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Medical Terminology > Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions- Unit 4 > Flashcards

Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions- Unit 4 Flashcards

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combining form for bone

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osteo

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combining form for bone marrow or the spinal cord

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myelo

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prefix for difficult or poor

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dys

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combining form meaning gray

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polio

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suffix referes to changes in number and forms of cells

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plasia

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suffix refers to changes in size of cells and organs

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trophy

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suffix refers to original growth of cells and organs

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genesis

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combining form used to build word about inflammation of the tendons

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tendino

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combining form used to build the terms for pain in tendons

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teno

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combining form refers to the bursae

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burso

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combining form for cartilage

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chondro

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combining form used in words about the ribs

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costo

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prefix for between

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inter

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14
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combining form for tooth

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dento

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combining form meaning straight

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ortho

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16
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combining form means shaped like a tooth

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odonto

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prefix meaning around or near

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peri

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combining form used to build words about the lower back

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lumbo

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combining form for chest or thorax

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thoraco

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prefix that means on, higher in position, over or above

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supra

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combining form for pubis

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pubo

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22
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combining form for pelvis

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pelvi

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23
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suffix meaning an instrument used to measure

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meter

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24
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prefix that means from or away from

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ab

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prefix means towards

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ad

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combining form used to form words about the abdomen

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abdomino

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combining form for the amnion

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amnio

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combining form for urinary bladder

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cysto

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prefix for water or fluid

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hydro

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30
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suffix meaning abnormal fear

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phobia

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31
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surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid

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abdominocentesis

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32
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move away from the midline

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abduct

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33
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movement away from the midline

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abduction

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34
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wandering from normal location, process, or behavior

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aberrant

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deviating from the average or expected

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abnormal

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36
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habitual attraction, may include physical dependence

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addiction

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37
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tissues grown together that are normally separate

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adhesions

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38
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surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing

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amniocentesis

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39
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inflammation of a joint

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arthritis

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40
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surgical repair or reconstruction of a joint

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arthroplasty

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41
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instrument used to look into a joint

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arthroscope

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42
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incision into a joint

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arthrotomy

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43
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serous sac between a tendon and bone

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bursa

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44
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excision of a bursa

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bursectomy

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45
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inflammation of a bursa

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bursitis

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46
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surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid

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cardiocentesis

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47
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cartilage pain

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chondralgia

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48
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excision of cartilage

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chondrectomy

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49
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pertaining to cartilage and rib

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chondrocostal

50
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excision of rib

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costectomy

51
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herniation of the urinary bladder

52
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surgical repair of the urinary bladder

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cystoplasty

53
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process of examining the bladder using a scope

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cystoscopy

54
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incision into the urinary bladder

55
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tooth pain

56
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specialist in care of teeth

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resembling a tooth

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poor or defective development

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study of the origin of a disease

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tissue that connects muscle to muscle

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break or crack

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serous fluid accumulation in a saclike cavity

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fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage

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hydrocephalus

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fluid-filled sac

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abnormal fear of water, rabies

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hydrophobia

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therapy using water

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hydrotherapy

67
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abnormally increased development referring to quantity of cells

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hyperplasia

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pertaining to between the cartilage

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interchondral

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pertaining to between the ribs

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intercostal

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pertaining to between the teeth

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interdental

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posterior thoracic curvature

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tissue that connects bone to bone and supports visceral organs

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pertaining to the lower back, between the thorax and sacrum

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inflammation of the meniscus

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meniscitis

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excision of the meniscus of the knee

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meniscectomy

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bone marrow cells

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myelocytes

77
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defective development of the bone marrow or spinal cord

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myelodysplasia

78
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dental practice of straightening teeth

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orthodontics

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dentist specializing in straightening teeth

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orthodontist

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physician specialist in treatment of skeletal and joint disorders

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orthopedist

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pertaining to appliances used to support muscoloskeletal system

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specialist who develops and assists patients with orthotics

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inflammation of the bone

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inflammation of the bone and joint

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osteoarthritis

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disease of bone and joint

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osteoarthropathy

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inflammation of the bone and cartilage

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osteochondritis

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bone tumor

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softening of the bone

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osteomalacia

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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

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osteomyelitis

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pertaining to the practice of osteopathic physicians or bone disease

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osteopathic

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disease of the bones

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osteopathy

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loss of bone

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osteopenia

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porous condition of the bone due to deterioration of bone matrix

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osteoporosis

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the bony structure including the ilium, ischium, pubis, sacrum, and coccyx

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cancer of the bone

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osteosarcoma

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around the heart

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pericardium

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around the cartilage

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perichondrium

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around the tooth

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periodontal

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dentist specializing in treatment of diseased tissue around the teeth

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periodontist

100
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around the bone

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periosteum

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inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord

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poliomyelitis

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artificial limb or other body part replacement

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prosthesis

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pertaining to prostheses

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prosthetics

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specialist who develops and assists patients with prostheses

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prosthetist

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pertaining to the pubis, bone in the lower anterior pelvis

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study of rheumatic disease

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rheumatology

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above the ribs

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supracostal

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above or on top of the skull

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supracrainial

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above the lumbar spine

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supralumbar

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above the pubis

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suprapubic

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tendon pain

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inflammation of a tendon

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tendinitis

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tissue that connects muscle to bone

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surgical repair of a tendon

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tendinoplasty

115
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surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid

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thoracocentesis

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pertaining to the chest and lower spine

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thoracolumbar

117
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instrument used to measure the chest

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thoracometer

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disease of the chest

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thoracopathy

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incision into the thorax

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thoracotomy

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chest, area of the back posterior to the chest

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