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136 Cards in this Set
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Articul/o
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Joint
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Burs/o
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Bursa
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Carp/o
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Wrist
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Condyl/o
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Knuckle of a joint
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Cost/o
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Rib
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Fasci/o
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Fascia
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Fibr/o
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Fiber
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Myel/o
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Bone marrow
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Orth/o
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Straight
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Pariet/o
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Wall
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Phys/o
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Growth
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Spondyl/o
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Vertebra
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How many bones in the body?
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206
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Tax/o
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Reaction to a stimulus
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Troph/o
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Development
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Condition of joint pain
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Arthralgia
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The inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity.
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Ataxia
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An abnormally slow movement.
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Bradykinesia
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The abnormal reduction of calcium in bone
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Decalcification
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Condition of bad, abnormal, painful or difficult motion.
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Dyskinesia
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The term to describe a deformity arising during development.
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Dystrophy
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Condition of muscle pain
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Myalgia
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Tendon pain
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Tenodynia
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Ankyl/o
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Crooked
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Kyph/o
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Hump
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Lith/o
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Stone
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Lord/o
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Bent forward
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Myos/o
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Muscle
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Por/o
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Hole
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Sarc/o
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Flesh, meat
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Scoli/o
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Curved
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Suffix -asthenia
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Weakness
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Suffix -cele
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Hernia, swelling, protrusion
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Suffix -genesis
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Origin, cause
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Suffix -ptosis
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Drooping
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An individual with abnormally short limbs and stature
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Dwarf
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The disease that causes dwarfism
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Achondroplasia
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Abnormally stiff joints and difficult movement
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Ankylosis
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Inflammation and degeneration of a joint
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Arthritis
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Two major forms of arthritis:
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1. Osteoarthritis (OA)
2. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) |
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When articular cartilage within synovial joints undergoes inflammation and causes joint pain during movement.
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Arthrochondritis
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An abnormal enlargement of the joint at the base of the big toe.
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Bunion
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Inflammation of a bursa
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Bursitis
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Calcium deposit within a bursa of the foot
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Bursolith
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Inflammation of the wrist that causes pressure against the median nerve
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)
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Weakness of the wrist resulting in difficulty supporting the hand (aka wrist drop)
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Carpoptosis
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Painful, prolonged, involuntary muscle contractions
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Cramps
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A disease of joints in which the cartilage undergoes degeneration
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Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD)
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What is the most common form of DJD?
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Arthritis
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Children may be born with this disease that causes skeletal muscle degeneration resulting in progressive muscle weakness and deterioration.
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)
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Inflammation of the epicondyles
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Epicondylitis
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A disease of unknown origin that produces widespread pain of musculoskeletal structures
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Fibromyalgia
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The clinical term for a broken bone
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Fracture
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A break in the distal radius is known as a
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Colles' fracture
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A break resulting in fragmentation of the bone is known as a
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Comminuted fracture
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A crushed break often due to weight or pressure applied to a bone during a fall is known as a
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Compression fracture
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A break causing an abnormal alignment of bone pieces is known as a
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Displace Fx
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A break at the location of the growth plate is known as a
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Epiphyseal Fx
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A slight break in a bone that appears as a slight fissure in an X-ray is known as a
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Greenstick Fx
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A break in which the broken bones retain their alignment is known as a
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Nondisplaced Fx
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A break at the ankle that affects both bones of the leg is known as a
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Pott's Fx
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A spiral shaped break often caused by twisting stresses alone a long bone is known as a
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Spiral Fx
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In this disease, a person experiences sharp pain in the joints of the toes, especially the big toe
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Gout
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Gout is often exacerbated by a diet high in _____
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Protein
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Gout is caused by
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An abnormal accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints which are a waste product of protein metabolism
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T/F: Gout is more common in females
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FALSE --> males
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The rupture of an intervertebral disk is called a
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Herniated disk
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What are the 3 primary spinal deformities?
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1. Kyphosis
2. Lordosis 3. Scoliosis |
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Which spinal deformity happens when the thoracic spind bends posteriorly?
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Kyphosis
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Which spinal deformity happens when the lumbar spine bends anteriorly?
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Lordosis
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Which spinal deformity happens when the spine bends laterally?
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Scoliosis
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A congenital disease that results in excessive cartilage formation at the epiphyseal plates forming abnormally long limbs and a tall, thin body form.
