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30 Cards in this Set
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kyph/o |
Hump |
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chondr/i or chondr/o |
Cartledge |
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ankyl/o |
Crooked, bent, or stiff |
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arthr/o |
Joint |
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burs/o |
bursa |
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crani/o |
Cranium or skull |
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cost/o |
Rib |
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-lysis |
Setting free or loosening |
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myel/o |
Spinal cord or bone marrow |
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-desis |
To bind or tie together |
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spondyl/o |
Vertebrae |
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scoli/o |
Curved |
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lord/o |
Swayback bent |
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synovi/o or shnov/o |
synovial membrane |
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oste/o |
Bone |
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Breast bone |
Sternum |
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Cheekbones |
Zygomatic |
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Collar bone |
Clavicle |
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Kneecap |
Patella |
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Point of the elbow ( funny bone) |
Olecranon process |
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ligament/o |
Ligaments |
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A surgical procedure for loosening of an ankylosed joint is known as |
Arthrolysis |
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A chronic bone disease that is characterized by the abnormal breakdown of bone followed by an abnormal bone formation is known as what |
Paget's disease |
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An _______ bone marrow transplant uses bone marrow from a donor |
Allogenic |
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A percutaneous _____ is performed to treat osteoporosis-related compression fractures |
Vertebroplasty |
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The medical term for the form of arthritis that is commonly known as wear and tear arthritis is_____ |
Osteoarthritis |
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The term meaning the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood flow |
Avascular necrosis |
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The condition known as _____is a congenital defect |
Spina bifida |
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A type of cancer that occurs in blood making cells found in the red bone marrow is known as |
Myeloma |
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The bulging deposit that forms around the area of the break during the healing of a fractured bone |
Callous |
