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Stress fracture

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Overuse injury small crack that develops from excessive impact

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Transverse fracture

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Straight across the bone

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Percutaneous vertebroplasty

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Performed to treat osteoporosis related compression fractures

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Colles fracture

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Fractured wrist, lower end of the radius when you land on hands

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Compression fracture/vertebral crush fracture

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Bone is pressed together on itself

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Sonogram

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Image created by ultrasonography, son means sound

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Hypnosis

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Patient placed in a state of focused concentration that makes them susceptible to suggestions

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Guided imagery/visualization

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Patient follows verbal prompts

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Biofeedback

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Patient guided treatment that teaches individuals to control muscle tension, pain, body temperatures, brain waves

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Mindfulness meditation

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Focuses on becoming aware of thoughts and emotions

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Acupressure

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Chinese though therapy

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Acupuncture

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Using thin needles inserted into specific points of the body to restore flow of qi

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Qi gong

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System of movement, breathing techniques and meditation designed to improve and enhance flow of qi

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Reiki

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Practitioner transfers healing energy to the patient by gentle touch or visualization

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Osteoarthritis

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The type of arthritis most commonly associated with aging

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Urinalysis

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Examination of urine to determine the presence of abnormal elements

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Autologous

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Originating within an individual

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Sphymomanometer

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Used to take blood pressure

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Podiatrist

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Doctor of the foot

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Intramuscular injection

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Injection into the muscle

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Subcutaneous injection

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Fatty layer below the skin

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Intradermal injection

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Middle layers of the skin

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Intravenous injection

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Directly into the vein

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PICC line (peripherally inserted central catheter)

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Patient who will need IV therapy for more than 7 days

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Bolus

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Dose of medicine injected into a blood vessel

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Fluoroscopy

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Visualization of body parts in motion by projecting X-ray images on luminous fluorescent screen

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Arthroplasty

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Surgical repair of a joint

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Chrondroplasty

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Surgical repair of a cartilage

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Spondylitisthesis

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Forward slipping movement of the body one of the lower lumbar vertebrae on the vertebra below it

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Parental

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Administration of medication injection through a hypodermic syringe

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Calciuria

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Calcium in the urine

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Osteopenia

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Thinner than average bone density

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Myeloma

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Cancer begins in blood making cells

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Perfusion

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Flow of blood through organs

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Arthrosclerosis

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Stiffness in joints especially older people

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Prosthesis

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Substitute for a diseases or missing body part

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Osteonecrosis

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Death of bone tissue due to loss of blood supply

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Synovi/o

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Synovial membrane/fluid

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Synovial

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Where two joints connects to permit movement

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Laminectomy

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Removal of the lamina

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Spiral fracture

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Bone twisted apart

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Desis

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To bind

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Kyho

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Hump

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Lord/o

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Bent backward

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Lysis

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Loosening

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Myel

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Spinal cord bone marrow

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Osteo

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Bone

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Scoli/o

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Curve

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Spondyl/o

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Vertebrae

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of bone

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Osteomalacia

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Abnormal softening of the bone

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Arthrodesis

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Surgical fusion to stiffen a joint

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Arthrolysis

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Surgical loosening of a loose joint

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Bacteriuria

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Bacteria in the urine

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Osteoporosis

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Loss of bone density

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

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Glycos

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Sugar

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Graphy

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Process of producing picture or record

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Otomy

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Surgical incision

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Glysocuria

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Glycose in the urine

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Albuminuria

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Protein albumin in urine

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Foramen

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Opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves and ligaments pass

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Primary bone cancer

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A rare malignant tumor that originates in a bone

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Secondary bone cancer

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Tumors have moved to other organs such as breast and lungs

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Ultrasonography

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Imaging of deep body structures by recording the echoes of sound wave pulses that are above the human range of hearing

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Positron emission tomography

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Imaging technique that combines tomography with radionuclide tracers to produce enhanced images of selected body organs or areas

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Revision surgery

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The replacement of a worn or failed implant

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Ostectomy

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Surgical removal of a bone

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Osteotomy

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Surgical cutting of a bone

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Closed fracture/simple fracture/complete fracture

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Bone is broken but no open wound in skin

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Open fracture compound fracture

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Bone break and open wound

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Comminuted fracture

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Bone splintered or crushed

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Green stick fracture incomplete fracture

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Bone is bent partially broke occurs in children

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Oblique fracture

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Angle across the bone

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Pathological fracture

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Weakened bone breaks under normal strain caused. Y osteoporosis

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Orthopedist

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Orthopedic surgeon

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Exostosis

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Slow growing benign tumor from cartilage cell

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Osteochondroma

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Benign bony projection covered with cartilage

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Pages disease

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Abnormal breakdown of bone for unknown cause

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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Chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and so,e other organs of other body systems are attacked

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Kyphosis

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Inward curvature of the thoracic spine

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Lordosis

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Abnormal curvature of the lumbar spine

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Scoliosis

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Sideways curving of spine

Chapter 15 & 3 medical term. (6 decks)

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