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| ankyl/o | crooked, bent or stiff
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| arth/o | joint
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| cost/o | rib
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| crani/o | skull
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| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint
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| kyph/o | hump
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| lord/o | bent backwards
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| -lysis | loosening or setting free
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| myel | bone marrow or spinal cord
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| oss/e oss/i ost/o oste/o | bone; act as the framework for the body
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| -poietic | pertaining to formation
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| scoli/o | curved
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| spondyl/o | vertebrate
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| -um | noun ending
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| allogenic | originatin within another
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| ankylosis | is the loss or absence of mobility in a joint due to disease, an injury, or a surgical procedure; is any degenerative condition of the vertebrate
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| arthrodesis | is a surgical procedure to stiffen a joint, such as a hip, or to join spinal vertebrate
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| arthroplasty | is any surgical repair of a damaged joint
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| arthrosclerosis | is stiffness of the joints, especially in the elderly
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| arthroscopic | is the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
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| autologous | means originating within an individual
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| bursitis | is an inflammation of a bursa that is typically caused by repetitive movements
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| callus | a thickening of part of the skin on the hands or feet caused by repeated rubbing; the bulging deposit that forms around the area of the back in a fractured bone
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| comminuted | crushed into small pieces
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| crepitation | known as the crepitus
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| crepitus | is the crackling sensation that is felt and heard when the ends of a broken bone move together
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| fontanel | on a baby's head, known as the soft spot
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| kyphosis | abnormal increase in the outward curuature of the thoracic spine as viewed from the side; also known as humpback or dowager's hump
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| laminectomy | surgical removal of a lamina from a vertebra
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| lumbago | pain of the lumbar region; also known as low back pain
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| maxillary | forms most of the upper jaw
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| orthopedist | orthopedic surgeon
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| orthotic | field of knowledge relating to the making and fitting of orthopedic appliances
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| osteoarthritis | form of arthritis commonly associated with aging; also known as wear-and-tear arthritis
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| Paget's | disease of unknown cause characterized by extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair; also known as osteitis deformans
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| patella | is the bony anterior portion of the kneecap
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| podiatrist | a specialist in diagnosing, treating, and correcting disorders of the feet
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| rheumatoid arthritis | also known as RA,is an autoimmune disorder
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| rheumatologist | a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of rheumatic diseases characterized by inflammation in the connective tissues
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| rickets | bone disorder caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiencies in early childhood
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| sacroiliac | is the slightly movable articulation between the sacrum and the ilium
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| subluxation | partial displacement of a bone from its joint
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| vertebrae | vertebral column consists of 26
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