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Ch. 14 New Med Term

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Combining forms that mean night   nocti and nycto  
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Noctiluca   microscopic marine animals that make the ocean glow during the night  
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Ambul   comes from Latin ambulare means walk  
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Ambulatory   means able to walk  
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Ambulance   means vehicle for transporting the sick  
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Ambul   the word root for walk  
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Sleepwalking   what you mean when you use the word noctambulism  
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Somn   the word root for sleep.  
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Common term for sleepwalking   somnambulism  
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Sleepwalking can occur at any age, but childhood is the most common age   somnambulism  
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Nycto   comes from the Greek word nyx  
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Nyctalgia   pain during the night  
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Nyctalbuminuria   the presence of albumin in the urine only during the night  
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Nyctalopia   night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night  
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Lack of vitamin A in the diet   one cause of nyctalopia  
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Al   comes from the Greek word alaos meaning blind  
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Nyctalopia   literally means night vision and has several causes  
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Retinal fatigue from exposure to very bright light   a cause of nyctalopia  
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Retinitis pigmentosa   another cause of nyctalopia  
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Abnormal fear of night   nyctophobia or noctiphobia  
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Unusual attraction to the night   nyctophilia or noctiphilia  
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Nocturia and Nycturia   excessive urination during the night  
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Ankylo   immovable or fixed  
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Ankylosed   stiffened  
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Ankyloblepharon   adhesions resulting in immovable eyelids  
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Ankylosis such as in ankylosing spondylitis   a condition of immobility of the spine  
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Adeno   gland  
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Cardio   heart  
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Cheilo   lips  
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Dactyl   digits  
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Dento   teeth  
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Dermo   skin  
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Gastro   stomach  
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Glosso   tongue  
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Onycho   nails  
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Ophthalmo   eyes  
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Oto   ears  
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Phago   eat  
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Pneumono   lung  
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Procto   anus plus rectum  
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Urethro   urethra  
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ia   condition.  
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glossia   condition of the tongue  
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Ankylostoma   lockjaw (stiff mouth)  
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Adhesions of lips (immovable lips)   ankylocheilia  
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Closure (immobility) of the anus and rectum   ankyloproctia  
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Abnormal fear of ankylosis   ankylophobia  
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Tongue tied (stiff tongue)   ankyloglossia  
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Adhesions of fingers (immovable fingers) or toes   ankylodactylia  
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-stasis   used as a suffix and means stopping or controlling  
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Say you control an organ or what that organ produces   viscerostasis  
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Fungistasis   a condition in which the growth of fungi is stopped or controlled  
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Cholestasis   control or stopping bile flow  
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Controlling the small intestine   enterostasis  
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Stopping the formation of pus   pyostasis  
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Controlling the blood flow   hemostasis  
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Checking flow in the veins   phlebostasis or venostasis  
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Checking flow in the arteries   arteriostasis  
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Schizo   prefix that means split  
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Schisto   prefix that means cleft  
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-schisis   suffix that means fissure  
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Split speech (incomprehensible speech)   schizophasia  
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Splitting nails   schizonychia  
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Schizophrenia literally   split mind  
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A person with delusions of persecution, jealousy, and hallucinations may suffer from   paranoid schizophrenia  
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Antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy   treatments used for those with schizophrenia  
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Split tongue   schistoglossia  
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Split cell (cell with a fissure)   schistocyte  
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Split chest (fissure)   schistothorax  
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Cleft palate   palatoschisis or uranoschisis  
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Split spine   rachischisis  
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Schistosomiasis   an important disease in terms of world health  
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Carpos   a Greek word meaning wrist.  
