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205 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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bone head
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round end of a bone
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condyle
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rounded knuckle-like process
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epicondyle
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small rounded process above the condyle
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trochanters
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large and small processes for tendon attachemnts
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tuberosity
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small round elevation where tendons and muscles attach
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fissure
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narrow groove
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foramen
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opening for blood vessels and nerves
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fossa
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shallow cavity in or on a bond
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sinus
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hollow cavity within a bone
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ethmoid bone
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supports nasal cavity and eye sockets
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frontal bone
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foreheads
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occipital bone
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back and base of skul
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parietal bone
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top and sides of skull
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sphenoid bone
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base of skull and behind eyes
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temporal bones
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lower sides and back of skill
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lacrimal bones
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corners of each eye
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mandible
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lower jawbone
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maxillae
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upper jawbones
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nasal bones
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bridge and septum of nose
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vomer
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nasal septum
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zygomatic bones
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cheek bones
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acetabulum
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hip socket
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calcaneus
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heel
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carpals
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wrist bones
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clavicle
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collar bone
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coccyx
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tailbone
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cranium
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skull
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femur
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thigh bone
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fibula
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smaller of the two lower leg bones
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humerus
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upper arm bone
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ilium
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upper part of pelvic bone
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ischium
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inferior or lower part of the pelvic bone
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malleolus
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ankle
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mandible
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lower jawbone
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maxilla
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upper jawbone
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metacarpals
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hand bones
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metatarsals
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midfoot bones
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olecranon
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elbow
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patella
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kneecap
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phalanges
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finger and toe bones
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pubis
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anterior part of the pelvic bone
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radius
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forearm bone (thumb side)
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scapula
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shoulder blade
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sternum
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breastbone
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tarsals
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hindfoot bones
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tibia
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shinbone
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ulna
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forearm bone- pinky side
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vertebra
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backbone
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acromion
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outward extension of the shoulder blade
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articular cartilage
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thin layer of cartilage covering the bone in the joint space
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bone
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dense hard connect tissue composing the skeleton
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bone depression
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opening or hollow region serving as a connection for bones
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bone process
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enlarged area that extends from bones as an attachment for muscles
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calcium
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one of the mineral constituents of bone
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cancellous bone
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spongy porous bone tissue in the inner part of the bone
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cartilage
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flexible rubbery connective tissue
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collagen
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dense connective tissue protein strands found in bone
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compact bone
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hard dense bone tissue
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cranial bones
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skull bones
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diaphysis
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shaft
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disk
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flat round plate like structure
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epiphyseal plate
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cartilaginous area at the ends of long bones
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facial bones
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bones of the face
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foramen magnum
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opening of the occipital bone thru which the spinal cord passes
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haversion canals
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minute spaces filled with blood vessels
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ligament
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fibrous tissue connecting bones to other bones
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malleolus
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round process on both sides of the ankle joint
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manubrium
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upper portion of the sternum
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mastoid process
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round projection on the temporal bone behind the ear
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medullary cavity
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central hollowed out area in the shaft of a long bone
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metaphysis
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flared portion of a long bone
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olecranon
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large process on the proximal end of the ulna
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orthopedist
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bone tissue
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osseous tissue
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process of bone formation
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ossification
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process of bone formation
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osteoblast
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bone cell that helps form bony tissue
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osteoclast
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bone cell that absorbs and remove unwanted bony tissue
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periosteum
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membrane surrounding bones
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phosphorus
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mineral substance found in bones in combination with calcium
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physiatrist
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medical doctor specializing in rehabilitation
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pubic symphysis
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area of confluence of the two pubic bones
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red bone marrow
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found in cancellous bone
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ribs
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twelve pairs of curved bones that form the chest wall
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sella turcica
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depression in the sphenoid bone where the pituitary gland is located
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sinus
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hollow air cavity within a bone
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styloid process
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pole like process extending downward from the temporal bones on each side of the skull
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suture
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immovable joint between bones
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temporomandibular joint
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connection on either side of the head between the temporal bone of the skull and mandibular bone of the jaw
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tendon
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fibrous connective tissue connecting muscles and bones
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trabeculae
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supporting bundles of bony fibers in cancellous bone
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vertebra
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individual segment of the spine composed of the vertebral body
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xiphoid process
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lower narrow portion of the sternum
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yellow bone marrow
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fatty tissue found in the medullary cavity of most adult long bones
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calco
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calcium
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kypho
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humpback
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lamino
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lamina
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lordo
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curve
