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1
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Articular cartilage

A

Covers the ends of bones

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2
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carp/o

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Wrist

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3
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cervic/o

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neck

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4
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Diaphysis

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The straight shaft of a long bone

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5
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Epiphysis

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Widened ends of a long bone

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6
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Foramen

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Small opening in the bone

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7
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Hallux

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The great toe

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8
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Intervertebral disk

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between two vertebrae

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Joint

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Area where two bones come together

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10
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Articulation

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Area where two bones come together

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11
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articul/o

A

Joint

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12
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Ligament

A

holds two bone ends together

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13
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lumb/o

A

lower back

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14
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Meniscus

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Crescent-shaped cartilage pad found in the knee

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15
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Periosteum

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covers the surface of a bone

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16
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oste/o

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bone

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17
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cost/o

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rib

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18
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Synovial joint

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A fully moveable joint that contains two bones

19
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thorac/o

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chest; thorax

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Thorax

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Area between the neck and the diaphragm, chest area

21
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Fracture

A

Broken bone

22
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malac/o

23
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myel/o

A

bone marrow, myelin or spinal cord

24
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Dislocation

A

Displacement of the end of a bone from its normal position

25
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Sprain

A

Overstretching or tearing of a ligament

26
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Hallux valgus

A

Deformity in which the great/big toe is angled laterally toward the other toes, AKA bunion

27
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Genu valgum

A

knock kneed

28
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Genu varum

A

bow legged

29
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Prosthesis

A

artificial leg for a patient who has an amputated limb

30
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Amputation

A

Procedure to remove all or part of an extremity

31
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AKA

A

above the knee amputation

32
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BKA

A

below the knee amputation

33
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DEXA

A

dual energy x-ray absorptometry

34
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DIP

A

distal interphalangeal

35
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DJD

A

degenerative joint disease

36
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Fx

37
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LLE

A

left lower extremity

38
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LUE

A

left upper extremity

39
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NSAID

A

non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

40
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OA

A

osteoarthritis

41
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PIP

A

proximal interphalangeal

42
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RLE

A

right lower extremity

43
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RUE

A

right upper extremity

med term ch 7 (1 decks)

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