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Osteology,Arthrology

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processes or projections   extend beyond or project out from the main body of a bone  
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facet   small, smooth-surfaced articular process  
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hamulus   hook-shaped process  
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head   expanded end of a long bone  
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horn   hornlike process  
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line   linear elevation; not as prominent as a crest  
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malleolus   club-shaped process  
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protuberance   projecting prominence  
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spine   sharp process  
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styloid   long, pointed process  
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trochanter   either of the two large, rounded, and elevated processes of the proximal femur  
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tubercle   small, rounded, and elevated process  
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tuberosity   large, rounded, and elevated process  
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depressions   hollow or depressed areas  
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fissure   cleft or deep groove  
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foramen   hole in a bone for transmission of vessels and nerves  
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fossa   pit, fovea, or hollow space  
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groove   shallow linear channel  
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meatus   tubelike passageway  
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notch   indentation in the border of a bone  
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sinus   recess, groove, cavity, or hollow space  
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sulcus   furrow or trench  
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bone   The porous calcified substance from which bones are made  
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ossification   Gradual replacement of cartilage by bone cells and calcium deposits  
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collagen   Structural protein of all connective tissue ; It is relatively inelastic and resists stretching  
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compact bone   Dense external layer of all bones  
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cancellous bone   Inner lattice work of thin plates of bone filled with red bone marrow pattern  
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trabeculae   Calcified intercellular matrix of the bone  
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cartilage   Specialized type of avascular connective tissue at the articular ends of bone  
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fontanel   Soft spot in the skull of newborn before compete bone formation occurs  
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epiphysis   Center of long bone growth in a child  
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metaphysis   Region between the diaphysis and the epiphysis where the calcified matrix is replaced by bone  
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periosteum   Membranous covering of bone rich in blood vessels and nerves  
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red bone marrow   bone marrow of children and some adult bones required for the formation of red blood cells  
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yellow bone marrow   Adipose cells in the diaphysis consisting of and scattered blood cells forming the chemical  
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osteon   Functional unit of bone also known as the Haversian system  
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haversian canals   Vascular channels running parallel to the long axis of bone  
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canaliculi   Small channels connecting spaces between the bone layers  
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lamellae   Interconnected sheets of bone surrounding the Haversian canal  
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foramen   Opening in bones for the passage of blood or nerves and both  
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lacunae   Interconnected openings in bone that house osteocytes  
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osteocytes   Mature bone cells derived from osteoblasts  
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osteoblasts   Bone forming cells that deposit calcium in the spaces vacated by cartilage to form bone matrix  
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osteoclast   Bone cells that destroy the surface of bone and aid in the remodeling process  
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tendon   Elastic connective tissue connecting muscle to bone  
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ligament   Band of connective tissue that connects bones  
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meniscus   Semi-lunar shaped interarticular cartilage of the knee  
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bursa   Synovial fluid-filled sac, near to but not in the joint acting as cushions between muscles, tendons, and bone  
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Volkmann’s canals   Vascular channels carrying blood to the bone  
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articulation / joint   point of contact between two or more bones  
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synarthrodial   Joint classification where the immovable joints are held together by fibrous connective tissue  
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amphiarthrodial   Joint classification where the partially movable joints are held together by cartilage  
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diarthrodial   Joint classification with freely movable joint united by a fibrous capsule secreting synovial fluid for lubrication  
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gliding   Diarthrodial joint with sliding movement without angulation  
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hinge   Diarthrodial joint with flexion and extension  
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pivot   Diarthrodial joint with rotational movement around one axis  
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condyloid   Diarthrodial joint with movement in 2 directions at right angles to each other  
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ball and socket   Diarthrodial joint with the greatest range of motion with a ball shaped process that fits into a cup shaped socket  
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saddle   Diarthrodial joint with movement in 2 directions with adjoining concave and convex surfaces  
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sub-   under  
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ambi-   both  
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peri-   around  
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endo-   within, inner  
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inter-   between  
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supra-   above  
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infra-   below  
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dys-   painful, difficult  
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syn-   together  
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sym   together  
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ex-   our, away from  
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epi-   upon, over and above  
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meta-   change, beyond  
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dia-   through, between  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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dorsi-   back  
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poly-   many  
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in-   in, into  
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oste/o   bone  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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arthr/o   joint  
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synovi/o   synovial membrane  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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spondyl/o   vertebrae  
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rachi/o   spinal  
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kyph/o   hump  
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lord/o   bend  
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lumb/o   loins  
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scoli/o   crooked or curved  
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petr/o   stone-like  
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lith/o   stone or calculus  
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articul/o   joint  
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burs/o   pouch, sac  
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rheumatic/o   watery flow  
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styl/o   pole, stake  
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ankyl/o   stiffness  
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ten/o   tendon  
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orth/o   straight  
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sphen/o   wedge  
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ethm/o   sieve  
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acr/o   extremity  
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kines/i   movement  
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dactyl/o   finger or toe  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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cleid/o   clavicle  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-clasis   break  
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-physis   growth  
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-schisis   fissure  
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-trophy   development  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-algia   pain  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   tumor  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-otomy   incision  
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-porosis   pore, passage  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-blast   immature cell  
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-desis   binding  
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-rrhaphy   suture repair  
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