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Root word for wrist   carp  
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Carpal tunnel syndrome   an occupational hazard to those who perform repetitive hand movement  
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Pertaining to the wrist   carpal  
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Pertaining to the wrist and metacarpals   carpometacarpal  
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Excision of all or part of the wrist   carpectomy  
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Meta   means beyond  
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The bones in the hand beyond the carpals   metacarpals  
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Tarso   the combining form for the tarsal bones in the ankle  
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Bones located beyond the tarsals   metatarsals  
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The lateral malleolus   a protrusion on the fibula bone  
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The medial malleolus   a protrusion on the distal end of the tibia  
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Phalanges   the bones of the fingers and/or toes  
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The word root for phalanges   phalang  
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The singular form of phalanges   phalanx  
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Inflammation of the phalanges   phalangitis  
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Excision of a phalanx (singular)   phalangectomy  
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Acromio   combining form for scapula  
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Acromion process   a projection of the scapula  
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Pertaining to the acromion   acromial  
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Pertaining to the acromion and humerus   acromiohumeral  
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Pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle   acromioclavicular  
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Humero   used in words to refer to the bone in the upper arm which  
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The radius (radio) and the ulna (ulno)   located in the forearm  
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FxBB   fracture of both bones  
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condyle   a rounded bony process that occurs on many bones  
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Complete fx   break through the width of the bone  
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Incomplete fx   break not through the width of the bone  
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Closed fx   (simple fracture) skin is not broken  
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Open   (compound fracture) bone ends protrude through the skin  
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Pathologic fracture   diseased area that weakens the bone  
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closed manipulation   movement of body part to cause bone ends to align without surgery  
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internal fixation, screws or nails in bone under the skin   (ORIF)  
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external fixation, screws attached to an external bar   (OREF)  
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Two rounded bony processes at the medial and lateral distal ends of the femur   femoral condyles  
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Femur   Latin meaning thigh  
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Femoro   combining form for the longest bone  
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The artery that supplies blood to the leg   called the femoral artery  
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The tibia   the shin bone  
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The fibula   a thin, long bone lateral to the tibia  
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If both bones are broken   tibiofibular fracture  
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Tibia   aligned with the big toe  
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Fibula   aligned with the little toe  
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Excision of a condyle   condylectomy  
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Resembling a condyle   condyloid  
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Upon a condyle   epicondyle  
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Condylar   pertaining to a condyle  
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Word root for heel   calcane  
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Combining form used in words to refer to the heel   calcaneo  
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Pertaining to the heel   calcaneal  
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Pain in the heel   calcaneodynia or calcanealgia  
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Ischium   ischio  
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Ilium   ilio  
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Pubis   pubo  
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Ileo   combining form for small intestine  
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Ilio   combining form for pelvic bone  
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In which body system would you find the ileocecal valve?   Digestive system  
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In which body system would you find the iliac crest?   Skeletal system  
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Pertaining to the ischium and rectum   ischiorectal  
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Neurologic pain in the hip (synonym   sciatica)  
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Pertaining to the ischium and pubis   ischiopubic  
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Pertaining to the ischium   ischial  
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Herniation through the ischium   ischiocele  
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Ischio   refers to the part of the hip bone known as the ischium  
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The plural of pubis   pubes  
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The combining form   pubo  
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A suprapubic incision   made above the pubis  
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Femoro   the combining form for femur  
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Pertaining to the pubis and femur   pubofemoral  
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Combining form for sternum   sterno  
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Pertaining to the sternum and pericardium   sternopericardial  
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Pertaining to the sternum and ribs   sternocostal  
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Pertaining to the sternum   sterna  
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Pain in the sternum   sternalgia or sternodynia  
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Sterno   a word makes you think of the sternum which  
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Costo   refers to ribs  
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Xiphoid   from the Greek word xiphos means sword  
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The Xiphoid process   the projection at the inferior end of the sternum  
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Xipho   the combining form for xiphoid process  
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Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs   xiphocostal  
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The plural of ganglion   ganglia  
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A ganglion   a collection of nerve cell bodies  
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Combining form for ganglion   ganglia  
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The main cerebral nerve centers   the cerebral ganglia  
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Any of the three neural masses found in the cervical region   called a cervical ganglion  
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A synonym for spine   backbone  
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There are two words that mean spine   rachio and spondylo  
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Inflammation of the spine   rachitis and spondylitis  
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Spine pain   rachialgia  
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Incision into the spine   rachiotomy  
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A synonym for rachialgia   rachiodynia  
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Instrument to measure spinal curvature   rachiometer  
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Spinal paralysis   rachioplegia  
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Fissure of the spine(split spine)   rachischisis  
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Inflammation of the spine   rachitis  
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The three basic types of spinal curvature are   kyphosis (posterior curvature), lordosis (anterior curvature) and scoliosis (lateral curvature)  
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Cervico   cervical  
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Thoraco   thoracic  
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Lumbo   lumbar  
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Sacro   sacral  
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Coccygo   coccygeal  
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A device used to immobilize the neck   a cervical collar  
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Cervical traction   applied as a treatment for an injured neck  
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Recall that the cervix   the neck of the uterus.  
