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36 Cards in this Set
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calcaneodynia
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painful heel
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coccygeal
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Fusion of 4 bones in a child that fuse together into an adult coccyx.
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condyle
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Knucklelike projection at the end of a bone; ususally fits into the fossa of another bone to form a joint.
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costochondral
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The cartilage forming the anterior continuation of a rib.
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craniotomy
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A surgical incision into the 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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End of a bone.
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fontanelle/fontanel
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Space between the bones of an infant cranium; soft spot.
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foramen
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Hole within a bone that allows blood vessels or nerves to pass through.
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fossa
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Hollow or shallow concave depression in a bone.
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fissure/sulcus
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Groove or depression in a bone.
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hematopoiesis
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Normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow.
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hyoid
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Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch which supports the tongue.
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intercostal spaces
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Space between the ribs.
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intervertebral disk
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Flat, circular platelike structure of cartilage that serves as a cushion, or show 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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Benign tumour of bone
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periosteum
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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, but commonly applied to the rickets.
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phalangitis
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Inflammation of the fingers.
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spondylosis
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lesion of the spine of a degenerative nature.
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substernal
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deep to the sternum.
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trochanter
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One of two processes near the head of the femur, the outer being called the great trochanter, and the inner the small trochanter
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tubercle
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Chronic inflammatory focus, a granuloma, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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ulna
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One of the bones that comprise the forearm.
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vertebrae
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One of 23 bones (excluding the sacrum) in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions that comprise the spine. There are 7 cervical vertebrae, 12 thoracic and 5 lumbar vertebrae. The bottom of the spine is fused and forms the sacrum.
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cervical
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Pertaining to the neck or to the neck of any organ or structure.
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thoracic
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Pertaining to or affecting the chest.
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lumbar
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Pertaining to the loins, the part of the back between the thorax and the pelvis
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sacral
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Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum.
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coccyx
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last bone in the spinal column.
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zygomatic
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the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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zygotic process
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by the union of the malar, or jugal, with the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
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zygoma
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The jugal, malar, or cheek bone.
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