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arthr /o

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joint

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burs /o

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purse or sac, bursa,a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.

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chondr /o

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gristle, cartilage

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condyl /o

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knuckle of a joint

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cost /o

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rib

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cran, crani /o

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skull, cranium

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fasci /o

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fascia, a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.

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fibr /o

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fiber

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kinesi /o

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motion

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my, myos /o

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muscle

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myel /o

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bone marrow

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orth /o

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straight

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ost, oste /o

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bone

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scoli /o

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curved

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spondyl /o

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vertebra

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tax /o

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reaction to a stimulus

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ten, tendon /o

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stretch, flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.

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troph /o

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development

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algia

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condition of pain

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centesis

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surgical puncture

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desis

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surgical fixation or fusion

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dynia

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pain

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rrhaphy

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suturing

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scope

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instrument for viewing

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scopy

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process of viewing

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Osteoporosis

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The abnormal loss of bone density

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Rotator Cuff

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: A combination of 4 muscles & their tendons that surround & stabilize the shoulder joint: teres minor /supraspinatus / infraspinatus / subcapularis.

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Lysis

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loosen, dissolve

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Chiropractic

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The field of therapy that is centered on the manipulation of bones and joints most commonly the vertebral column.

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Tenorrhaphy (ten OR ah fee)

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Suturing of a tendon to close a tear

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Bursectomy

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Surgery involving the removal of a bursa from a joint

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Arthroscopy

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The process of viewing and examining a joint cavity using an endoscopic instrument called an arthroscope that has fiber optics, live-action photography & computer enhancement

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Centesis

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surgical puncture

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Myo

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muscle

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anaphylaxis

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An immediate reaction to a foreign substance that includes rapid inflammation, vasodilation, bronchospasms and spasms of the GI tract.

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internal fixation

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Surgical intervention needed to align the broken area with pins, screws, rods or plates to stabilize the alignment.

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hemo

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blood

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erythro

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red

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a, an

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without or absence of

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trans

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through,across or beyond

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megalo

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large or great

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macro

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great

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mal

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bad, abnormal, painful or difficult

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micro

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small

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heter

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different

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dys

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bad, painful, abnormal or difficult

47
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lip

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fat

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oma

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tumor

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carcin

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cancer

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kerat

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hard

51
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blephar

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eyelid

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plasia

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growth

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xero

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dry

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fasci

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fascia,a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.

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onych

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nail

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myc

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fungus

57
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scler

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hard

58
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dermat, derm

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skin

59
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pedicul

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body louse

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hidr

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sweat. hyperhidrosis

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polyp

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skin tag from mucous membranes

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tax /o /taxis

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reaction to a stimulus / the restoration of displaced bones or organs by manual pressure alone.

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troph /o / trophy

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development / process of development

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orth /o

A

straight

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my /o

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muscle

66
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myos

A

muscle

67
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myel /o

A

bone marrow

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arthr /o

A

joint

69
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ost /o

A

bone

70
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oste /o

A

bone

71
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desis

A

surgical fixation or fusion

72
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centesis

A

surgical puncture

73
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rrhaphy

A

suturing

74
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scope

A

instrument used for viewing

75
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scopy

A

process of viewing

76
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cost /o

A

rib

77
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fibr /o

A

fiber

78
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burs

A

purse or sac, bursa,a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.

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scoli /o

A

curved

80
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spondyl /o

A

vertebra

81
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ten

A

stretch, tendon - a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone.

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crani

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skull, cranium

83
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chondr /o

A

gristle, cartilage

84
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condyl /o

A

knuckle of a joint

85
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kinesi /o

A

motion

86
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algia

A

condition of pain

87
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dynia

A

pain

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