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Body system

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Definition
cranium   skull  
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sacrum   a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions  
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arthr/o   joint  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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cost/o   rib  
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ligament/o   ligament  
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muscul/o   muscle  
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my/o   muscle  
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myos/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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oste/o   bone  
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pelv/o   pelvis / hip  
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spondyl/o   vertebra backbone  
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vertebr/o   vertebra backbone  
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clavicle   collar bone  
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humerus   upper arm bone  
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radius   lower arm bone thumb side  
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ulna   lower arm bone little finger side  
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carpals   wrist bones  
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meta carpals   hand bones  
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phalanges   finger bones  
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scapula   shoulder bone  
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sternum   breast bone  
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tarsals   ankle bones  
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metatarsals   foot bones  
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fibula   smaller of lower leg bone  
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tibia   larger of lower leg bone  
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patella   knee cap  
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sacrum   lower part of back bone near hip  
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coccxy   tail bone  
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pelvis   hip bone  
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femur   thigh bone  
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ribs   surrounding chest cavity  
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connects muscle to bone   tendon  
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connects bone to other bone   ligaments  
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myelodysplasia   abnormal growth of bone marrow cells  
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intervertebral   pert. between backbone  
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osteomyelitis   infl. of bone & bone marrow  
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arthroscopy   visual exam. of a joint  
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costochondritis   infl. of cartilage attached to ribs  
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chondroma   benign tumor cartilage tissue  
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tenorrhaphy   suture of tendon  
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myosarcoma   malignant tumor of muscle tissue  
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carniotomy   incision into skull  
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gouty arthritis   high level of uric acid with inflam. of joints  
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carpal tunnel syndrome   compression of median nerve in the wrist  
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rheumatoid arthritis   chronic inflam. of joints especially small bones in hands and feet  
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osteoporosis   decrease in bone density with thinning and weakening of bone  
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ankylosing spondylitis   chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints between back bones  
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muscular dystrophy   weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers  
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congenital condition   having by nature a specified character  
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artherocentesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid from joint  
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ESR   measure sedimentation rate of red blood cells indication inflammation  
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electromyography   recording strength of muscle contraction  
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ANA test   plasma is tested for antibodies that are present in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus  
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uric acid test   measurement of amount of a substance o blood that is associated with gouty arthritis  
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ilium   the broad, upper portion of either hipbone  
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pubis   that part of either innominate bone that, with the corresponding part of the other, forms the front of the pelvis.  
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innominate   having no name; nameless; anonymous.  
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laminectomy   removing all or part of the protruding disk  
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transient ischemic attack (TIA)   temporary interference with this blood supply.  
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Positron emission tomography   used to identify areas of ischemia in the brain.  
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mandibul/o   lower jaw  
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Ilium   upper of Pelvis  
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Pubis   middle of Pelvis  
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Ischium   lower of Pelvis  
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xiphoid process   end of sternum  
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