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163 Cards in this Set
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albin/o
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white
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bi/o
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life
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cry/o
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cold
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cutane/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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derm/o
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skin
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diaphor/o
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profuse sweating
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electr/o
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electricity
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erythr/o
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red
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hidr/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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scaly, dry
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kerat/o
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hard, horny
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leuk/o
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white
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lip/o
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fat
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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necr/o
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death
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onych/o
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nail
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pedicul/o
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lice
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phot/o
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light
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py/o
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pus
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rhytid/o
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wrinkle
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scler/o
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hard
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seb/o
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oil
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trich/o
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hair
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ungu/o
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nail
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vesic/o
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bladder
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xer/o
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dry
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-derma
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skin condition
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-opsy
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view of
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-tome
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instrument used to cut
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allo-
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other, different from usual
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xeno-
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strange, foreign
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angi/o
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vessel
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bas/o
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the base
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esthesi/o
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feeling
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hem/o
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blood
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sarc/o
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flesh
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system/o
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system
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-emia
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blood condition
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-phagia
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eating
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abrasion
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A scraping away of the skin by friction.
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comedo
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Collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle. Also called a blackhead.
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cyst
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Fluid-filled sac under the skin.
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eschar
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A thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area.
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fissure
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Crack-like lesion or groove on the skin.
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pil/o
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hair
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sud/o
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sweat
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sudor/o
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sweat
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xanth/o
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yellow
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macule
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Flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin surface. An example would be a freckle or birthmark.
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papule
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Small, solid, circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter.
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nodule
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Firm, solid mass of cells in the skin larger than 0.5 cm in diameter.
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vesicle
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A blister; small, fluid-filled raised spot on the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter.
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bulla
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A large vesicle; greater than 0.5 cm in diameter.
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excoriation
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Scratch or abrasion of the epidermis.
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ulcer
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Open sore or lesion in skin or mucous membrane.
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ankyl/o
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stiff joint
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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burs/o
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bursa
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carp/o
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carpus, wrist
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clavicul/o
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clavicle
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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cortic/o
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outer portion
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cost/o
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rib
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femor/o
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femur
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fibul/o
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fibula
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humer/o
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humerus
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ili/o
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ilium
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ischi/o
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ischium
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kyph/o
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hump
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lamin/o
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lamina, part of vertebra
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lord/o
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bent backwards
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mandibul/o
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mandible
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maxill/o
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maxilla
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medull/o
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inner portion
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metacarp/o
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metacarpus
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metatars/o
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metatarsus
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myel/o
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bone marrow
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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patell/o
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patella
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ped/o
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child; foot
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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pod/o
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foot
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prosthet/o
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addition
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radi/o
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radius, ray (X-ray)
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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scapul/o
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scapula
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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tarsus
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna
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-clasia
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surgically break
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-desis
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fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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stern/o
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sternum
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synovi/o
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synovial membrane
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synov/o
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synovial membrane
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tars/o
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tarsus
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tibi/o
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tibia
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uln/o
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ulna
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-clasia
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surgically break
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-desis
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fuse
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-listhesis
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slipping
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-porosis
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porous
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closed (simple) fracture
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Fracture in which there is no open skin wound.
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Colles' fracture
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A common type of wrist fracture.
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comminuted fracture
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Fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered or crushed into many small pieces or fragments.
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compound (open) fracture
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Fracture in which the skin has been broken through to the fracture.
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compression fracture
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Fracture involving loss of height of a vertebral body. It may be the result of trauma, but in older people, especially women, it may be caused by conditions like osteoporosis.
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fracture
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A broken bone.
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greenstick fracture
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Fracture in which there is an incomplete break; one side of bone is broken and the other side is bent. This type of fracture is commonly found in children due to their softer and more pliable bone structure.
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impacted fracture
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Fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other.
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oblique fracture
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Fracture at an angle to the bone.
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pathologic fracture
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Fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone.
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spiral fracture
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Fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone. Can be caused by a twisting injury and is often slower to heal than other types of fractures.
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stress fracture
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A slight fracture caused by repetitive low-impact forces, like running, rather than a single forceful impact.
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transverse fracture
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Complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone.
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duct/o
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to bring
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extens/o
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to stretch out
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fasci/o
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fibrous band
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fibr/o
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fibers
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flex/o
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to bend
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kinesi/o
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movement
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my/o
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muscle
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myocardi/o
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heart muscle
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myos/o
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muscle
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plant/o
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sole of foot
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rotat/o
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to revolve
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ten/o
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tendon
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tend/o
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tendon
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tendin/o
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tendon
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vers/o
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to turn
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-asthenia
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weakness
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-ion
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action, condition
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-kinesia
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movement
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-tonia
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tone
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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circum-
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around
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e-
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outward; without
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abduction
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Movement away from midline of the body.
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adduction
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Movement toward the midline of the body
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flexion
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Act of bending or being bent.
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extension
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Movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition.
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dorsiflexion
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Backward bending, as of hand or foot.
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plantar flexion
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Bending sole of foot; pointing toes downward.
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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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pronation
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To turn downward or backward as with hand or foot.
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supination
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Turning the palm or foot upward.
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elevation
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To raise a body part, as in shrugging the shoulders.
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depression
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A downward movement, as in dropping the shoulders.
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circumduction
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Movement in a circular direction from a central point as if drawing a large, imaginary circle in the air.
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opposition
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Moving thumb away from palm; the ability to move the thumb into contact with the other fingers.
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rotation
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Moving around a central axis.
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