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| Anti-inflammatory | Drug that reduces inflammation
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| Bone marrow | Soft substance inside bones
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| Bronchitis | Inflammation of the bronchi (tubes connecting the windpipe to the lungs; also the smaller tubes within the lungs)
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| Cartilage | Hard, but flexible, substance which forms part of the skeleton
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| Diathermy | Production of heat in a part of the body by means of high-frequency electric current passed from electrodes placed on the skin
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| Disc | Rounded flattened structure such as an intervertebral disc (back bone)
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| Hydrotherapy | Treatment using water, eg baths
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| Ligaments | Tough band of fibrous tissue that links two bones together at a joint (joint capsule)
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| Manipulation | Use of the hands to produce movement of bones, joint or soft tissues as part of treatment
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| Massage | Manipulation of the soft tissue of the body
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| Menopause | The end of reproductive life in women when menstruation finally stops
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| Metabolism | The sum of all the chemical and physical changes that take place within the body and enable its continued growth and functioning
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| Osteoporosis | Abnormality in which bones become dense and brittle and tend to fracture; common in the elderly
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| Platelets | Small disc-shaped bodies in the blood which play an important role in coagulation
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| Percussion | Diagnostic technique for examining the chest or abdomen by tapping it with the fingers and listening to the resonance of the sound produced
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| Postural drainage | Technique that enables a person w lungs are clogged with sputum to drain them
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| Respiratory system | The organs and tissues that enable air to pass in and out of the body (lungs), ie breathing
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| Sputum (phlegm) | Mucous material released from glands in the walls of the main airways in the lungs
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| Tendon | Tough cord that attaches the end of a muscles to a bone
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| TENS | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation – pain relief by the application of tiny electrical impulses to nerve endings under the skin
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| Ultrasound | Ultrasonic waves – sound waves of extremely high frequency that cannot be heard by the human ear
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