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23 Cards in this Set
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The medical term for pertaining to the finger or toe is
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Dactylic
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The medical term for pertaining to the heel bone is
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Calcaneus
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Inflammation of a joint is
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Osteoarthritis
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A________fracture occurs at the ankle and affects both bones of the lower leg
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POTT's
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The medical term for the big toe is
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Hallux
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Surgical repair of the skull known as
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Crainioplasty
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What is the shaft of the long bone called
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Diaphysis
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This is an air cavity within certain bones
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Sinus
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This is the process of moving a body part away from the middle
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Abduction
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The process of bending a limb is known as
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Flexion
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The surgical puncture of a joint for removal of fluid is
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Arthrocentesis
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The surgical excision of a cartilage is
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Chondroplasty
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The process of lying with the face downward is
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Prone postion
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A very large process of the femur is a
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Trochanter
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The membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces is called
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Periosteum
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The suffix -rrhexis means
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Tear or Rupture
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The suffix -Plasia means
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Formation
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The combining form cleido means
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Clavical
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The combining form acro means
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Extremity
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The prefix syn- means
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Together
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This is a bone-forming cell
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Osteoblast
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A condition that results in reduction of bone mass is
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Osteoporosis
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A lateral curvature of the spine is known as
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scoliosis
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