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YTI-Med Term - Bone diseases/abbreviations

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chondr/o   cartilage  
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fibr/o   fiber, fibrous tissue  
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-malacia   softening  
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supra-   above, excessive, superior  
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synov/o   synovial membrane, synovial fluid  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-physis   growth  
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sub-   under, below  
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-porosis   porous  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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-clast   to break, surgical fracture  
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tend/o   tendon  
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my/o   muscle  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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lord/o   curve, swayback  
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rhabd/o   rod shaped  
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brachi/o   arm  
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pub/o   pelvis bone  
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cephal/o   head  
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orth/o   straight  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix uteri  
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femor/o   femur  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle  
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rhabdomy/o   rod shaped muscle  
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calcane/o   calcaneum  
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pod/o   foot  
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acromi/o   acromion  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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dactyl/o   fingers and toes  
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cost/o   ribs  
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ankyl/o   stiffness, bent, crooked  
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kyph/o   hill, mountain  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray, radius  
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syn-   union, together, joined  
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lamin/o   lamina  
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lumb/o   loins, lower back  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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thorac/o   chest  
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fasci/o   band, fascia  
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-desis   binding, fixation  
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carp/o   carpus  
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ped/i   foot, child  
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an-   without, not  
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clavicul/o   clavicle  
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metacarp/o   metacarpus  
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metatars/o   metatarsus  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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fibr/o   fiber, fibrous tissue  
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-malacia   softening  
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supra-   above, excessive, superior  
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synov/o   synovial membrane, synovial fluid  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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-blast   embryonic cell  
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-physis   growth  
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sub-   under, below  
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-porosis   porous  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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-clast   to break, surgical fracture  
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tend/o   tendon  
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my/o   muscle  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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lord/o   curve, swayback  
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rhabd/o   rod shaped  
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brachi/o   arm  
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pub/o   pelvis bone  
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cephal/o   head  
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orth/o   straight  
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cervic/o   neck, cervix uteri  
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femor/o   femur  
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leiomy/o   smooth muscle  
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rhabdomy/o   rod shaped muscle  
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calcane/o   calcaneum  
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pod/o   foot  
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acromi/o   acromion  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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dactyl/o   fingers and toes  
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cost/o   ribs  
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ankyl/o   stiffness, bent, crooked  
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kyph/o   hill, mountain  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray, radius  
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syn-   union, together, joined  
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lamin/o   lamina  
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lumb/o   loins, lower back  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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thorac/o   chest  
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fasci/o   band, fascia  
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-desis   binding, fixation  
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carp/o   carpus  
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ped/i   foot, child  
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an-   without, not  
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clavicul/o   clavicle  
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metacarp/o   metacarpus  
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metatars/o   metatarsus  
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What are skeletal muscles also called?   voluntary or striated  
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What are smooth muscles also called?   involuntary or visceral muscles  
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What do bones provide?   framework, protection, storage, producing of blood cells.  
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What are the 4 types of bones?   short, long, irregular, flat  
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What bone is needed for speaking and chewing?   mandible  
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mastication   chewing  
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How many bones in the vertbral column?   26  
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What is the point where bones meet to allow movement called?   articulate  
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A broken bone is called?   fracture  
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The disease where the bone density decreases?   osteoporosis  
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What are the 3 types of spinal curvatures?   scoliosis, kyphosis, lordosis  
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Inflammation of the joints is called?   arthritis  
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What is a systemic disease that changes the joints?   rheumatoid arthritis  
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Osteoarthritis is also called?   degenerative joint disease  
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A genetic disease that characterized by gradual atrophy and weakening of muscle tissue.   muscular dystrophy  
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Stiffness and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery or abnormal bone fusion.   ankylosis  
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claudication   lameness, limping  
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exacerbation   increase in severity of a disease or of any of its symptoms  
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Replacment part for a limb?   prosthesis  
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Partial or incomplete dislocation is called?   subluxation  
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Technique to measure bone density for detecting osteoporosis.   DEXA dual energy x-ray absorptiometry  
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Visual examination of a joint is called?   arthroscopy  
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ACL   anterior cruciate ligament  
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C1, C2 and so on   first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on  
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Ca   calcium; cancer  
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CTS   carpal tunnel syndrome  
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DJD   degenerative joint disease  
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EMG   electromyography  
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Fx   fracture  
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HD   hemodialysis; gip disarticulation; hearing distance  
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HNP   herniated nucleus pulposus  
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NSAIDs   nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs  
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PCL   posterior cruciate ligament  
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ROM   range of motion  
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THA   total hip arthroplasty  
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TKA   total knee arthroplasty  
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TKR   total knee replacement  
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