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145 Cards in this Set
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clavicul/o
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Clavicle
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crani/o
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Cranium
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cost/o
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costa
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scapul/o
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scapula
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stern/o
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sternum
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rachi/o, spin/o
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spine
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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vertebrae
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cervic/o
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cervical
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thorac/o
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thoracic
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lumb/o
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lumbar
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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coccyg/o
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coccyx
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humer/o
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humerus
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radi/o
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radius
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uln/o
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ulna
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carp/o
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carpals
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metacarp/o
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metacarpals
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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ili/o
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ilium
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ischi/o
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ischium
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pub/o
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pubis
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femor/o
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femur
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patell/o
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patella
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fibul/o
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fibula
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tibi/o
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tibia
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tars/o
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tarsals
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calcane/o
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calcaneus
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metatars/o
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metatarsals
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phalang/o
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phalanges
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carpals
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wrist bones
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clavicle
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collarbone
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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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ilium
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pelvic bone
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ischium
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pelivc bone
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patella
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kneecap
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phalanges
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bones of the fingers or toes
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pubis
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pelvic bone
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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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ankle bones
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fibula
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bone of the lower leg
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humerus
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upper arm bone
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radius
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bone of the forearm
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ulna
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bone of the forearm
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vertebra
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spinal bone
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lumb/o
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lumbar
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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thorac/o
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thorax
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vertebr/o
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vertebrae
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cost/o
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rib
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lumb/o
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lumbar
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-oid
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resembling
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thorac/o
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chest
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femor/o
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femur
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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ili/o
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ilium
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pelv/i
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pelvis
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pub/o
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pubis
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radi/o
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radiant energy
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sacr/o
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sacrum
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carp/o
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carpus
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dist/o
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far or distant
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inter-
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between
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meta-
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change or next in a series
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proxim/o
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nearer the origin or point of attachment
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oste/o
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bone
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
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articulation, joint
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-asthenia
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weakness
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burs/o
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bursa
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calc/i
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calcium
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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de-
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down, from, or reversing
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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tendon
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Chondral
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pertaining to cartilage
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vetebrochondral
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vetebrae and the adjacent cartilage
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osteochondritis
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inflammation of the bone and cartilage
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subchondral
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beneath the cartilage
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cardi/o
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heart
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in-
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not or inside
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micro-
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small
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-scope
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instrument used for viewing
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skelet/o
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skeleton
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viscer/o
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viscera
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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bi-
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two
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brachi/o
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arm
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pector/o
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chest
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tibi/o
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tibua
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Tenomyoplasty
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surgical repair of tendon and muscle
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myolysis
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destruction of muscle
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myocellulitis
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inflammation of cellular tissue and muscle
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myopathy
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disease of muscle
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myofibrosis
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a disease in which muscle tissue is replaced with fibrous tissue
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myocele
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when a muscle protrudes through its fascial covering
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myalgia
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muscle pain
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arthr/o
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joint
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-itis
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inflammation
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rheumat/o
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rheumatism
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-asthenia
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weakness
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de-
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down, from, or reversing
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compound fracture
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bone is broken and protudes through an opening in the skin
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dislocation
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displacement of a bone from a joint
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simple fracture
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bone is broken but does not protrude through the skin
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strain
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muscle trauma or injury caused by excessive use of the body part
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gout
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marked by inflammation of the joints resulting from hyperuricemia
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leukemia
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unrestrained growth of leukocytes and their precursors
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multiple myeloma
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characterized by many tumor masses in the bone and bone marrow
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sarcoma
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cancer that arises from connective tissue
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closed reduction
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exposing a broken bone by surgery and aligning it
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Internal fixation
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surgery that uses pins or other materials to immobilize a broken bone
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open reduction
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excision of a bone
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ostectomy
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pulling a broken bone into alignment without surgery
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bone
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the most rigid connective tissue
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bursa
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fluid-filled sac that helps reduce friction
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cartilage
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provides protection and support for a joint
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joint
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place of union between two or more bones
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ligament
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connects bone or cartilage
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synovial membrane
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fluid-secreting tissue lining the joint
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Tendon
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strong, fibrous tissue that attaches muscles to bones
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Straightening of the leg
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extension
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A procedure that examines the right knee
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arthroscopy
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Vertebroplasty
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Injecting a plastic substance into the vertebra to stabalize and strenghten it
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Lateral curvature of the spine
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scoliosis
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Rachialgia
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painful spine
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myocele
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fascial hernia
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inflammation of the vertebrae
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spondylitis
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between the ribs
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intercostal
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Excision of a portion of the skull
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craniectomy
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A broken bone that is visible through an opening in the skin
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compound fracture
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articulation
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joint
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Rupture of an intervertebral disk
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herniated disk
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Osteoid
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resembling bone
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The bones that are located between the toes and the bones of the ankle
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metatarsals
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Destruction of muscle
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myolysis
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Inflammation of the bone and cartilage
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osteochondritis
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Inhibition of the bone marrow
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myelosuppression
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Medications used to reduce inflammation
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antiinflammatories
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Medications used to treat osteoporosis
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Osteoporotics
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Pertaining to the collarbone
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clavicular
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Pertaining to the neck
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cervical
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pertaining to the upper arm bone
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humeral
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prolapse of the ankle
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tarsoptosis
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Restoring a fracture to its normal position
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Reduction
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