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60 Cards in this Set
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ankyl/o
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Crooked,bent,stiff
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arthr/o
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Joint
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chondr/i or chondr/o
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Cartilage
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cost/o
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Rib
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crani/o
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Skull
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-desis
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To bind,tie together
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kyph/o
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Bent hump
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lord/o
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Curve swayback, bent
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-lysis
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Loosing or setting free
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myle/o
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Spinal cord, bone marrow
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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o
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Bone
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scoli/o
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Curved, bent
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spondyl/o
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Vertebrae,vertebrae column, backbone
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synovi/o, synov/o
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Synovial membrane, synovial fluid
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-um
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Singular noun ending
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Acetabulum
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large circular cavity in each side of the pelvis that articulates with the head of the femur to the hip joint
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Allogenic
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originationg within another
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ankylosing spondylitis
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form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily cause inflammation of the joints between the vertebrae.
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arthrodesis
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surgical fushion of two bones to stiffin a joint such as an ankle,elbo,showder
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arthrolysis
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surgical fushion of two bones to stiffin a joint such as an ankyle,elebow,or shoulder
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arthroscopy
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is the visual exam
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chondroma
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is a slow growing bengin tumor derived from cartilage cells
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chondromalacia
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abnormal soofting of cartilage
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comminuted fracture
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one in which the bone is splintered or crushed
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compression fracture
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bone os predded together on itself
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craniostenosos
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malformation of the skull due to premature closer of the cranial sutures
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dual x-ray absorptiomentry
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is a low eposure radioraphic measurments of the spine and hips to measure bone density
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hallux valgus
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known as a bunion is an abnormal enlargment of the joint at the base of the great toe
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hemarthrosis
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blood within a joint
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hemopoietic
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pertaing to the formation of blood cells
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internal fixation
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fraction treatment procdure which pins are placed through the soft tissue and bone so that the external applications can be to hold the pieces of bone firmily in place during healing
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juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
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autoimmune disorder that affects children 16
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kyphosis
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abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine
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lordosis
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an abnormal increase inthe foward curvature of the lumbar spine
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lumbago
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pain of the lumbar region of spine
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manubrium
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is the boney structure thatt forms the upper portion of the sternum
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metacarpals
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are the five bones that form the palms of the hand
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metatarsals
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form that part of the foot to which the toes are attached
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myeloma
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type of cancer that occurs in blood making cells found in
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open fracture
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one in which the bone is broken and there is an p
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orthopedic surgeon
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physician who specilzed in diagnosing and treatment diseases and disorder of the join bone and muscle
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orthotic
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mechanical appliance such as a leg brace or a split that is specially designed to control correct or commpersent for inpaired limb function
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osteoarthritits
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associated with aging
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osteochondroma
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bengin boney projections covered by cartilage
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osteoclasis
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surgical fracture of a bone to correct a demformity
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osteomalacia
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abnormal softing of adults by aging
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osteomyelitis
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inflamation of the bone marrow adjacent
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osteopenia
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thinner than average bone density
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osteoporosis
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marked loss of bone density and increase in bone porosity that is frequently with aging
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periositis
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inflamation of the periosteum
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prosthesis
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substitute for a disease or missing body part
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rhumatoid arthritis
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chronic inflammatory diseas affect organs and other body parts are attacked
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rickets
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deficency disease occuring in children
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
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spina bifida
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congential defect that occurs during pregnency
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spiral fracture
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fracutre when the bone twist
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spondlolisthesis
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foward movement of the body of one lower lumbar verterbra
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spondylosis
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degenerative disorder can cause loss of spinal structure
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subluxation
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partial displacemt of a bone from its joint
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synovectomy
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surgical removal of a synovial membrane from a joint
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