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Articulation |
Joint |
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Hematopoiesis |
Production and development of blood cells, that takes place in the bone marrow. |
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Adduction |
Bring it in (closer to the midline) |
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Abduction |
Move it away (further from the midline) |
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Flexion |
Decreases the angle of a joint |
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Extension |
Increases the angle of a joint |
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Supination |
Pertaining to the hand palm up |
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Pronation |
Pertaining to the hand palm down |
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Dorsiflexion |
Elevates the foot |
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Plantar Flexion |
Lowers the foot (toes pointed) |
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What are Long Bones? |
Bones found in appendages (extremeties) |
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Osteoblasts |
Bone-forming cells |
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The internal organs of the thorax include the heart and lungs, which are enclosed and protected by the "rib cage" also known as what? |
Thoracic cage |
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Coccyx |
Tailbone |
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What is the plural form of pelvis? |
Pelves |
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Ankyl/o |
Stiffness; Bent, crooked |
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Myel/o |
Bone marrow |
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My/o |
Muscle |
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Scoli/o |
Crooked, bent |
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Calcane/o |
Heel bone |
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Cost/o |
Ribs |
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Crani/o |
Skull (cranium) |
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Femor/o |
Femur |
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Patell/o |
Kneecap |
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Phalang/o |
Bones of the fingers and toes |
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Muscul/o |
Muscle |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Rhabdomy/o |
Rod shaped (striated) muscle |
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-blast |
Embryonic cell |
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-desis |
Binding or fixation |
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-clasia -clast |
To break; surgical fracture |
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a- |
Without or not |
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dys- |
Bad, painful, difficult |
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sub- |
Under, below |
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supra- |
Above, excessive, superior |
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syn- |
Union, together, joined |
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What is Orthopedics? |
A branch of medicine concerned with prevention, diagnosis, care, and treatment of Musculoskeletal disorders. |
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Closed (simple) fracture |
Bone is broken but no external wound exists |
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Open (compound) fracture |
Involves a broken bone with a wound that leads to the site of the fracture. Fragments of bone commonly protrude through the skin. |
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Complicated fracture |
A broken bone has injured an internal organ, (when a broken rib pierces a lung) |
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Comminuted fracture |
Bone has broken or splintered into pieces |
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Impacted Fracture |
When the bone is broken and one end is wedged into the interior of another bone. |
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Incomplete fracture |
When the line of fracture does not completely traverse the entire bone. |
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Greenstick fracture |
Broken bone that does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone, one side of the bone is still composed of flexible cartilage. |
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A neuromuscular disorder causing fluctuating weakness of certain skeletal muscle groups such as the eyes, face, and limbs. Characterized by the destruction of the receptors in the synaptic regions. |
Myasthenia gravis (MG) |
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Akylosis |
Stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion. |
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Contracture |
Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint. |
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What is the medical term for clubfoot? |
Talipes equinovarus |
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What procedure is most commonly performed to relieve the symptoms of a ruptured (slipped) intervertebral disk? |
Laminectomy |
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What is a Laminectomy? |
Excision of the posterior arch of a vertebra |
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CTS |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
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MG |
Myasthenia gravis |
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NSAIDs |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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THR |
Total hip replacement |
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Inflammation of a joint |
Arthr/itis |
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Disease of the muscles |
My/o/pathy |
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Disease of the bones |
Oste/o/pathy |
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Softening of muscle |
My/o/malacia |
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Embryonic cell that forms cartilage |
Chondr/o/blast |
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Surgical puncture of a joint |
Arthr/o/centesis |
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Instrument for measuring the head |
Cephal/o/meter |
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Incision of the cranium |
Crani/o/tomy |
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Abnormal condition of a crooked, bent spine |
Scoli/osis |
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Surgical repair of muscle |
My/o/plasty |
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Incision of the chest |
Thorac/o/tomy |
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Binding or fixation of a joint |
Arthr/o/desis |
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Inflammation of the bones in the fingers and toes |
Phalang/itis |
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Rupture of a muscle |
My/o/rrhexis |
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Beginning or formation of bones |
Oste/o/genesis |
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Resembling bone marrow |
Myel/oid |
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Inflammation of the bones and joints |
Oste/o/arthr/itis |
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Softening of cartilage |
Chondr/o/malacia |
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Ped/i |
Foot or child |
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Classification of drugs that relieves mild to moderate pain and reduces inflammation |
Salicylates |
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Connective tissue fibers that form a cord or strap |
Tendon |
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Bone disease that commonly affects children or adolescents |
Ewing Sarcoma |
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Bones of the fingers and toes |
Phalanges |
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Abnormal curvature of the lower portion of the spine |
Lordosis |
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Surgical repair of cartilage |
Chondr/o/plasty |
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What kind of arthritis is an autoimmune disorder? |
Rheumatoid arthritis |