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28 Cards in this Set
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calcaneodynia
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pain in the heel bone
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coccygeal
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pertaining to the coccyx
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condyle
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knucklelike projection at the end of a bone
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costochondral
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pertaining to a rib and its cartilage
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craniotomy
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a surgical incision into the cranium or skull
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diaphysis
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main shaftlike portion of a bone
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epiphysis
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the end of a bone
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fontanelle/fontanel
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space between the bones of an infants cranium "soft spot"
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foramen
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a hole within a bone through which vessels or nerves pass
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fossa
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a hollow or shallow concave depression in a bone
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fissure/sulcus
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a cracklike sore or groove in the skin or mucous membrane
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hematopoiesis
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the normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow
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hyoid
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located just above the larynx and below the mandible. does not connect with any other bone to form a joint. serves as a point of attachment for muscles of the tongue and throat
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intercostal spaces
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spaces between the ribs
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intervertebral disk
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a flat, circular platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion, or shock absorber, between the vertebrae
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osteoblasts
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immature bone cells that actively produce bony tissue
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osteoclasts
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large cells that absorb or digest old bone tissue
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osteocytes
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mature bone cells
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osteoma
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a tumor of bone tissue
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periosteum
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the thick, white fibrous membrane that covers the surface of a long bone
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rachitis
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inflammation of the spine
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phalangitis
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inflammation of one or more phalanges
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spondylosis
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a condition of the spine characterized by stiffness of the vertebral joint
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substernal
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pertaining to the area below or beneath the sternum
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trochanter
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large bony process located below the neck of the femur
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tubercle
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a small rounded process of a bone
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ulna
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the second of the two lower arm bones that joins the humerus above and the wrist bones below
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cervical vertebrae
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consisting of the first seven segments of the spinal column, made up the bones of the neck.
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