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94 Cards in this Set
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pertaining to chest
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thoracic
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pertaining to a muscle band
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myofascial
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condition or process of joint disease
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arthropathy
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breaking down or dissolution of vertebra
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spondylolysis
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abnormal reduction of bone
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osteopenia
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condition of without cartilage formation
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achondroplasia
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bone pain
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ostealgia
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inflammation of many muscles
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polymyositis
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tumor of the smooth muscle flesh
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leiomyosarcoma
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bone marrow or spinal cord cell
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myelocyte
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pertaining to rib / vertebra
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costovertebral
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pertaining to muscle / tendon
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musculotendinous
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condition of straight, normal, or correct
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orthosis
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surgical repair or reconstruction of humpback
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kyphoplasty
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excision of skull
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craniectomy
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binding joint
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arthrodesis
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muscle fiber pain
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fibromyalgia
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rod-shaped or striated muscle tumor
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rhabdomyoma
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pertaining to sternum (breastbone) / rib
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sternocostal
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pertaining to within joint
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intra-articular
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condition of digits together
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syndactylism
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pain in loin
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lumbodynia
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pertaining to neck / arm
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cervicobrachial
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process of examination of joint
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arthroscopy
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condition or increase of bent
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lordosis
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pertaining to between the ribs
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intercostal
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joint pain
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arthralgia
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incision in a muscle
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myotomy
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binding together of vertebrae
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spondylosyndesis
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smooth muscle tumor
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leiomyoma
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softening of bone
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osteomalacia
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slipping of a vertebra
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spondylolisthesis
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x-ray of a joint
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arthrograph
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incision into bone
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osteotomy
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inflammation of the ends of the long bones
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epiphysitis
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pertaining to the neck
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cervical
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dead bone tissue
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bony necrosis
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tumor of cartilage
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chondroma
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puncture for aspiration of a joint
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arthrocentesis
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repair or reconstruction of bone
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osteoplasty
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cartilage
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chondr/o
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vertebra
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spondyl/o
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bone marrow
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myel/o
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neck
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cervic/o
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joint
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arthr/o
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chest
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thorac/o
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muscle
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my/o
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rib
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cost/o
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lateral curvature of the spine
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scoliosis
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bone tumor
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osteoma
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grating sound made by movement of broken bones
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crepitation
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synonym for bony necrosis
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sequestrum
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plane that divides the body into right and left portions
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sagittal
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application of a pulling force to a fractured or dislocated joint to maintain proper position during healing
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traction
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arthritis caused by hyperuricemia
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gout or gouty arthritis
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a partial dislocation
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subluxation
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toward the beginning of a structure
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proximal
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osteomalacia in children
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rickets
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physician specializing in x-ray technology
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radiologist
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shrinking of muscle size
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atrophy
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rhythmic muscle movement
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tremor
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involuntary muscle contraction
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spasm
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stiff muscle
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rigidity
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uncontrolled, stiff, and awkward muscle contractions
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spastic
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increase in the size of a muscle
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hypertrophy
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flabby muscle
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flaccid
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prolonged, continuous muscle contraction
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tetany
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x-ray of a joint
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arthrogram
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procedure using an arthroscope to examine, diagnose, and repair a joint from within
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arthroscopy
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skeletal (striated) muscle tumor
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rhabdomyoma
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malignant skeletal muscle tumor
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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most common form of arthritis that especially affects weight-bearing joints characterized by the erosion of articular cartilage
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osteoarthritis
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most crippling form of arthritis characterized by chronic, systemic inflammation causing ankylosis and deformity
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rheumatoid arthritis
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disease marked by softening of the bone
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osteomalacia
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condition of decreased bone density and increased porosity
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osteoporosis
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use of an orthopedic appliance to maintain a bone's position or provide limb support
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orthosis
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an artificial replacement for a diseased or missing body part such as a hip, joint, or limb
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prosthesis
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external manipulation of a fracture to regain alignment along with application of an external device to protect and hold the bone in place
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closed reduction, external fixation of a fracture
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internal surgical repair of a fracture by bringing bones back into alignment and fixing them into place
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open reduction, internal fixation of a fracture
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stiff joint condition
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ankylosis
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stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae
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spondylosis
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smooth muscle tumor
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leiomyoma
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malignant smooth muscle tumor
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leiomyosarcoma
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abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back condition)
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lordosis
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abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine (humpback condition)
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kyphosis
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diagnostic term describing a forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra
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spondylolisthesis
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operative (surgical) term for spinal fusion
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spondylosyndesis
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normal standing
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erect
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horizontal recumbent (on the spine)
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supine
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lying down, especially in bed
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decubitus
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face down and flat
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prone
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condition of humpback
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kyphosis
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a fibrous sac between certain tendons and bones lined with synovial membrane
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bursa
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degeneration of muscle
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dystrophy
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