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30 Cards in this Set
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down, from, or reversing
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calc/i
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calcium
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cervic/o
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neck or uterine cervix
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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lumb/o
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lumbar
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myel/o
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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oste/o
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bone
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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rach/i, rachi/o
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spine
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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spondyl/o
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vertebra or the spinal column
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thorac/o
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thorax
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ankylosed spine
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condition that occurs when the whole spine becomes stiffened and inflexible
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ankylosis
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abnormal condition in which the joint is immobile and stiff
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arthralgia, arthrodynia
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pain in a joint
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arthritis
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inflammation of a joint
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arthrocentesis
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needle puncture of a joint space
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arthropathy
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disease of a joint
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arthroscopy
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direct visualization of the interior of a joint
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arthroscope
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a fiberoptic instrument to view the interior of a joint
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arthrotomy
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incision of a joint
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articulation
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place of union between two or more bones; joint
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bursae
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sac of fluid located in areas of friction, especially in joints
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bursitis
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inflammation of a bursa
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fascia
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the fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscles
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herniated disk
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protruding disk cartilage that can press on the spinal cord or on a spinal nerve, causing pain
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kyphosis
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exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back, causing a humpback shape
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laminectomy
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excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra
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ligaments
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strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that connects bones or cartilage
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osteoarthritis
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a chronic disease involving the bones and joints that results in loss of spinal flexibility
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