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Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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costalgia

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rib pain

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metatarsalgia

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pain in the bones of the foot

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ostalgia

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bone pain

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ostealgia

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bone pain

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osteodynia

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bone pain

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spondylodynia

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vertebra pain

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tibialgia

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tibia (shin) pain

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ankylosis

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condition of stiff joints

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arthralgia

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joint pain

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arthrodynia

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joint pain

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cervicodynia

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neck pain

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crepitation

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a crackling sound heard in joints

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genu valgum

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bow-legged

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genu varum

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knock-kneed

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bradykinesia

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slow movement

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dyskinesia

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inability to control movement

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dystaxia

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poor coordination

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dystonia

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poor muscle tone

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graphospasm

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writer’s cramp

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hyperkinesia

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increase in muscle movement or activity

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hypertonia

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increased muscle tone or tightness

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hypokinesia

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decrease in muscle movement or activity

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hypotonia

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decrease in muscle tone or tightness

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myalgia

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muscle pain

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myasthenia

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muscle weakness

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myodynia

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muscle pain

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myospasm

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muscle spasm

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tenalgia

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tendon pain

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arthrocentesis

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puncture of a joint

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arthrogram

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visual record of a joint

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arthrography

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procedure used to examine a joint

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32
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arthroscope

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instrument for looking into a joint

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33
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arthroscopy

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procedure of looking into a joint

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computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)

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imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis

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electromyogram

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a record of the electrical activity of a muscle

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electromyography

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procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle

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37
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osteometry

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procedure for measuring bone

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38
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humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine

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kyphosis

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sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine

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lordosis

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40
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crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

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scoliosis

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41
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wrist inflammation

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carpitis

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42
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craniomalacia

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softening of the skull

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exostosis

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abnormal bone growth out of another bone

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44
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fracture

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a bone break

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45
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osteodystrophy

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poor bone development

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osteolysis

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bone loss

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osteonecrosis

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death of bone

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osteosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of bone

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polydactyly

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having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)

50
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spondylitis

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vertebra inflammation

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spondylomalacia

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softening of the vertebra

52
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syndactyly

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fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers (or toes)

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tarsoptosis

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flat feet

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bursolith

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a stone in a bursa

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effusion

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fluid build-up

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hemarthrosis

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blood in a joint

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hydrarthrosis

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water (fluid) in a joint

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pyarthrosis

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pus in a joint

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atrophy

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underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue

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hypertrophy

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overdevelopment of muscle tissue

61
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myocele

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hernia of muscle tissue

62
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myolysis

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loss of muscle tissue

63
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softening of a muscle

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myomalacia

64
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hardening of a muscle

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myosclerosis

65
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stretching of a muscle

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myotasis

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muscle tone

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myotonia

67
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a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae

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ankylosing spondylitis

68
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poor development of bones and cartilage

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chondroosteodystrophy

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craniosynostosis

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premature fusing of the skull bones

70
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finger inflammation

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dactylitis

71
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hypertrophic spondylitis

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overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing inflammation

72
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bone inflammation

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osteitis

73
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osteocarcinoma

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bone cancer tumor

74
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inflammation of bone and cartilage

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osteochondritis

75
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tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage

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osteochondroma

76
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disease in which bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease

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osteogenesis imperfecta

77
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osteomalacia

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softening of the bone

78
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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

79
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bone disease

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osteopathy

80
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reduction in bone volume

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osteopenia

81
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loss of bone density

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osteoporosis

82
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osteosarcoma

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cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells

83
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spinal stenosis

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abnormal narrowing of the spine

84
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spondyloarthropathy

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joint disease of the vertebrae

85
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slipping or dislocation of a vertebra

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spondylolisthesis

86
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loss of vertebra structure

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spondylolysis

87
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spondylosis

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vertebra condition

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arthritis

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joint inflammation

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-physis

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growth

90
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oste/o

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bone

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crani/o

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head, skull

92
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cervic/o

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neck

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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lumb/o

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loin. lower back

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brachi/o

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arm

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tars/o

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ankle

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dactyl/o

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finger

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carp/o

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wrist

99
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cost/o

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rib

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femor/o

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femur

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tibi/o

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tibia

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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arthr/o

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joint

104
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burs/o

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bursa

105
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon

106
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muscul/o, my/o, myos/o

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muscle

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fasci/o

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fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together)

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ton/o

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tone, tension

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kinesi/o, kinet/o

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movement, motion

110
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tax/o

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arrangement, order, coordination

111
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ankyl/o

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stiff, bent

MAP Medterms (4 decks)

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