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1
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acetabulum

A

vinegar cup

cup shaped cavity of hip bone that receives the head of femur to form hip joint

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femur

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thigh

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femor-al

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pertaining to femur

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ilium

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groin

large wing shaped bone at upper and posterior part of pelvis

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ischium

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hip

lower and posterior part of hip bone

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ischi-

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ischium, hip bone

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pelvis

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basin

basin shaped ring of bones, ligaments and muscles at base of spine

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pelv-ic

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pertaining to pelvis

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pubis

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pubis, pelvic bone

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pubic

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pertaining to pubic bone

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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-ili-

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ilium

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sacr/o-iliac joint

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joint between sacrum and ilium

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symphasis

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grow together

two bones joined by fibrocartilage; two pubic bones

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cause of Sacroiliac (SI) joint strain

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cause of lower back pain

wear and tear, from overly mobile

trauma, when tearing of joint ligaments allows too much motion

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-desis

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to fuse together

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athr/o

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joint

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athr/o-

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joint

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athr/o-desis

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fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery

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brace

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appliance to support a part of the body in its correct position

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diastasis

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separation

separation of normally joined parts

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radi/o-logy

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study of medical imaging

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radi/o-logist

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medical specialist in use of x-rays and other imaging techniques

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stable

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steady, not varying

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stabil-

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steady, fixed

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stabil-ize

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to make or hold firm and steady

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-desis

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to fuse together

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arthr/o

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joint

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athr/o-desis

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fixation or stiffening of a joint by surgery

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-plasty

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reshaping by surgery

surgery to repair, function of joint

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-ar

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pertaining to

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a-

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without

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-vascul-

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blood vessel

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a-vascul-ar

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without blood supply

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labrum

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lip-shaped

cartilage that forms a rim around socket of hip joint

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necrosis

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death

death of cells or tissue

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necr/o

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death

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necrot-ic

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pertaining to or affected by necrosis

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prosthet-ic

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prosthesis

artificial part to remedy a defect in body

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co-

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together

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-later-

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side

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co-llater-al

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situated at the side, often to bypass an obstruction

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cruciate

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cross

shaped like a cross, two internal ligaments of knee joint cross over each other

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fibul/a

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fibula

smaller of two bone of lower leg

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meniscus

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crescent

disc of cartilage between bones of a joint, knee joint

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patella (kneecap)

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small plate,

thin, circular bone in front of knee joint, embedded in patellar tendon

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rupture

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break

break or tear of any body part

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tibi/a

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tibia

larger bone of lower leg

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anthr/o

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joint

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-centesis

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puncture

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anthr/o-centesis

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aspiration o fluid from a joint

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-graphy

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process of recording

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anthr/o-graphy

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x-ray of joint taken after injection of a contrast medium into the joint

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-scopy

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process of using an instrument to examine visually

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anthr/o-scopy

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visual examination of interior of joint

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anthr/o-scope

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endoscope used to examine the interior of a joint

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bursa

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purse

closed sac containing synovial fluid

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burs-itis

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inflammation of bursa

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-ment

A

action

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de-

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removal, out of

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-bride-

A

rubble, rubbish

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de-bride-ment

A

removal of injured necrotic tissue

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hyper-

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excessive

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-flex-

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bend

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hyper-flex-ion

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flexion of a limb or part beyond the normal limits

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-ectomy

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surgical excision

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menisc-

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crescent, meniscus

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menisc-ectomy

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excision (cutting out) all or part of a meniscus

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pre-

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before, in front of

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-patell-

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patella

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pre-patell-ar

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in front of patella

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tendin-

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tendon

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tendin-itis

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inflammation of tendon

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bunion

A

bump

swelling at the base of big toe

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calcan-

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calcaneus

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-eal

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pertaining to

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calcan-eus

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bone of the tarsus that forms the heel

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calcan-eal

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pertaining to carcaneus

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hallux

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big toe

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valgus

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turn out

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hallux valgus

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deviation of big toe toward medial side of the foot

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-us

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pertaining to

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meta-

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after, subsequent

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-tars-

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ankle

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meta-tars-us

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five parallel bone of the foot between the tarsus and phalanges

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meta-tars-al

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pertaining to metatarsus

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-iatry

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treatment

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pod-

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foot

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-iatrist

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practitioner

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pod-iatry

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diagnosis and treatment of disorders and injuries of foot

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pod-iatrist

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practitioner of podiatry

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pott fracture

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fracture of lower end of fibula, often w fracture of tibial malleolus

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talus

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heel bone

tarsal bone that articulates w tibia to form the ankle joint

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tarsus

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ankle

collection of seven bones in foot that form the ankle and instep

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