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Systems Chapter 4 Flashcards

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oste/o

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bone

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-pathy

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disease

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arthr/o

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joint

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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dys-

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difficult or poor

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-plasia

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growth and development

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-scope

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instrument used to look at something

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tend/o

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tendon

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tendin/o

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tendon, used to build words about inflammation

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ten/o

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tendon, used to build words about pain

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burs/o

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bursae of the body

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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ribs

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inter-

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between

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dent/o

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teeth

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peri-

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around or near

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ortho-

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straight

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odont/o

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shaped like a tooth

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lumb/o

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lower back

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thorac/o

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chest or thorax

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supra-

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on, higher in position, over or above

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pub/o

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pubis

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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ab-

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from or away from

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duct/o

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to lead or move

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ad-

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toward

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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-centesis

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surgical puncture or tapping

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cyst/o

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bladder

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-cyst

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fluid filled sac like structure

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-phobia

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abnormal fear

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abdomen

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belly area, cavity below the thorax

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abdominocentesis

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surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid

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abduct

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move away from the midline

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abduction

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movement away from the midline

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aberrant

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wandering from normal location, process or behavior

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abnormal

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deviating from the average or expected

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addiction

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habitual attraction, may include physical dependence

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adhesions

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tissues grown together that are normally separate

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amniocentesis

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surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing

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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

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arthroplasty

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surgical repair or reconstruction of a joint

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arthroscope

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instrument used to look into a joint

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arthroscopy

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process of using an arthroscope to examine a joint

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arthrotomy

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incision into a joint

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bursa

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serous sac between a tendon and a bone

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bursectomy

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excision of a bursa

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bursitis

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inflammation of a bursa

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cardiocentesis

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surgical puncture of the heart to remove fluid

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Chondralgia

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Cartilage pain

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Chondrodynia

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Cartilage pain

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Chowder tony

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Excision of cartilage

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Chondrocostal

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Pertaining to the cartilage and rib

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Costectomy

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Excision of a rib

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Cystocele

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Herniation of the bladder (into the vagina)

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Cystoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the bladder

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Cystoscopy

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Process of examining the bladder using a scope

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Cystotomy

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incision into the urinary bladder

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Dentalgia

A

Tooth pain

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Dentist

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Specialist in care of teeth

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Dentoid

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Resembling a tooth

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Dysplasia

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Poor or defective development

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Etiology

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Study of the origin of a disease

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Fascia

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Tissue that connects muscle to muscle

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Hydrocele

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Serous fluid accumulation in a sac like cavity

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Hydrocephalus

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Fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage

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Hydrocyst

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Fluid filled sac

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Hydrophobia

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Abnormal fear of water

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Hydrotherapy

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Therapy using water

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Hyperplasia

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Abnormally increased development referring to quantity of cells

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Interchondral

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Pertaining to between the cartilage (intercartilaginous)

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Intercostal

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Pertaining to between the ribs

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Interdental

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Pertaining to between the teeth

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Ligament

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Tissue that connects bone to bone and supports visceral organs

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the lower back between the thorax and sacrum

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Meniscectomy

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Excision of the meniscus of the knee

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Myelocytes

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Bone marrow cells

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Myelodysplasia

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Defective development of the bone marrow or spinal cord

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Orthodontics

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Dental practice of straightening teeth

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Orthodontist

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Dentist specializing in straightening teeth

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Orthopedist

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Physician specialist in treatment of skeletal and joint disorders

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Orthotics

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Pertaining to appliances used to support the musculoskeletal system

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of the bone and cartilage

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Osteoma

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Bone tumor

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Osteomalacia

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Softening of the bone

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow

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Osteopathic

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Pertaining to the practice of osteopathic physicians or bone disease

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Osteopathy

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Disease of the bones

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Osteopenia

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Loss of bone

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Osteoporosis

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Porous condition of the bone matrix

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Osteosarcoma

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Cancer of the bone

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Pelvis

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

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Pericardium

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around the heart (membrane)

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Perichondrium

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Around the cartilage (membrane)

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Periodontal

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Around the tooth

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Periodontist

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Dentist specializing in treatment of diseased tissue around the teeth

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Periosteum

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Around the bone (membrane)

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Prosthesis

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Artificial limb or other body part replacement

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Prosthetics

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Pertaining to prosthesis

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Prosthetist

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Specialist who develops and assists patients with prostheses

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Pubic

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Pertaining to the pubis, bone in the lower anterior pelvis

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Supracostal

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Above the ribs

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Supracranial

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Above or on top of the skull

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Supralumbar

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Above the lumbar spine

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Suprapubic

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Above the pubis

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Tenalgia

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Tendon pain

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Tenodynia

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Tendon pain

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Tendinitis

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Inflammation of a tendon

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Tendon

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Tissue that connects muscle to bone

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Tendinoplasty

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Surgical repair of a tendon

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Tenoplasty

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Surgical repair of a tendon

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Tendoplasty

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Surgical repair of a tendon

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Thoracocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid

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Thoracentesis

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Surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid

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Thoracolumbar

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Pertaining to the chest and lower spine

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Thoracometer

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Instrument used to measure the chest

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Thoracopathy

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Disease of the chest

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Thoracotomy

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Incision into the thorax

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Thorax

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Chest, area of the back posterior to the chest

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