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Marfan's syndrome
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Inflammation of the meniscus
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Meniscitis
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A progressive failure of muscles to respond to nerve stimulation
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Myasthenia gravis
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A malignant tumor arising from the red bone marrow is called:
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Myeloma
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An injury to a muscle causing the muscle to tear through the fascia causing a protrusion
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Myocele
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Local muscular inflammation
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Myositis
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Inflammation of a bone
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Osteitis
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What is another name for osteitis deformans?
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Paget's disease
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Bone deformities due to a failure in bone remodeling (a balance between bone loss and bone deposition)
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Osteitis deformans
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Bone cancer arising from connective tissue usually within the bone itself
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Osteosarcoma
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Bone cancer arising from the cells of the red bone marrow
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Leukemia
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Inherited disease resulting in impaired bone growth and fragile bones
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Osteogenesis imperfecta
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A disease resulting in softening of the bones
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Osteomalacia
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Inflammation of the red bone marrow
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Osteomyelitis
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The abnormal loss of bone density
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Osteoporosis
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Loss of sensation or voluntary movement of the area of the body below the hips, including both legs
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Paraplegia
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Loss of sensation or voluntary movement in all 4 limbs
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Quadriplegia
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A bacterial infection in which a group of muscles become infected and cause inflammation
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Polymyositis
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In this disease, the bone become softened due to the excessive removal of calcium for other bodily functions.
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Rickets
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Abbreviation for spinal cord injury
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SCI
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Inflammation of the vertebral joints
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Spondylarthritis
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A tear of collagen fibers within a ligament
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Sprain
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A tear of muscle tibers
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Strain
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Frequent dislocation of the temporomandibular joint that make it painful to move the jaw during speaking and chewing
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Temporomandibular joint disease aka TMJ
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Inflammation of a tendon
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Tendonitis
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A form of tendonitis that also involves inflammation of the synovial membrane surrounding the joint
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Tenosynovitis
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Suffix -centesis
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Surgical puncture
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Suffix -clasia, -clasis
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To break apart
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Suffix -desis
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Surgical fusion
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Suffix -rrhaphy
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Suturing
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A procedure where excess fluids are aspirated through surgical puncture into the synovial cavity of the joint
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Arthrocentesis
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Breaking an abnormally stiff joint during surgery
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Arthroclasia
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Surgical fixation of a joint
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Arthrodesis
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X-ray of a joint
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Arthrogram
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When a joint is loosened of abnormal restrictions such as calcium deposits and buroliths
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Arthrolysis
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Surgical repair of a joint
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Arthroplasty
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An endoscopic visual examination of a joint cavity
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Arthroscopy
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A surgical incision in the synovial cavity of the joint
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Arthrotomy
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Surgical process involving the removal of a bursa
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Bursectomy
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Surgical removal of cartilage
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Chondrectomy
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Surgical repair of cargilage
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Chondroplasty
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Surgery involving the removal of a rib
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Costectomy
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When one or more bones of the cranium undergo repair during surgery it is called a:
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Cranioplasty
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A procedure required when performing brain surgery that allows surgeons to access the brain
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Craniotomy
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A surgical procedure that is used frequently to reduce the pain of a herniated disk by removing it
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Diskectomy
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The strength of a muscle contraction can be measured and recorded through the use of:
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Electromyography
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A surgical incision into fascia
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Fasciotomy
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Manipulating a bone to realign it without surgery is called a:
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Closed fracture reduction
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Manipulating a bone to realign it with surgery is called a:
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Open fracture reduction
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Surgical repair of a muscle
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Myoplasty
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Suturing of a muscle often involved in myoplasty
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Myorrhaphy
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The surgical removal or excision of bone tissue
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Ostectomy
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A procedure where a bone is broken
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Osteoclasis
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Surgical repair of a bone
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Osteoplasty
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Surgical procedure involving repair to the muscle and tendon
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Tenomyoplasty
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Suturing a tendon
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Tenorrhaphy
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Procedure involving an incision made into a tendon
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Tenotomy
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Surgical procedure involving the repair of damaged or diseased vertebrae
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Vertebroplasty
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Abbreviation CTS
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Carpal tunnel syndrome
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Abbreviation DO
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Doctor of osteopathy
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Abbreviation HNP
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Herniated nucleus pulposus
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Abbreviation MG
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Myasthenia gravis
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Abbreviation THR
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Total hip replacement
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Abbreviation TKA
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Total knee arthroplasty
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