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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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brachi/o
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arm
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carp/o
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carpus
(wrist bones) |
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cost/o
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ribs
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus
(bones of the hand) |
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phalang/o
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phalanges
(bones of fingers and toes) |
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rachi/o
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spine
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
(backbone) |
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calcane/o
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calcaneum
(heel bone) |
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femor/o
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femur
(thigh bone) |
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ischi/o
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ischium
(lower portion of hip bone) |
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patell/o
patell/a |
patella
(kneecap) |
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acromi/o
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acromion
(projection of scapula) |
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ankyl/o
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stiffness, bent, crooked
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myel/o
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bone marrow, spinal cord
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-blast
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embryonic cell
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Pathological fracture
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Caused by a disease process such as neoplasm or osteoporosis
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Herberden's Nodes
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Small, hard nodules that form at the distal interphalangeal joints of the fingers.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Compression of the median nerve
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Claudication
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Lameness, liping
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Contracture
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Fibrosis of connective tissue in skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
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Ganglion Cyst
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Tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, frequently found in the wrist. The cyst is aspirated and injected with an anti-inflammatory material
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Rickets, Rachitis
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Form of osteomalacia in children, caused by vitamin D deficiency
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Spondylosis
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Degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues.
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Sprain
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Tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate or complete.
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Subluxation
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Partial or incomplete dislocation
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Talipes
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Any number of foot deformities, especally those occurring congenitally; clubfoot
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Closed reduction of fractions
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Treatment of bone fractures by placing the bones in proper position (Reducing the fragments without surgery)
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Laminectomy
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Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra; most often performed to relieve the symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral (slipped) disk.
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Open reduction of fractures
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Treatment of bone fractures by the use of surgery to place the bones in proper position.
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Sequestrectomy
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Excision of a sequestrum (Segement of necrosed bone)
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AE
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aboeve the elbow
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AK
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Above the knee
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AP
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Anteroposterior
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BE
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Below the elbow
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BK
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Below the knee
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Fx
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Fracture
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THA
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Total hip arthroplasty
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THR
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Total hip replacement
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TKA
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Total knee athroplasty
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TKR
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Total knee replacement
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