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Unit 13-14 Musculoskeletal Flashcards

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abnormal condition of stiffness

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ankylosis

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pain in the joint

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arthralgia

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inflammation of a joint

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arthritis

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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint

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arthrocentesis

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surgical fixation of a joint (joint fusion)

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arthrodesis

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radiographic imaging of a joint

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arthrography

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surgical repair of a joint

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arthroplasty

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visual examination of a joint

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arthroscopy

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slow movement

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bradykinesia

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exsition of a bursa

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bursectomy

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inflammation of a bursa

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bursitis

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pertaining to the wrist

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carpal

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excision of a carpal bone

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carpectomy

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excision of cartilage

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chondrectomy

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softening of cartilage

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chondromalacia

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surgical repair of cartilage

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chondroplasty

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exicison of a rib

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costectomy

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pertaining to the ribs and cartilage

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costochondral

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surgical repair of the skull

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cranioplasty

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fissure of the cranium

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cranioschisis

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incision into the cranium

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craniotomy

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excision of an intervertebral disc

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diskectomy

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inflammation of an intervertebral disc

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diskitis

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difficult movement

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dyskinesia

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abnormal development
dystrophy
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record of the (intrinsic) electrical activity in a (skeletal) muscle
electromyogram
27
pain in the fibrous tissue and muscles
fibromyalgia
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excessive movement
hyperkinesia
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excessive development of the size of muscle fiber
hypertrophy
30
pertaining to between the ribs
intercostal
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pertaining to between the vertebrae
intervertebral
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pertaining to within the cranium
intracranial
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abornormal condition of a hump
kyphosis
34
exicision of a lamina
laminectomy
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abnormal condition of bending forward
lordosis
36
exicion of the maxilla
maxillectomy
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inflammation of the maxilla
maxillitis
38
excision of a meniscus
meniscectomy
39
inflammation of a meniscus
meniscitis
40
pain in muscle
myalgia
41
muscle weakness
myasthenia
42
tumor of the bone marrow (malignant)
myeloma
43
suturing of a muscle
myorrhaphy
44
excision of bone
ostectomy
45
inflammation of the bone
osteitis
46
inflammation of the bone and joint
osteoarthritis
47
developing bone cell
osteoblast
48
inflammation of the bone and cartilage
osteochondritis
49
bone cell
osteocyte
50
softening of bone
osteomalacia
51
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
osteomyelitis
52
abnormal condition of bone death
osteonecrosis
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abnormal reduction of bone mass
osteopenia
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abnormal condition of stonelike bones
osteopetrosis
55
malignant tumor of bone
osteosarcoma
56
excision of a patella
patellectomy
57
excision of a finger or toe bone
phalangectomy
58
inflammation of many muscles
polymyositis
59
incision into the vertebral column
rachiotomy
60
fissure of the vertebral column
rachischisis
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dissolution of striated muscle
rhabdomyolysis
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abnormal reduction of connective tissue
sarcopenia
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abnormal condition of (lateral) curved (spine)
scoliosis
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inflammation of the vertebral joints
spondylarthritis
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fusing together of the vertebrae (spinal fusion)
spondylosyndesis
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resembling the stenum
sternoid
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pertaining to below the rib
subcostal
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pertainig to below the mandible
submandibular
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pertaining to above the patella
suprapatellar
70
excision of the synovial membrane
synovectomy
71
malignant tumor of the synovial membrane
synoviosarcoma
72
excision of a tarsal bone
tarsectomy
73
inflammation of a tendon
tendinitis
74
surgical repair of the tendon and muscle
tenomyoplasty
75
suturing of a tendon
tenorrhaphy
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inflammation of the tendon and synovial membran
tenosynovitis
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pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs
vertebrocostal
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surgical reapir of a vertebra
vertebroplasty

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