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The plural of cervix   cervices  
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The combining form   cervico  
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Excision of the cervix   cervicectomy  
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Inflammation of the cervix   cervicitis  
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Pertaining to the cervix   cervical  
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Cervico   can mean the neck  
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Cervicofacial   pertaining to the face and neck  
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Cervicobrachial   pertaining to the arm and neck  
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Cervicothoracic   pertaining to the chest and neck  
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Cervix of the axon   constriction between the cell body and the axon  
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Cervix dentis   neck of the tooth  
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Cervix uteri   neck of the uterus  
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Cervix vesicae urinariae   neck of the urinary bladder  
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Branchio   the combining form for arm  
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The biceps brachii   a muscle in the arm  
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The brachial artery   an artery in the arm  
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The muscle that extends from the upper arm to the radial bone   brachioradialis muscle  
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Artery of the arm   brachial  
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Arm and radius muscle   brachioradialis  
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Arm and head   brachiocephalic  
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The joint between the sacrum and the ilium   the sacroiliac joint  
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Pertaining to the thorax and lumbar spines   thoracolumbar  
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Pertaining to the sacrum and the sciatic nerve   sacrosciatic  
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Removal of the coccyx   coccygectomy  
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A lamina (lamino)   a thin, flat sheet, plate or membrane.  
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A laminectomy   the removal of the lamina of the vertebral posterior arch that has been ruptured (ruptured disk)  
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One treatment to repair an intervertebral disk herniation   laminectomy  
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A myelogram   (spinal x-ray) used to diagnose disk herniation.  
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diskectomy   Removal of a herniated disk after which a spinal fusion may be performed  
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The x-ray that can be used to view the spine   a myelogram  
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AMB   ambulate, ambulatory  
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AOTA   American Occupational Therapy Association  
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C1, C2, C3   7  
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DPM   podiatrist (doctor of podiatric medicine)  
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Fx   fracture  
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FxBB   fracture of both bones  
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hs   hour of sleep (hora somni) at bedtime  
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L1, L2, L3 -5   lumbar vertebrae 1-5  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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lt, L   left  
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OREF   open reduction external fixation  
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ORIF   open reduction internal fixation  
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ORTH   orthopedist, orthopedics  
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OTR   registered occupational therapist  
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rt, R   right  
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T1, T2, T3   12  
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y/o, yr   year(s), old, year(s)  
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Looking   inspection  
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Using the hands   manually  
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Toward the side   lateral  
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Cut into   incision  
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Free of microorganisms   sterile  
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Below the skin   subcutaneous  
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Pertaining to the body structures   anatomic  
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Inside   internal  
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Fx   fracture  
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Uses air   pneumatic  
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Made to have no sensation   anesthetized  
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Surgery to restore position   reduction  
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Hold in place   fixation  
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Upon the condyle   epicondyle  
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Upper arm bone   humerus  
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Male   M  
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Years old   y/o  
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Rt   right  
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Post Anesthesia recovery   par  
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