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excision of posterior vertebral arch and cutting the vertebral column
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laminectomy and rachiotomy
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chiropractor literally means
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one who practices by hand
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incision into the skill to drain fluid
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craniocentesis
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the term for x-ray film of a joint is
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arthrogram
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the procedural term that means visual examination inside a joint i
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arthroscopy
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procedure of cutting out a knot
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gangliectomy
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the modern medical term for a specialist who treats and diagnoses foot disorders such as corns, bunions, etc
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podiatrist
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inflamed bursa below the knee-related to occupation
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housemaid's knee
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the healing specialty that emphasizes a system of therapy based on the manipulation of the vertebral column and other bones of the body
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chiropractic
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that which binds together
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sphincter
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the machine that records muscle activity
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electromyograph
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the diagnostic term rheumatoid arthritis means
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auto-immune disease often with cartilaginous hypertrophy
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the diagnostic term oseoarthritis affects almost 30 million of the 50 million individuals with arthritis in the us, the term also means
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inflammation of a bone joint causing bone hypertrophy
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bone tumors that causes hard tissue to become soft and fleshy
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osteosarcoma
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hip disarticulaion also means
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a surgical amputation through the joint capsule of the hip joint
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a optometric physician uses the medical abbreviation
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OD
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a procedure of making a record of muscle activity is calledd
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electromyography
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the muscle of body term trauma means
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wound
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inflammation of the front gray horn of the spinal cord
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anterior poliomyelitis
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tearing lose of a body part like a bone chip or ligament
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avulsion
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causes excessive amounts of uric acid crystals in the blood
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gout
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surgical term for the repair of the cartilage
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chondroplasty
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the term that means cartilage swelling or cartilage tumor is
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chonroma
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the wrist bones composed of 8 small bones in two rows are calledd
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carpus or carpals
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means hump or hunchbak
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kypho
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means bone marrow or spinal cord
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myelo
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means pain in the tendon
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tenalgia or tenodynia
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