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116 Cards in this Set
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AOA
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American Osteopathic Association
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C1-C7
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cervical vertebrae 1-7
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CPD
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cephalopelvic disproportion
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CXR
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chest x-ray
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cysto
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cystoscopy
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DDS
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doctor of dental surgery
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DO
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doctor of osteopathy
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DTs
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delirium tremens
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FAS
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fetal alcohol syndrome
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Fx
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fracture
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H2O
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water
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IPV
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inactivated polio vaccine
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L1-L5
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lumbar vertebrae 1-5
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LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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LUQ
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left upper quadrant
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OA
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osteoarthritis
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OMT
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osteopathic manipulative therapy
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ORTHO
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orthopedics
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PPS
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post-polio syndrome
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PT
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physical therapy
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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RLQ
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right lower quadrant
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RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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T1-T12
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thoracic vertebrae 1-12
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abdomen
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belly area, cavity below the thorax
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abdominocentesis
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surgical puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid
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abduct
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move away from the midline
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abduction
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movement away from the midline
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aberrant
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wandering from normal location, process, or behavior
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abnormal
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deviating from the average or expeted
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addiction
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habitual attraction, may include physical dependence
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adhesions
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tissues grown together that are normally separate
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amniocentesis
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surgical puncture of the amnion to obtain cells for testing
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arthritis
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inflammation of a joint
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arthroplasty
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surgical repair or reconstruction of a joint
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arthroscope
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instrument used to look into a joint
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arthroscopy
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process of using an arthroscope to examine a joint
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arthrotomy
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incision into a joint
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bursa
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serous sac between a tendon and bone
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bursectomy
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excision of a bursa
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bursitis
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inflammation of a bursa
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cardiocentesis
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surgical puncture of the heart to remove the fluid
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chondralgia, chondrodynia
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cartilage pain
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chondrectomy
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excision of cartilage
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chondrocostal, costochondral
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pertaining to cartilage and rib
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costectomy
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excision of a rib
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cystocele
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herniation of the urinary bladder
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cystoplasty
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surgical repair of the urinary bladder
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cystoscopy
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process of examining the bladder using a scope
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cystotomy
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incision into the urinary bladder
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dentalgia
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tooth pain
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dentist
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specialist in care of teeth
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dentoid
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resembling a tooth
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dysplasia
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poor or defective development
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etiology
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study of the origin of a disease
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fascia
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tissue that connects muscle to muscle
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fracture
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break or crack
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hydrocele
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serous fluid accumulation in a saclike cavity
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hydrocephalus
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fluid in the skull causing deformity and brain damage
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hydrocyst
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fluid-filled sac
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hydrophobia
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abnormal fear of water, rabies
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hydrotherapy
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therapy using water
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hyperplasia
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abnormally increased development referring to quantity of cells
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interchondral
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pertaining to between the cartilage
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intercostal
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pertaining to between the ribs
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interdental
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pertaining to between the teeth
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kyphosis
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posterior thoracic curvature
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ligament
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tissue that connects bone to bone and supports visceral organs
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lumbar
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pertaining to the lower back, between the thorax and sacrum
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meniscitis
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inflammation of the meniscus
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meniscectomy
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excision of the meniscus of the knee
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myelocytes
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bone marrow cells
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myelodysplasia
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defective development of the bone marrow or spinal cord
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orthodontics
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dental practice of straightening teeth
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orthodontist
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dentist specializing in straightening teeth
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orthopedist
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physician specialist in treatment of skeletal and joint disorders
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orthotics
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pertaining to appliances used to support muscoloskeletal system
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orthotist
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specialist who develops and assists patients with orthotics
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osteitis
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inflammation of the bone
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osteoarthritis
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inflammation of the bone and joint
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osteoarthropathy
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disease of bone and joint
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osteochondritis
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inflammation of the bone and cartilage
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osteoma
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bone tumor
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osteomalacia
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softening of the bone
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osteomyelitis
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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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osteopathic
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pertaining to the practice of osteopathic physicians or bone disease
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osteopathy
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disease of the bones
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osteopenia
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loss of bone
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osteoporosis
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porous condition of the bone due to deterioration of bone matrix
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osteosarcoma
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cancer of the bone
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pelvis
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the bony structure including the ilium, ischium, pubis, sacrum, and coccyx
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pericardium
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around the heart (membrane)
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perichondrium
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around the cartilage
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periodontal
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around the tooth
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periodontist
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dentist specializing in treatment of diseased tissue around the teeth
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periosteum
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around the bone
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poliomyelitis
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inflammation of gray matter of the spinal cord
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prosthesis
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artificial limb or other body part replacement
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prosthetics
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pertaining to prostheses
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prosthetist
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specialist who develops and assists patients with prostheses
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pubic
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pertaining to the pubis, bone in the lower anterior pelvis
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rheumatology
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study of rhematic disease
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supracostal
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above the ribs
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supracranial
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above or on top of the skull
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supralumbar
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above the lumbar spine
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suprapubic
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above the pubis
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tenalgia, tenodynia
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tendon pain
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tendinitis
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inflammation of the tendon
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tendon
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tissue that connects muscle to bone
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tendioplasty, tenoplasty, tendoplasty
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surgical repair of a tendon
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thoracocentesis, thoracentesis
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surgical puncture of the thorax to remove fluid
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thoracolumbar
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pertaining to the chest and lower spine
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thoracometer
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instrument used to measure the chest
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thoracopathy
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disease of the chest
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thoracotomy
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incision into the thorax
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thorax
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chest, area of the back posterior to the chest
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