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Skel/Musc- Pathology

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total hip arthroplasty   hip replacement surgery  
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myoma   benign (noncancerous) tumor of muscle tissue  
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muscular dystrophy   progressive, crippling disease of the muscles  
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osteoma   tumor comprised of bone  
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ruptured disk   slipped disk, usually in lower back  
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torn ligament   tissue at a joint is stretched  
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tendonitis   inflammation of a tendon (muscle to bone)  
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mandible fracture   broken lower jaw  
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chondritis   inflammation of the cartilage  
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scoliosis   lateral curvature of the spine  
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arthroplasty   plastic repair of a joint  
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rheumatoid arthritis   inflammation of the joints, 20-40 year olds, stiffness  
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osteoarthritis   chronic inflammation of the joints, older person  
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costectomy   removal of a rib  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of the bone and bone marrow  
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fracture   broken bone  
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atrophy   without development  
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cranial   pertaining to the cranium  
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sternal puncture   insertion of a needle into sternum, bone marrow  
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arthrogram   x-ray of a joint  
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laminectomy   removal of the lamina, for ruptured disk  
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arthralgia   pain in a joint  
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craniotomy   incision into the skull  
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dystrophy   bad or faulty development  
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orthopedics   the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the muscles, bones, or fracture of bones  
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osteoporosis   abnormal condition causing bone to become brittle, Ca  
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