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Acquiring Medical Language 2nd Edition

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costalgia kaws-TAL-jah   show
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show pain in the bones of the foot  
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ostalgia aws-TAL-jah   show
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osteodynia aws-tee-oh-DIH-nee-ah   show
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show vertebra pain  
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tibialgia tih-bee-AL-ja   show
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show joint stiffness  
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arthralgia ar-THRAL-jah   show
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arthrodynia ar-throh-DIH-nee-ah   show
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show neck pain  
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crepitation kreh-pih-TAY-shun   show
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show knock-kneed  
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show bowlegged  
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bradykinesia bray-dih-kih-NEE-zhah   show
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show inability to control movement  
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dystaxia dis-TAK-see-ah   show
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show poor muscle tone  
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show writer’s cramp  
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hyperkinesia hai-per-kih-NEE-zhah   show
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show increased muscle tone or tightness  
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show decrease in muscle movement or activity  
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show decrease in muscle tone or tightness  
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show muscle pain  
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show muscle weakness  
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show muscle pain  
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myospasm mai-oh-SPAZ-um   show
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show tendon pain  
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arthrocentesis ar-throh-sin-TEE-sis   show
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show instrument for looking into a joint  
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arthroscopy ar-THRAW-skoh-pee   show
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electromyogram eh-lek-troh-MAI-o-gram   show
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electromyography eh-LEK-troh-mai-AW-grah-fee   show
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show procedure for studying muscles  
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arthrogram AR-throh-gram   show
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show procedure used to examine a joint  
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computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) kom-PYOO-ted AK-see-al taw-MAW-grah-fee   show
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show humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine  
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show sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine  
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show crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine  
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show wrist inflammation  
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craniomalacia kray-nee-oh-mah-LAY-shah   show
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exostosis eks-aws-TOH-sis   show
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fracture FRAK-shur   show
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osteodystrophy aws-tee-oh-DIH-stroh-fee   show
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osteolysis aw-stee-AW-lih-sis   show
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osteonecrosis aw-stee-oh-nih-KROH-sis   show
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osteosclerosis aw-stee-oh-skleh-ROH-sis   show
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show having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)  
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spondylitis spawn-dih-LAI-tis   show
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spondylomalacia spawn-dih-loh-mah-LAY-shah   show
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syndactyly sin-DAK-tih-lee   show
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tarsoptosis tar-sawp-TOH-sis   show
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bursolith BIR-soh-lith   show
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show fluid buildup  
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hemarthrosis hee-mar-THROH-sis   show
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show water (fluid) in a joint  
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show pus in a joint  
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atrophy A-troh-fee   show
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show overdevelopment of muscle tissue  
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show hernia of muscle tissue  
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myolysis mai-AW-lih-sis   show
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show softening of a muscle  
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show hardening of a muscle  
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myotasis mai-AW-tah-sis   show
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myotonia mai-oh-TOH-nee-ah   show
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ankylosing spondylitis an-kih-LOH-sing spawn-dih-LAI-tis   show
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show poor development of bones and cartilage  
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show the premature fusing of the skull bones  
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show finger inflammation  
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hypertrophic spondylitis HAI-per-TROH-fik spon-dih-LAI-tis   show
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show bone inflammation  
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show inflammation of bone and cartilage  
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show a disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease  
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osteomalacia AW-stee-oh-mah-LAY-shah   show
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osteomyelitis AW-stee-oh-MAI-eh-LAI-tis   show
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show bone disease  
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osteopenia AW-stee-oh-PEE-nee-yah   show
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show loss of bone density  
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spinal stenosis SPAI-nal stih-NOH-sis   show
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spondyloarthropathy SPAWN-dih-loh-ar-THRAW-pah-thee   show
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show the slipping or dislocation of a vertebra  
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spondylolysis SPAWN-dih-LO-li-sis   show
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spondylosis SPAWN-dih-LOH-sis   show
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arthritis ar-THRAI-tis   show
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rheumatoid arthritis ROO-mah-toyd ar-THRAI-tis   show
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septic arthritis SEP-tik ar-THRAI-tis   show
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osteoarthritis AW-stee-oh-ar-THRAI-tis   show
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arthrocele AR-throh-seel   show
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arthrodysplasia AR-throh-dis-PLAY-zhah   show
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arthropathy ar-THRAW-pah-thee   show
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arthrosclerosis AR-throh-skleh-ROH-sis   show
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bursitis bur-SAI-tis   show
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show disease of the bursa  
