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119 Cards in this Set
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Articul/o |
Joint |
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Burs/o |
Purse or sac, bursa |
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Carp/o |
Wrist |
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Chondr/o |
Gristle, cartilage |
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Condyl/o |
Knuckle of a joint |
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Cost/o |
Rib |
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Cran/o, crani/o |
Skull, cranium |
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Fasci/o |
Fascia |
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Femor/o |
Thigh, femur |
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Fibr/o |
Fiber |
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Fibul/o |
Fibula |
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Ili/o |
Flank, hip, groin, ilium of the pelvis |
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Ischi/o |
Haunch, hip joint, ischium |
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Menisc/o |
Meniscus |
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Muscul/o |
Muscle |
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My/o, myos/o |
Muscle |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow |
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Orth/o |
Straight |
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Ost/o, oste/o |
Bone |
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Pariet/o |
Wall |
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Patell/o |
Patella |
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Ped/o |
Child |
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Petr/o |
Stone |
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Phalang/o |
Phalanges |
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Phys/o |
Growth |
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Pub/o |
Pubis |
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Radi/o |
Radius |
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Sacr/o |
Sacred, sacrum |
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Skelet/o |
Skeleton |
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Spondyl/o |
Vertebra |
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Stern/o |
Chest, sternum |
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Synov/o, synovi/o |
Synovial |
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Tars/o |
Tarsal bone |
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Ten/o, tendon/o |
Stretch, tendon |
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Vertebr/o |
Vertebra |
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Epiphysis (proximal and distal) |
Large, rounded ends of bones, filled with spongy bone |
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Diaphysis |
Longer middle part of bone, mainly compact bone |
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Periosteum |
Surrounds bone (endosteum is beneath) |
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Three parts of skull |
Cranium (head), maxilla (upper jawbone), mandible (lower jawbone) |
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Thorax/chest bones |
Clavicle (collarbone), scapula (shoulder blades), sternum, rib, vertebra |
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Hip/pelvic bones |
Ilium (wide hipbones), sacrum, coccyx (tailbone), ischium, pubis |
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Arm bones |
Humerus, radius (connected to thumb), ulna, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges |
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Leg bones |
Femur, patella (kneecap), tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges |
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Facial muscles |
Frontalis (forehead), orbicularis oculi (around eye) |
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Neck muscle |
Sternocleidomastoid |
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Shoulder muscles |
Trapezius, deltoid |
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Thorax muscles |
Pectoralis major (pecs), latisimus dorsi (lats), serratus anterior |
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Abdomen muscles |
Rectus abdominis, external oblique |
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Arm muscles |
Biceps, triceps |
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Leg muscles |
Rectus femoris, gastrocnemius |
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Tax/o |
Reaction to a stimulus |
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Troph/o |
Development |
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Arthralgia |
Condition of joint pain |
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Ataxis |
Inability to coordinate muscles during a voluntary activity |
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Atrophy |
Reduction in muscle strength due to disuse |
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Bradykinesia |
Abnormally slow movement |
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Decalcification |
Abnormal reduction of calcium in bone |
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Dyskinesia |
Difficulty or pain in movement |
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Dystrophy |
Process of bad or painful development |
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Hypertrophy |
Excessive muscle growth or development |
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Myalgia |
Muscle pain |
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Tenodynia |
Tendon pain |
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Ankyl/o |
Crooked |
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Kyph/o |
Hump |
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Lith/o |
Stone |
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Lord/o |
Bent forward |
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Por/o |
Hole |
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Sarc/o |
Flesh, meat |
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Scoli/o |
Curved |
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-Genesis |
Origin, cause |
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-Plasia |
Formation, growth |
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-Ptosis |
Drooping |
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Achondroplasia |
Disease that causes dwarfism |
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Ankylosis |
Condition of crooked joints |
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Arthritis |
Inflammation and degeneration of a joint, two major forms: osteoarthritis (OA) caused by old age and wear and tear, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which is an autoimmune disease |
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Arthrochondritis |
Inflammation of articular cartilage in synovial joints |
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Bunion |
Enlargement of the joint at the base of the toe |
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Bursitis |
Inflammation of bursa (cushions joints) |
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Bursolith |
Calcium deposit in a bursa of the foot |
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Carpal tunnel syndrome |
CTS, inflammation of the wrist that causes pressure against median nerve |
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Carpoptosis |
Wrist drop, weakness of wrist |
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Cramps |
Painful contractions |
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DJD |
Degenerative joint disease |
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Skeletal muscle degeneration, resulting in progressive muscle weakness and deterioration (DMD) |
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Epicondylitis |
Elbow inflammation |
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Fibromyalgia |
Widespread pain of musculoskeletal structures of limbs, face, and trunk |
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Fracture types |
Colles' (break in distal part of radius), comminuted (results in fragmentation), compression (crushed break), displaced (causes abnormal alignment), epiphyseal (at growth plate), greenstick (slight fissure), Pott's (break at both ankle bones), spiral, transverse, oblique |
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Gout |
Sharp pain in the joints of toes |
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Herniated disk |
Rupture of intervertebral disk |
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Kyphosis |
Hump at upper back |
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Lordosis |
"Sway back" |
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Scoliosis |
Lateral curvature of spine |
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Marfan's syndrome |
Congenital disease, abnormally long limbs and body |
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Meniscitis |
Inflammation of a meniscus |
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Myasthenia gravis |
Progressive failure of muscles to respond to nerve stimulation |
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Myeloma |
Tumor of bone marrow |
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Myocele |
Muscle tear |
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Myositis |
Muscle inflammation |
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Osteitis |
Bone inflammation |
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Osteitis deformans |
Paget's disease, bone deformities due to a failure of bone remodeling |
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Osteosarcoma |
Bone cancer arising from connective tissue, leukemia is another form of bone cancer |
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Osteogenesis imperfecta |
Inherited disease resulting in impaired bone growth and fragile bones |
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Osteomalacia |
Softening of bones |
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Osteomyelitis |
Inflammation of bone marrow |
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Osteoporosis |
Loss of bone density |
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Polymyositis |
Inflammation of many muscles |
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Rickets |
Caused by lack of calcium or vitamin D in children's diets |
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Rotator cuff or spinal cord injury |
Shoulder, SCI |
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Spondylarthritis |
Inflammation of joints of vertebrae |
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Sprain |
Tear of collagen fibers within a ligament |
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Strain |
Stretching a muscle |
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Temporomandibular joing disese |
TMJ, jaw dislocation disease |
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Tenosynovitis |
Form of tendonitis that involves inflammation of synovial membrane surround joint |
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Arthrocentesis |
Aspiration of fluid for joint injuries treatment |
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Arthroclasia |
Stiff joints must be broken to increase range of motion ROM |
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Arthrodesis |
Surgical fixation of a joint |
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Arthrolysis |
Joint is loosened of restrictions |
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Laminectomy |
Herniated disk treatment |