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consists of bones, muscles, and joints of the body
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muskuloskeletal system
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greek, meaning dried up
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skeleton
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attaches muscle to muscle
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fascia
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the medical specialty that treats disorders involving the musculoskeletal system
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orthopedics
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-ar, al, ic, ary, eal, ial, ous
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pretaining/relating to
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condition of muscular coordination or muscular action
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-taxia
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no muscular coordination
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ataxia
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without
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a, an
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difficult, painful
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dys
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around
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peri
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down from, less than
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de
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when calcium is removed from the bone
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decalification
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upon
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epi
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above a condyle
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epicondyle
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upon the heart
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epicardium
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upon the cartilage
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epichondral
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below
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infra
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pertaining to below the rib
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infacostal
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between
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inter
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pertaining to between the teeth
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interdental
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beyond
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meta
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beyond the carpals
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metacarpals
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above or on the topside
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supra
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muscle
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my/o
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bone
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oste/o
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pelvic
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pelv/i,o
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acromion process
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acromi/o
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pertaining to acromion and clavicle
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acromioclavicular
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surgical repair of teh acromion process
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acromioplasty
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joint
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arthr/o
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instrument to look inside a joint
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arthroscope
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surgical puncute of a joint
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arthrocentesis
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arthritis associated with bone deterioration
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osteoarthritis
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inflammation of a joint
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arthritis
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heel bone
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calcane/o
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heel pain
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calcaneodynia
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pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus
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fiulocalcaneal
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carpal bone (wrist)
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carp/o
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pertaining to the wrist
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carpal
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surgical removal of all or part of the wrist
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carpectomy
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a condition caused by compression of teh medial nerve in the carpal tunnel and characterized especially by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in teh hand and fingers (abreviated CTS)
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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cervical, neck
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cervic/o
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cartilage
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chondro/o
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inflammation of bone and cartilage
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osteochondritis
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defective cartilage development
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chondrodysplasia
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hereditary skeletal disorder resulting in arrested development and deformity
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chndrodysplasia
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clavical
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clavicul/o, cleid/o
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pertaining to acromion and clavical
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acromioclavicular
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coccyx
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coccyg/o
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pertaining to the coccyx
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coccygeal
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removal of teh coccyx
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coccygectomy
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condyle
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condyl/o
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resembling or like a condyle
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condyloid
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upon the condyle
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epicondyle
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rib
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cost/o
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pertaining to xiphoid process and ribs
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xiphocostal
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skull
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craini/o
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softening of the skull
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craniomalacia
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tooth
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dent/o
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pertaining to teeth
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dental
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disk
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disk/o
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srugical removal of a disk
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diskectomy
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fibula
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fibul/o
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pertaining to the tibia and fibula
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tibiofibular
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fermus
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femor/o
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humerus
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humer/o
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illium
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ili/o
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relating to, affecting, or being the region o the joint between the sacruma nd the illeum
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sacroiliac
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ischium
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ischi/o
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herniation of the ischium
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ischiocele
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movement
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kinesi/o
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humpback
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kyph/o
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condition of humpback
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kyphosis
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lamina
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lamin/o
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surgical removal of teh lamina
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laminectomy
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swayback
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lord/o
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condition of swayback
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lordosis
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lumbar spine and region
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lumb/o
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above lumbar
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supralumbar
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softening
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malac/o
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surgical incsisoin into the soft bone
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malactomy
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mandible
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mandili/o
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maxilla
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maxill/o
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metacarpal bone
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metacarp/o
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muscle
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muscul/o
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pertaining to muscles and skeleton
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musculoskeletal
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rupture of a muscle
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myorrhexis
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muscle pain
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myalgia
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fibrous muscle tumor
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myofibroma
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a benign tumor consisting of smooth muscle fibers
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leiomyoma
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chronic muscle pain
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fibromyalgia
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condition of weaknesss and loss of muscle tone
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myasthenia gravis
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teeth
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odont/o
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specialist (dentist) in straightening teeth (braces)
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orthodontist
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specialist in treatment of teeth
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endodontist
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escision of gum tissue
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gingivectomy
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patella
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patell/o
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phalanges
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phalang/o
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porous
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por/o
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condition of porous bones
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osteoporosis
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pubis
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pub/o
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noun, bone of the anterior pelvis
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pubic
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radius
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radi/o
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rhematism
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rheumat/o
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conditions that are characterized by inflammation, degeneration and connective tissue changes in teh joints
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rheumatism
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study of arthritis
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rheumatology
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sacrum
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sacr/o
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scapula
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scapul/o
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crooked
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scoli/o
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condition of a crooked back
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scoliosis
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skeleton
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skelet/o
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spine, vertebrae
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spondyl/o
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displaced vertebrae due to slipped disk
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spondylolisthesis
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inflammation of teh spine
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spondylitis
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conditon of teh spine
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spondylosis
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sternum, breatbone
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stern/o
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tarsus
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tars/o
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tendon
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ten/o, tendon/o, tendin/o
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inflammation of teh tendon
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tendinitis
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pertaining to a tendon
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tendinous
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thorax
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thorac/o
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tibia
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tibi/o
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ulna
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uln/o
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xiphoid proccess
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xiph/o
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fracture throught the bone
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complete fracture
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fracture not through width of bone
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incomplete fracture
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fracture where skin is not broken
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closed fracture
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fracture where bone protrudes through teh skin
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open fracture
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fracture where diseased area weakens bone
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pathologic fracture
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movment of body part to cause bone ends to align without surgery
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closed manipulatino
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movment of body part to cause bone to aligne with surgery
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open manipulation
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screws or nails in bone under the skin
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internal fixation
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screws attached to an external bar
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external fixation
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the sacrum is __ fused bones
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5
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the coccyx is __ fused bones
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4
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are ocated on top of the bone and move vone by pulling on it
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skeletal striated muscle
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move internal oragans such as repiratory and digestive tract and blood vessels
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visceral smooth muscle
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located in teh heart and functin oto pump blood
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cardiac heart muscle
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all muscle is wrapped in a band of connective tissue called __
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fascia
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doctor of dental surgery
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DDS
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doctor of osteopathy
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DO
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chest xray
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CXR
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diagnosis
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Dx
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fracture
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Fx
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fracture of both bones
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FxBB
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osteoarthritis
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OA
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cehalopelvic disproportion
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CPD
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rheumatoid arthritis
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RA
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