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subluxation sub-luk-SAY-shun   show
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achondroplasia AY-kawn-droh-PLAY-zhah   show
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show abnormal softening of the cartilage  
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costochondritis KAW-stoh-kawn-DRAI-tis   show
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fasciitis FA-shee-AI-tis   show
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show disorder characterized by poor muscle development  
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show violent muscle contraction  
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myopathy mai-AW-pah-thee   show
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myasthenia MAI-as-THEE-nee-ah   show
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myofasciitis MAI-oh-FA-shee-AI-tis   show
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myositis MAI-oh-SAI-tis   show
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show inflammation of the fascia, causing the death of tissue  
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polymyositis PAW-lee-MAI-oh-SAI-tis   show
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tardive dyskinesia TAR-div DIS-kin-EE-zhah   show
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tendinitis TEN-dih-NAI-tis   show
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tendonitis TEN-dah-NAI-tis   show
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chondroma kawn-DROH-mah   show
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show a muscle tumor  
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myosarcoma MAI-oh-sar-KOH-mah   show
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show bone cancer tumor  
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osteochondroma AW-stee-oh-kon-DROH-mah   show
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osteosarcoma AW-stee-oh-sar-KOH-mah   show
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analgesic A-nal-JEE-zik   show
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show a drug that opposes joint inflammation  
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show a drug that opposes inflammation  
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show a drug that opposes fever  
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show removal of all or part of the wrist  
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show removal of a rib  
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craniectomy KRAY-nee-EK-toh-mee   show
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craniotomy KRAY-nee-AW-toh-mee   show
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external fixation EKS-tir-nal fik-SAY-shun   show
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show the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside (i.e., using screws, pins, plates)  
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closed reduction klohzd ree-DUK-shun   show
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open reduction OH-pen ree-DUK-shun   show
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show removal of a bone in the hand  
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show a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body  
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ostectomy aws-TEK-toh-mee   show
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osteectomy aws-tee-EK-toh-mee   show
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osteoclasia AWS-tee-oh-KLAY-zhah   show
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show reconstruction of a bone  
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osteotomy AWS-tee-AW-toh-mee   show
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show a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function  
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show fusing together of multiple vertebrae  
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show incision into the sternum  
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show removal of all or a portion of the ankle  
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tarsoclasia TAR-soh-KLAY-zhah   show
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arthrectomy ar-THREK-toh-mee   show
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show the therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility  
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show surgical fixation of a joint  
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show loosening a stiff joint  
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show reconstruction of a joint  
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arthrotomy ar-THRAW-toh-mee   show
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bursectomy bir-SEK-toh-mee   show
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show incision into a bursa  
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show removal of cartilage  
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chondroplasty KAWN-droh-PLAS-tee   show
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show removal of fascia  
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fasciodesis FA-shoh-DEE-sis   show
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show reconstruction of fascia  
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fasciorrhaphy fah-SHOR-ah-fee   show
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fasciotomy FA-shee-AW-toh-mee   show
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show removal of muscle  
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show binding of a muscle  
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show removal of a muscle tumor  
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show muscle reconstruction  
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myorrhaphy mai-OR-ah-fee   show
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show incision into muscle  
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show removal of a tendon  
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show reconstruction of a tendon  
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tenodesis TEN-oh-DEE-sis   show
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show freeing/loosening a tendon  
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show removal of a tendon  
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tenoplasty TEN-oh-PLAS-tee   show
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show suture of a tendon  
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show incision into a tendon  
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ACL   show
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show medial collateral ligament  
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LCL   show
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show posterior cruciate ligament  
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show cervical (of the neck) vertebrae  
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T1–T12   show
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L1–L5   show
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show sacral vertebrae  
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show deep tendon reflexes (this is what doctors are testing when they tap the knee with a reflex hammer)  
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show electromyogram  
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FROM   show
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show nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug  
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OA   show
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ORIF   show
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show physical therapy  
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show rheumatoid arthritis  
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show rest, ice, compression, elevation  
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ROM   show
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show weight bearing  
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show weight bearing as tolerated  
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