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MusculoSkeletal System: WordBuilding Flashcards

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arthalgia

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joint pain

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arthrocentesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint

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arthroclasia

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surgically breaking a joint

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arthrodesis

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fusion of a joint

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arthrogram

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record of a joint

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arthritis

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joint inflammation

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arthrotomy

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incision into a joint

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arthroscope

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instrument to view inside a joint

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bursectomy

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removal of a bursa

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bursitis

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inflammation of a bursa

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chondrectomy

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removal of cartilage

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chondromalacia

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cartilage softening

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chondroma

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cartilage tumor

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chondroplasty

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surgical repair of cartilage

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cortical

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pertaining to the outer portion

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intracranial

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pertaining to inside the skull

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craniotomy

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incision into the skull

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medullary

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pertaining to the inner portion

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myeloma

A

bone marrow tumor

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ostealgia

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bone pain

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osteochondroma

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bone and cartilage tumor

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osteoclasia

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to surgically break a bone

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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osteotomy

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incision into a bone

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osteopathy

A

bone disease

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osteotome

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instrument to cut bone

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synovitis

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inflammation of synovial membrane

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synovectomy

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removal of the synovial membrane

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intervertebral

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pertaining to between vertebrae

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iliac

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ilium

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carpal

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carpus

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cervical

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neck

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costal

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ribs

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cranial

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cranium

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femoral

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femur

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humeral

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humerus

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ischial

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ischium

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metacarpal

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metacarpus

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metatarsal

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metatarsus

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radial

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radius

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sacral

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sacrum

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sternal

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sternum

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tarsal

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tarsus

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tibial

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tibia

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clavicular

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clavicle

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fibular

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fibula

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lumbar

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low back

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mandibular

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mandible

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patellar

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patella

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scapular

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scapula

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ulnar

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ulna

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maxillary

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maxilla

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coccygeal

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coccyx

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phalangeal

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phalanges

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pelvic

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pelvis

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pubic

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pubis

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thoracic

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thorax

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fascial

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pertaining to fascia

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fascitis

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inflammation of fascia

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fasciotomy

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incision into fascia

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kinesiology

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study of movement

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muscular

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pertaining to muscles

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myalgia

A

muscle pain

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myasthenia

A

muscle weakness

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elecromyogram

A

record of muscle’s activity

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myocardial

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pertaining to heart muscle

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myopathy

A

muscle disease

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myoplasty

A

surgical repair of muscle

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myorrhaphy

A

suture a muscle

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myorrhexis

A

muscle rupture

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polymyositis

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inflammation of many muscles

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tenoplasty

A

surgical repair of a tendon

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tenodynia

A

tendon pain

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tenorrhaphy

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suture a tendon

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tendoplasty

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surgical repair of a tendon

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tendotomy

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incision into tendon

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tendinitis

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inflammation of tendon

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tendinous

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pertaining to tendons

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bradykinesia

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slow movement

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dyskinesia

A

difficult or painful movement

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hyperkinesia

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excessive movement

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hypokinesia

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insufficient movement

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atonia

A

lack of tone

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dystonia

A

abnormal tone

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hypertonia

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excessive tone

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hypotonia

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insufficient tone

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myotonia

A

muscle tone

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