polyarthritis

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Inflammation of many joints

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Metacarpophalangeal

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Relating to the bones of the hand and fingers

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Metatarsophalangeal

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Relating to the bones of the toe and foot

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Prolapse

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Misplaced or to fall out of place or the displacement of a body part from its usual position

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Spondylitis

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Inflammation of the bones of the back

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Haematology

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Study of the blood

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Diagnosis

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Determining the nature of the disorder by examining the patient signs and symptoms

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o.d

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Once daily

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adip/

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Fat or fatty tissue

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cutane/

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Skin

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derm/at/

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Skin

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febr/

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Fever

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hidr/

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Perspiration or sweat

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melan/

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Dark pigment or black pigment

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onych/

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Nail

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pyr/

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Fever

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therm/

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Heat

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hypo-

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Below, low, under

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pachy-

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Thick

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-derma

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Skin

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-genic

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Producing, Forming, origin

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Hyperhidrosis

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Excessive sweating

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Pachyderma

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Thick skin

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Onychophagia

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Nailbiting

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Febrile

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Relating to fever

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PUO

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Pyrexia of unknown origin

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatology

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Medical/scientific study of the skin

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Dermatologist

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Medical specialist in the study of the skin

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Dermal

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Pertaining to the skin

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Subdermal

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Pertaining to under or below the skin

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Subcutaneous

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Under the skin or below the skin

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Melanocyte

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Pigment producing cell

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Melanoma

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Tumour of pigment producing cells

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Seborrhoea

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Over activity of the sebaceous glands which produce excessive sebum

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Hypothermia

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Very low body temperature

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Pyrogenic

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Producing fever

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Pyrexia

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Fever

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Melanin

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Pigmentation which gives skin its colour

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Contusion

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Bleeding beneath the skin or a bruise

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Pruritus

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Itching or irritation of the skin

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