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154 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o
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crooked/stiff
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arthr/o
articul/o |
joint
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branchi/o
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arm
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cervic/o
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neck
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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skull
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dactyl/o
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digit
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fasci/o
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fascia
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femor/o
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femur
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fibr/o
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fiber
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kyph/o
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humped-back
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lei/o
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smooth
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lord/o
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bent
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lumb/o
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loin (lower back)
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myel/o
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bone marrow/spinal cord
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my/o
myos/o muscul/o |
muscle
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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knee cap
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pelv/i
pelv/o |
hip bone/pelvic cavity
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radi/o
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radius
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rhabd/o
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rod shaped/striated
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sarc/o
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flesh
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scoli/o
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twisted
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spondyl/o
vertebr/o |
vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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ten/o
tend/o tendin/o |
tendon
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thorac/o
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chest
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ton/o
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tone/tension
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uln/o
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ulna
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appendicular skeleton
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bones of shoulder, pelvis and upper and lower extremities
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axial skeleton
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bones of skull, vertebral column, chest, and hyoid bone (base of tongue)
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bone
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connective tissue, composed of osteocytes
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compact bone
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tightly solid, strong bone tussue resistant to bending
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spongy (cancellous) bone
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mesh-like bone tissue containing marrow and fine branching canals
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long bones
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bones of arms and legs
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short bones
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bones of wrist and ankles
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flat bones
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bones of ribs, shoulder blacdes, pelvis and skull
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irregular bones
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bones of vertebrae and face
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sesamoid bones
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round bones found near joints (patella ie kneecaps)
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epiphysis
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wide ends of long bones
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diaphysis
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shaft of a long bone
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metaphysis
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growth zone between epiphysis and diaphysis during development of a long bone
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endosteum
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membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone
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medullary cavity
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cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow
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bone marrow
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soft connective tissue within the medullary cavity of bones
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red bone marrow
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forms red blood cells, found in infants and flat bones of adults
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yellow bone marrow
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gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones, stores fat tissue
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periosteum
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a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone
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articular cartilage
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a gristlelike substance on bones where they articulate
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articulation
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a joint between two bones
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bursa
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a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones lined with a synovial membrane that secretes synovial fluid
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disk (disc)
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flat, platelike structure composed of fibrocartilaginous tissue found between the vertabrae to reduce friction
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nucleus pulposus
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soft, fibrocartilaginous, central portion of intervertebral disc
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ligament
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flexable band of fibrous tissue that connects bone to bone
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ligament
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flexible band of fibrous tieeus that connects bone to bone
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synovial membrane
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membrane lining the capsule of a joint
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synovial fluid
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joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
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muscle
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tissue composed of fibers that can contract, causing movement of an organ or part of the body
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striated (skeletal) muscle
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voluntary muscle attached to the skeleton
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smooth muscle
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involuntary muscle found in the internal organs
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cardiac muscle
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muscle of the heart
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origin of a muscle
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muscle end attached to the bone that does not move when muscle contracts
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insertion of a muscle
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muscle end attached to the bone that moved when the muscle contracts
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facia
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band or sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports and separates muscle
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anatomical position
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standing straight up, arms at sides palms out
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body planes
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refrence for location
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coronal or frontal plane
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vertical division of the body, into front and back
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sagittal plane
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horizontal division of the body, left and right
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transverse plane
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division of the body into upper and lower portions
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anterior
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font of the body
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posterior
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back of body
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superior
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situated above another structure
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inferior
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situated below another structure
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proximal
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towards the beginning or origin of a structure
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distal
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away from the beginning or origin of a structure
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medial
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towards the middle
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lateral
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towards the side
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axis
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line that runs the center of the body or part
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erect
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normal standing position
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decubitus
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lying down, especially in a bed
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prone
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lying face down
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recumbent
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lying down
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supine
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horizontal recumbent (lying flat on back)
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flexion
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bending at joint, angle decreased
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extension
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straightening at the joint so that the angle between bones is increased
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abduction
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movement AWAY from the body
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adduction
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movement TOWARDS the body
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eversion
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turning outward
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inversion
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turning inward
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supination
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turning upward or forward of the palmar surface
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pronation
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turning downward or backward of the palmar suface
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dorsiflexion
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bending of the foot or the toes upward
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plantar flexion
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bending of the sole of the foot by curling toes downward
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range of motion
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total possible motion
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goniometer
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to measure range of motion
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arthralgia
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joint pain
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atrophy
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shrinking of tissue, muscle
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crepitation
crepitus |
grating sound made by movement of broken bone
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exostosis
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projection arusing from a bone that develops from cartilage
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flaccid
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flabby, relaxed
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hypertrophy
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increase in the size of muscle
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hypotinia
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reduced muscle tension
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myalgia
myodynia |
muscle pain
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ostelgia
osteodynia |
bone pain
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rigor
rigidity |
stiffness
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spasm
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contraction
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spastic
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uncontroled contractions
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tetany
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tension, prolonged
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tremor
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shaking, rhythmic, muscular movement
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ankylosis
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stiff joint condition
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arthritis
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inflammation of the joints, pain
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osteoarthritis
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more common form of arthrisis, in the knees and hips
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rheumatiod arthritis
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crippling. hands and feet, chronic inflammation
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gouty arthritis
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caused by urea, in big toe
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bony necrosis
sequestrum |
tissue that has died from blood loss
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bunion
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swelling of a joing at base of great toe
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bursitis
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inflammation of a bursa
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chondromalacia
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softeming of cartilage
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epiphysitis
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inflammation of epiphyseal regions of the long bone
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closed fracture
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broken bone with no open wound
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open fracture
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compound fracture, broken bone with open wound
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simple fracture
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one fracture line, non displaced. stress fracture
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complex fracture
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displaced fracture, requires manipulation or surgery to repair
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fracture line
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line of the break in a broken bone
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comminuted fracture
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broken into many pieces
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greenstick fracture
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incomplete break, children
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herniated disk
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protrusion of a disk, causes nerve pressure
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myeloma
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bone marrow tumor
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myositis
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inflammation of a muscle
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myoma
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muscle tumor
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leiomyoma
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smooth muscle tumor
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leiomyosarcoma
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malignant smooth muscle tumor
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osteoma
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bone tumor
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osteomalacia
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softening of bone, vitamin deficiency
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rickets
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osteomalacia in children
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osteomyelitis
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infection of bone marrow, inflamation
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osteoporosis
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decreased bone density
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kyphosis
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humped back
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lordosis
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sway back
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scoliosis
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twisted back
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spondylolisthesis
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forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra
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spondylosis
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stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae
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sprain
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injury to a ligament caused by a joint trauma, without dislocation or fracture
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subluxation
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partial dislocation
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tendinitis
tendonitis |
inflamation of a tendon
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amputation
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removal of a limb
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arthrocentesis
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puncture for aspiration of a joint
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arthrodesis
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binding or fusing of joint surfaces
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arthroplasty
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repair of a joint
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open reduction, internal fixation
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moving bones back into place, using plates and skrews
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closed reduction, external fixation
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external manipulation of a fracture, hold in place
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closed reduction, percutaneous fixation
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using pins through the skin to fix bones in place
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orthosis
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brace
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