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34 Cards in this Set
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ankyl
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crooked, bent, stiff
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chrondr/o
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cartilage
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Oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
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bone
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kyph/o
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bent, hump
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-lysis
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loosening or setting free
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crani/o
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skull
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spondyl/o
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backbone, vertebrae
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chondroma
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a benign cartilaginous tumor; encapsulated w/a lobar growing pattern
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osteochondroma
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most common benign tumor, overgrowth of bones
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crepitation
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cracking sound made in breathing-caused by an inflamed lung
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hallux valgus
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a condition where big toe is bent outward so that t overlaps the second toe
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internal fixation
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surgical implementation of implants for the purpose of fixing a bone
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lordosis
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excessive inward curvature of spine
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osteorrhapghy
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surgical structuring/ joining of fragments of broken bone (usually done by wiring together)
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podiatrist
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branch of medicine devoted to the study of diagnosis
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rickets
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disease of children caused by vitamin D deficiency, affecting the bones
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spina bifida
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defect of the spine in which part of the spine is exposed through a gap in the back bone
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arthr/o
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joint
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cost/o
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rib
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-desis
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to bind, tie together
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lord/o
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curve
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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scolio/o
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curved, bent
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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arthrodesis
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surgical immobilization of a joint by fusion of the adjacent bones
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comminuted fracture
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fractured. in bone which as broken into several pieces
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fibrous dysplasia
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bone disease that destroys/replaces normal bone wiyh fibrous bone tissue
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hemarthrosis
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a bleeding in joint spaces
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kyphosis
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exaggerated outward. curvature of the thoracic region of the spinal column resulting in a rounded upper back
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open fracture
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bone breaks so that you can see it stick out through skin
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Paget's disease
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chronic disease of elderly people characterized by deterioration of bone tissue
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prosthesis
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artificial body part
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of spine
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osteomalacia
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softening of bones, through vitamin D deficiency
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