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M.S. Skeltal system

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ankyl/o   stiff joint  
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arthr/o   joint  
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articul/o   joint  
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burs/o   sac  
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carp/o   wrist  
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cervic/o   neck  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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clavicul/o   clavicle  
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coccyg/o   coccyx  
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cortic/o   outer portion  
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cost/o   rib  
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crani/o   skull  
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femor/o   femur  
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fibul/o   fibula  
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humer/o   humerus  
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ili/o   ilium  
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ischi/o   ischium  
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kyph/o   hump  
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lamin/o   lanina, part of vertebra  
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lord/o   bent backwards  
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lumb/o   loin  
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mandibul/o   mandible  
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maxill/o   maxilla  
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medull/o   inner portion  
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metacarp/o   metacarpals  
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metatars/o   metatarsals  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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orth/o   straight  
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oste/o   bone  
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patell/o   patella  
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ped/o   child, foot  
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pelv/o   pelvis  
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phalang/o   phalanges  
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pod/o   foot  
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pub/o   pubis  
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radi/o   radius  
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sacr/o   sacrum  
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scapul/o   scapula  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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stern/o   sternum  
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synovi/o   synovial membrane  
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synoc/o   synovial membrane  
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tars/o   ankle  
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thorac/o   ankle  
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thorac/o   chest  
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tibi/o   tibia  
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uln/o   ulna  
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vertebr/o   vertebra  
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-blast   immature, embryonic  
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-clasia   to surgically break  
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-desis   stabilize, fuse  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-porosis   porous  
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frontal bone   forehead  
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parietal bone   upper sides of cranium and roof of skull  
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occipital bone   back and base of skull  
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temporal bone   sides and base of cranium  
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sphenoid bone   bat-shaped bone that forms part of the base of the skull, floor, and sides of eye orbit  
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ethmoid bone   forms part of eye orbit, nose, and floor cranium  
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lacrimal bone   inner corner of each eye  
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nasal bone   form part of nasal septum and support bridge of nose  
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maxilla   upper jaw  
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mandible   lower jaw bone: only movable bone of the skull  
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zygomatic bone   cheek bones  
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vomer bone   base of nasal septum  
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palatine bond   hard palate of mouth and floor of the nose  
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cervical vertebra   vertebrae in the neck region  
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thoracic vertebra   vertebrae in the chest region attached to the ribs  
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lumbar vertebra   vertebrae in the small of the back, about waist level  
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sacrum   five vertebrae that become fused into one triangular-shaped flat bone at the base of the vertebral column  
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clavicle   collar bone  
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scapula   shoulder blade  
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humerus   upper arm bone  
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radius   forearm bone on thumb side of lower arm  
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ulna   forearm bone on little finger side of lower arm  
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carpal   bones of wrist  
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metacarpals   bone in palm of hand  
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phalanges   bones of fingers and toes  
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ilium   part of the hipbone  
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ischium   part of the hipbone  
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pubis   part of hipbone  
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femur   upper leg bone; thigh bone  
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patella   knee cap  
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tibia   shin bone; thicker lower leg bone  
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fibula   thinner, long bone in lateral lower leg  
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tarsals   ankle and heel bones  
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matatarsals   forefoot bones  
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callus   the mass of bone tissue that forms at a fracture site during its healing  
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cast   application of a solid material to immobilize an extremity or portion of the body as a result of a fracture, dislocation, or severe injury  
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chiropractic   healthcare profession concerned with diagnosis and treatment of malalignment conditions of the spine and musculoskeletal system and improving health  
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crepititation   noise produced by bones or cartilage rubbing together in conditions such as arthritis  
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exostosis   bone spur  
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kyphosis   abnormal increase in the outward curvature of the thoracic spine  
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lordosis   abnormal increase in the forward curvature of the lumbar spine  
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orthopedics   branch of medicine specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the musculoskeletal system  
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orthotic   a brace or splint used to prevent or correct deformities  
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podiatry   healthcare profession specializing in diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the feet and lower legs  
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prosthesis   artificial device that is used as a substitute for a body part that is either congenitally missing or absent as a result of accident or disease  
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prosthetics   health care profession specializing in making artificial body parts  
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closed fracture   fracture in which there is no open skin wound, simple fracture  
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Colles' frecture   a common type of wrist fracture  
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comminuted fracture   fracture in which the bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many small pieces or fragments  
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compound fracture   fracture in which skin has been broken through to the fracture  
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compression fracture   fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body  
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fracture   a broken bone  
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greenstick fracture   fracture in which there is an incomplete break  
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impacted fracture   fracture in which bone fragments are pushed into each other  
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oblique   fracture at an angle to the bone  
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pathologic fracture   fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone  
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spiral fracture   fracture in which the fracture line spirals around the shaft of the bone  
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stress fracture   a slight fracture cause by repetitive low-impact force  
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transverse fracture   complete fracture that is straight across the bone at right angles to the long axis of the bone  
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Ewing's sacroma   malignant growth found in the shaft of long bones that spreads through the periosteum  
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osteogenic sarcoma   the most common type of bone cancer  
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osteomalacia   softening of the bones caused by a deficiency of calcium  
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osteoporosis   decrease in bone mass that results in a thinning and weaknening of the bone with resulting fractures  
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Paget's disease   a fairly common metabolic disease of the bone from unknown causes  
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rickets   deficiency in calcium and vitamin D found in early childhood that results in bone deformities  
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ankylosing spondylitis   inflammatory spinal condition that resembles rheumatoid arthritis  
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herniated nucleus pulposus   herniation or protrusion of an intervertebral disk  
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scoliosis   abnormal lateral curvature of the spine  
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spina bifida   congenital anomally that occurs when a vertebra fails to fully form around the spinal cord  
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spinal stenosis   narrowing of the spinal canal causing pressure on the cord and nerves  
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spondylolisthesis   the forward sliding of a lumbar vertebra over the vertebra below it  
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spondylosis   specifically refers to ankylosing of the spine but commonly use in reference to any degenerative condition of the vertebral column  
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whiplash   injury to the bones in the cervical spine as a result of sudden movement forward and backward of the head and neck  
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dislocation   occurs when the bones in a joint are displaced from their normal alignment and the ends of the bones are no longer in contact  
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osteoarthritis   arthritis resulting in degeneration of the bones and joints  
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rheumatoid arthritis   chronic form of arthritis with inflammation of the joints, swelling, stiffness, pain, and changes in the cartilage that can result in crippling deformities  
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sprain   damage to the ligaments surrounding a joint due to over stretching =  
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subluxation   an incomplete dislocation  
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systenuc lupus erythenatosus   chronic infammortory autoimmune disease of connective tissue affects many systems that may include joint pain and arthritis  
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talipes   congenital deformity causing misalignment if the ankle joint and foot  
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