Musculoskeletal System

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arthroscopy

Back 1

process of visual examination of joint.

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chondroma

Back 2

benign tumor of cartilage

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costochondritis

Back 3

inflammation of a rib and its cartilage

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craniotomy

Back 4

incision of the skull

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ligamentous

Back 5

pertaining to a ligament

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myosarcoma

Back 6

malignant tumor of the muscle

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myositis

Back 7

inflammation of a muscle

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muscular

Back 8

pertaining to muscles

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myelodysplasia

Back 9

abnormal development of bone marrow, a premalignant condition leading to leukemia

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osteomyolitis

Back 10

inflammation of bone and bone marrow. Caused by bacterial infection.

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pelvic

Back 11

pertaining to the bones of the hip area.

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spondylosis

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abnormal condition of a vertebra or vertebrae

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intervertebral

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pertaining to lying between two backbones. A disk is an intervertebral disk.

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tenorrpahy

Back 14

suture of a tendon

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tendinitis

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inflammation of a tendon

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ankylosing spondylitis

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chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine and hip.

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist.

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gouty arthritis

Back 18

inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid. Also called gout.

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muscular dystrophy

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an inherited disorder characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers.

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osteoporosis

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decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone.

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rheumatoid arthritis

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chronic inflammation of joints; pain, swelling and stiffening in the small joints of the hands and feet.

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antinuclear antibody test (ANA)

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Test in which a sample of plasma is tested for the presence of antibodies found in patients with sytemic lupus erythematosus.

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arthrocentesis

Back 23

surgical puncture to remove fluid from a joint.

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arthrography

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x-ray imaging of a joint.

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bone density test

Back 25

low energy xrays are used to image bones in the spinal column, pelvis, and wrist to detect areas of bone deficiency

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bone scan

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procedure in which a radioactive substance is injected intravenously and its uptake in bones is measured with a special scanning device.

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calcium

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measurement of the amount of calcium in a sample of blood.

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electromyography (EMG)

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recording of the strength of muscle contraction as a result of electrical stimulation.

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erythrocyte seimentation rate (ESR)

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measurement of the rate at which red blood cells fall to the bottom of a test tube. High sedimentation rates are associated with inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis.

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muscle biopsy

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the removal of muscle tissue for microscopic examination

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uric acid test

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measurement of the amount of uric acid in a sample of blood.

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athroplasty

Back 32

surgical repair of a joint.

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chemonucleolysis

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treatment of a herniated disk by injection of chymopapain to dissolve the inner portion of the disk.

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endoscopic diskectomy

Back 34

surgical removal of a herniated intervertebral disk with an endoscope.

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laminectomy

Back 35

surgical removal of a portion of a vertebra to allow visualization and removal of a portion of a protruding disk.

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microscopic diskectomy

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surgical removal of a herniated intervertebral disk with incision that is 1 to 2 inches long and visualization of the surgical field with an operating microscope.

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vertebroplasty

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surgical repair of vertebrae. special cement is injected into compressed backbones to strengthen them and to relieve pain.