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lumbo
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lower back
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myelo
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bone marrow
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ortho
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straight
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osteo
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bone
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scolio
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crooked
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spondylo
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vertebra
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vertebro
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vertebra
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blast
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embryonic
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clast
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to beak
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listhesis
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slipping
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malacia
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softening
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physis
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to grow
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porosis
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pre
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toe
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instrument to cut
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acetabulo
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acetabulum
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calcaneo
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calcaneus
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carpo
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carpals
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claviculo
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clavicle
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costo
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ribs
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cranio
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cranium
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femoro
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femur
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fibulo
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fibula
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humero
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humerus
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ilio
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ilium
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ischio
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ischium
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malleolo
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malleolus
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mandibulo
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mandible
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maxillo
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maxilla
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metacarpo
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metacarpals
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metatarso
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metatarsals
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olecrano
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olecranon
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patello
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patella
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pelvi
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pelvis
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peroneo
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fibula
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phalango
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phalanges
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pubo
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pubis
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radio
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radius
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scapulo
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scapula
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sterno
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sternum
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tarso
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tarsals
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tibio
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tibia
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ulno
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ulna
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ewing sarcoma
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rare malignant tumor arising in bone
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exostosis
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benign bony growth
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fracture
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traumatic breaking of a bone
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colles
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near the wrist at distal end of the radius
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comminuted
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bone is splintered and crushed into severeal pieces
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compression
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bone collapses or is compressed occurs in vertebrae
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greenstick
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bone is partially broken
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impacted
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one fragment is driven firmly into the other
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osteogenic sarcoma
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common malignant tumor arising from osteoblasts
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osteomalacia
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softening of bone
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osteomyelitis
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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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osteoporosis
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decrease in bone density
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talipes
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congentital abnormality of the hindfoot
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ankylo
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stiff
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arthro
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joint
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articulo
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joint
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burso
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bursa
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chondro
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cartilage
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ligamento
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ligament
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rheumato
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watery flow
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syndvo
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synovial membrane
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teno
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tendon
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tendino
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tendon
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desis
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to bine
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stenosis
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narrowing
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arthritis
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inflammation of any joint
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gout
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inflammation and painful swelling
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osteoarthritis
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progressive degenerative joint disease
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rheumatoid arthritis
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chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain
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bunion
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enlargement of bone of tissue around big toe
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carpal tunnel
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compression of the median nerve
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dislocation
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displacement of a bone from its joint
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ganglion cyst
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fluid filled sac arising from joint capsules or tendons
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herniation of an intervertebral disk
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abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into the spinal canal l
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lyme disease
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disorder marked by arthritis, myalgia, and malaise
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sprain
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trauma to ligaments
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systemic lupus erthematosus
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chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease
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fascio
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fascia
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fibro
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fibrous connective tissue
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leiomyo
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smooth muscle
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myo
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muscle
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myocardio
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heart muscle
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myso
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muscle
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planto
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sole of the foot
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rhabdomyo
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skeletal
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sarco
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muscle and flesh
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astehnia
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lack of strength
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trophy
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development
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ab
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away from
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ad
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toward
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dorsi
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back
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poly
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many
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pollic
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thumb
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sternoplasty
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surgical repair of sternum
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dynia
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pain
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closed fracture
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internal
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open fracture
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external
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transverse fracture
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break across the bone
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spiral
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break spirals around bone
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compound
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three or more pieces
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subluxation
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bone dislocation
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crepitus
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grafting sound from bones rubbing together
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lordosis
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increased concavity of the lumbar spine
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kyphosis
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hump
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myalgia
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muscle pain
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spondylosis
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spinal degeneration
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