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38 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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kypho-
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prefix meaning "hump"
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oste(o)-
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bone.
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myel(o)-
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marrow; spinal cord
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scoli(o)-
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crooked; twisted
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radi(o)-
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ray; radiation;
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vertebr(o)-
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vertebra; spine.
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spondyl(o)-
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vertebra; vertebral column.
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-malacia
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morbid softness.
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-osis
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disease; morbid state; abnormal increase.
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-plasty
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Molding or forming surgically;
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arthr(o)-
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joint; articulation.
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-itis
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Inflammation or disease
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chondr(o)-
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cartilage.
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-graphy
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process of recording
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os·te·o·ma·la·cia
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A bone disease
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sco·li·o·sis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine,
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my·e·li·tis
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Inflammation of the spinal cord;bone marrow.
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ver·te·bro·plas·ty
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involves injecting medical cement
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spon·dy·lo·lis·the·sis
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forward displacement of a vertebra over a lower segment
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chon·dro·ma·la·cia
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abnormal softening of cartilage
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os·teo·ar·thri·tis
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disorder of the joints caused by gradual loss of cartilage
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ar·thro·de·sis
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surgical fusion of a joint
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ky·pho·sis
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extreme curvature of the upper back
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ra·di·og·ra·phy
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the making of film records
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car·ti·lage
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A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue
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fo·ra·men
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natural opening or passage, especially one into or through a bone.
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su·ture
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a border or a joint, such as between the bones of the cranium.
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pha·lan·ges
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the bones of the fingers and toes
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lig·a·ment
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a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages,
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ten·don
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strong fibrous tissue that connects skeletal muscle to bone.
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sprain
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wrenching or twisting of a joint,
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L1-L5
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five pairs of lumbar nerves
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CTL
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cytotoxic T lymphocyte
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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TMJ
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Temporomandibular joint
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DEXA
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dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry
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ACL
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anterior cruciate ligament
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