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Med Term

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Term
Definition
Kyph/o   Hump  
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Chondr/o   Cartillage  
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Aky/o   Bent, Stiff  
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-Um   noun ending  
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Crani/o   Skull  
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Cost/o   Ribs  
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-Lysis   Separation or loosening  
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Myel/o   Spinal Collumn  
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-Desis   surgical repair of bone or joint  
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Spondy/o   vertabrae  
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scolio   curved  
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lord/o   bent backwards  
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-poietio   pertaining to  
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oste/o   bone  
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Diaphysis   shaft of a long bone  
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tarsals   make up the ankle  
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Manubrium   Upper end of sternum  
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synovial joints   movable  
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Pubis   Anterior portion of pelvic girdle  
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Foramen   Opening in bone when blood passes through  
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Tendon   Connect bone to bone  
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Acetabulum   hip socket  
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Phalanges   fingers/toes  
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process   projection on surface of bone  
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sternum   breastbone  
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zygomatic   cheek bone  
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clavicle   collar bone  
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patella   kneecap  
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olecranon   point of the elbow  
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arthrolysis   loosening of an anklylosed joint  
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lumbago   lumbar back pain  
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ostealgia   pain linked to bone condition  
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manipulation   closed reduction  
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talipes   clubbed foot  
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open fracture   compound fraction  
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pagets disease   osteitis deformans  
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closed fracture   simple fracture  
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osteonecrosis   death of bone tissue  
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lordosis   abnormal forward curvature of lumbar spine  
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spinal bifidia   congenital defect  
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callus   bulging deposit forms around area of a break during healing  
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subluxation   partial displacement of bone from its joint  
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arthrodesis   procedure that stiffens joint or joinsvertebrae  
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laminectomy   removal of spinal lamina  
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bunion   hallux valgus  
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greenstick fracture   partially bent/fractured  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of bone marrow/bone  
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Ewings sarcoma   group of cancers in children/adolescents  
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comminuted fracture   bone ends compressed together  
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chondroplasy   surgical fixation of cartillage  
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DXA   evaluate bone density  
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traction   pulling force to reallign bone  
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