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articulation

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joint

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cancellous

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Lattice like arrangement of bony plates, occurring at the ends of long bones

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cruciate ligaments

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ligaments that cross each other

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hematopoiesis

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producing and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow

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ankyl/o

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stiffness, bent, crooked

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ankyl/osis

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abnormal stiffness of joint

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arthr/o

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joint

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arthr/itis

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inflammation of joint

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kypho/o

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humpback

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kyph/osis

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abnormal humpback posture, -osis: abnormal condition

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lamin/o

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lamina

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lamin/ectomy

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excision of lamina, -ectomy: excision, removal

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lord/o

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curve, swayback

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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myel/o/cyte

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bone marrow cell

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oste/o

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bone

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oste/oma

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tumor composed of bone, -oma: tumor

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scoli/o

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crooked, bent

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scoli/osis

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abnormal bending of the spine, -osis: abnormal condition,

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thorac/o

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chest

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thorac/o/dynia

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pain in chest, -dynia: pain

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acromi/o

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acromion

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brachi/o

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arm

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acromi/al

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pertaining to the acromion, al: pertaining to

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brachi/algi

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pain in the arm

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calcane/o

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calcaneum, heel bone

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carp/o

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carpus, wrist bone

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck, cervix,

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cervic/o/dynia

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pain in the neck, -dynia: pain

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clavicul/o

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clavicle

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cost/o

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ribs

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crani/o

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cranium

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dactyl/o

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fingers, toes,

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femor/o

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femur

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fibul/o

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fibula

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humer/o

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humerus

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ili/o

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ilium

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ili/o/pelvic

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pertaining to the area of the pelvis, pelv: pelvis, -ic: pertaining to

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ischi/o

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ischium

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lumb/o

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lower back

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae

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spondyl/itis

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inflammation of the vertebrae

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vertebr/o

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vertebrae

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inter/vertebr/al

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relating to the area between two vertebrae

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stern/o

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sternum

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tibi/o

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tibia

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tibi/o/femor/al

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pertaining to the tibia and femur, -al: pertaining to

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leiomy/o

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smooth muscle

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leiomy/oma

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tumor of small muscle

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musclu/o

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muscle

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my/o

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muscle

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muscul/ar

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pertaining to muscle

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my/oma

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tumor of muscle

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rhab/o

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rob-shaped (striated)

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rhabdomy/o

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rod-shaped shaped (striated) muscle

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rhabdomy/oma

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tumor composed of striated muscle

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chondr/itis

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inflammation of cartilage

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fasci/o

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band, fascia

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fasci/o/plasty

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surgical repair of a fascia, -plasty: surgical repair

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fibr/o

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fiber, fibrous tissue

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fibr/oma

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tumor of fibrous tissue

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synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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synov/ectomy

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removal of a synovial membrane

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ten/o

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tendon

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon

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ten/o/desis

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surgical fixation of a tendon, -desis: binding, fixation

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tendin/itis

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inflammation of a tendon

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-asthenia

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weakness, debility

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my/asthenia

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weakness of muscle

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-blast

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embryonic cell

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my/o/blast

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embryonic cell that develops into muscle

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-clasia

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to break, surgical fracture

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-clast

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to break, surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation

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-malacia

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softening

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-physi

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growth

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chrondr/o/malacia

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softening of the cartilage

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arth/o/desis

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binding together of a joint

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epi/physis

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growth upon,

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-physis

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growth

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-porosis

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porous

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oste/o/porosis

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porous bone

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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chrondr/o/sarcoma

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malignant tumor of cartilage

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-scopy

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visual examination

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a-

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without, not

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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sub-

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under, below

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supra-

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above, excessive

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syn-

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union, together, joined

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a/trophy

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without nourishment, -trophy: nourishment

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dys/trophy

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disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism

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sub/patell/ar

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pertaining to below the patella

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supra/cost/al

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pertaining to above the ribs

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syn/dactyl/ism

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condition of joined fingers or toes, dactyl: fingers, toes, -ism: condition

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anyylosis

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stiffening or immobility of joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

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cladication

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limping

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crepitation

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dry, grating sound or sensation by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture of joint destruction

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ganglion cyst

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fluid-filled tumor that most commonly develops along the tendon or joint of the wrists or hands, but may also appear in the feet

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hemarthosis

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effusion of blood into a joint cavity

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herniated disk

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rupture of a vertebral disk center, through its outer edge and back toward the spinal canal with pressure on the adjacent spinal nerve that results in pain, numbness, or weakness in one or both legs

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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 the bone marrow

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rickets

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formation of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, also called rachitis

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sequestrum

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fragment of necrosis bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

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spondylolisthesis

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any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it

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sponylosis

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degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

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subluxation

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partial or incomplete dislocation

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arthrocentesis

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puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid

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arthroclasia

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surgical breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement

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bursectomy

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excision of bursa

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