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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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define “word root”

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essential meaning of a medical term, refers to body structure, organ, or system.

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define “prefixes”

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found at the beginning of a medical term. indicates information such as: abnormal conditions, numbers, positions, or times.

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define “suffixes”

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found at the end of a medical term. Information it provides: conditions, diseases, surgical and diagnostic procedures involving word root.

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define “combining vowels”

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used to connect medical terms, placed in between a word root and suffix (when suffix begins with a constant) or between two word roots. NOT used between prefixes and word root.

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combining form example

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rhin-o = nose

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when NOT to use combining vowels

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DON’T use between word root and suffix if the suffix begins with a vowel

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another way to use a combining vowel

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DO place combining vowels between 2 word roots, even if the second word root ends with a vowel.

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3 types of medical terms and name an example

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latin/greek, cardiology
eponym, Alzheimer’s disease
modern english, irritable bowel syndrome

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Name the 3 different planes

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Frontal or coronal
Sagittal
Transverse

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Anatomical Position

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standing upright, eyes looking straight ahead, arms down at sides, palm facing forward, fingers extended, legs together and feet pointing forward.

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Frontal Plane

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divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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Sagittal Plane

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divides the body into right and left portions

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Transverse Plane

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divides body into upper and lower portions

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Proximal

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near to

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Distal

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away from

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Posterior

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back side

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Anterior

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front sides

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Superior

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towards the head

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Inferior

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towards tail

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Deep

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below the surface

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Superficial

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near the surface

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Prone

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lie face down

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Supine

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lie face up

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Axillary

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underarm area

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Palmar

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palm of the hand

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Lower extremity

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entire leg

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Upper extremity

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entire arm

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Plantar

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sole of the foot

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Popliteal

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back of the knee

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Trunk

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torso

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Umbilical

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navel area

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RUQ (right upper quadrant)

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Liver
Right kidney
Large/Small intestine
Pancreas
Gallbladder

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RLQ (right lower quadrant)

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Large/Small intestine
Right ureter
Appendix
Right ovary
Right uterine tube

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LUQ (left upper quadrant)

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Liver
Spleen
Left kidney
Stomach
Large/small intestine
Pancreas

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LLQ (left lower quadrant)

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Large/small intestine
Left ureter
Left ovary
Left uterine tube

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36
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Name 9 regions

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Right hypochondriac
Right lumbar
Right iliac (inguinal)
Epigastric
Umbillical
Left hypochondriac
Left lumbar
Left iliac (inguinal)
Hypogastric

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37
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arthralgia

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joint pain

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arthritis

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inflammation of a joint

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39
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athrocentesis

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removal of a fluid from a joint

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40
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arthrodesis

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surgical fusion of a joint

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arthrography

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process of visualizing a joint by xray

42
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arthroplasty

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surgical repair of a joint

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arthroscopy

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examination of the interior of a joint with an arthroscope

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atrophy

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process of development of loss of muscle bulk

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bone

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a type of connective tissue and an organ of the musculoskeletal system

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bone graft

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piece of bone taken from the patient and used to replace a removed bone or a bony defect at another site

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bone scan

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radioactive dye, scanning equipment used to visualize bones

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bradykinesia

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slow movement

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bursectomy

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surgical removal of a bursa

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bursitis

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inflammation of a bursa

51
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carpal

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pertaining to the wrist

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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painful disorder of the wrist and hand, symptoms include weakness, pain, burning, tingling, and aching in the forearm, wrist, and hand

53
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chondral

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pertaining to cartilage

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chondritis

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inflammation of cartilage

55
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chondroma

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cartilage tumor

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clavicle

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aka collar bone, bone of the pectoral girdle

57
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closed fracture

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simple fracture with no open skin

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coccyx

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comminuted fracture

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fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many pieces or fragments

60
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compound fracture

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open fracture in which the skin has been broken through

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compression fracture

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fracture involving loss of height of a vertebral body

62
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contracture

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abnormal shortening of a muscle, making it difficult to stretch the muscle

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cranial

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pertaining to the skull

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cranioplasty

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surgical repair of the skull

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craniotomy

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incision into the skull

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deep tendon reflexes DTR

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muscle contraction in response to a stretch caused by striking the muscle tendon with a reflex hammer

67
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dislocation

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occurs when the bones in a joint are displaced

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dual energy absorptiometry DXA

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measurement of bone density using low dose x-ray for the purpose of detecting osteoporosis

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dyskinesia

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difficult or painful movement

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electromyography EMG

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recording of the electrical patterns of a muscle

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femur

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thigh bone, lower extremity bone

72
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fibromyalgia

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condition with widespread aching and pain in the muscles and soft tissue

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fibula

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lower leg bone

74
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fixation

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procedure to stabilize a fractured bone while it heals

75
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external fixation

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casts, splints, and pins inserted through the skin

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internal fixation

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includes pins, plates, rods, screws, and wires that are applied during surgery

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fracture FX

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injury to a bone that causes it to break

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greenstick fracture

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fracture in which there is an incomplete break, one side of the bone is broken and the other is bent

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herniated nucleus pulpous HNP

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rupture of the fibrocartilage disk between two vertebrae; results in pressure on a spinal nerve and causes pain, weakness, and nerve damage; also called a slipped disk

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humerus

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upper arm bone

81
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hyperkinesia

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excessive amount of movement

82
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illium

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one of the three bones that form the pelvis

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impacted fracture

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fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other

84
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intracranial

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pertaining to inside the skull

85
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ischium

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one of the three bones that forms the pelvis

86
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joint

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point where 2 bones meet

87
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kyphosis

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abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine

88
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ligament

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strong bands of connective tissue that bind bones together at a joint

89
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lordosis

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abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine

90
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mandible

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lower jawbone

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maxilla

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upper jawbone

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metacarpal

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hand bones

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metatarsal

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foot bones

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muscle

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bundles of a parallel muscle tissue fibers

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muscular

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pertaining to muscles

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muscular dystrophy

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inherited disease causing progressive muscle weakness and atrophy

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myalgia

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muscle pain

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myasthenia

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lack of muscle strength

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myeloma

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cancerous tumor in bone marrow

100
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myelopathy

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spinal cord disease, red bone marrow disease

Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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