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Vocab

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Term
Definition
-physis   growth  
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oste/o   bone  
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crani/o   head/skull  
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brachi/o   arm  
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dactly/o   finger  
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cervic/o   neck  
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carp/o   wrist  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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cost/o   rib  
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lumb/o   loin/lower back  
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femor/o   femur (thighbone)  
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tibi/o   tibia (shinbone)  
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tars/o   ankle  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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arthr/o   joint  
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burs/o   bursa  
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ten/o tend/o tendin/o   tendon (connective tissue connecting muscle to bone)  
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muscul/o my/o myos/o   muscle  
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fasci/o   fascia (fibrous connective tissue binding muscles together)  
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ton/o   tone/tension  
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kinesi/o kinet/o   movement/motion  
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tax/o   arrangement/order/coordination  
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ankyl/o   stiff/bent  
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costalgia   rib pain  
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metatarsalgia   pain in the bones of the foot  
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ostalgia osteodynia   bone pain  
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spondylodynia   vertebra pain  
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tibialgia   tibia (shin) pain  
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ankylosis   joint stiffness  
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arthralgia arthrodynia   joint pain  
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cervicodynia   neck pain  
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crepitation   cracking sound in joints  
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genu valgum   knock-kneed (pointed in)  
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genu varum   bowlegged  
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bradykinesia   slow movement  
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dyskinesia   inability to control movement  
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dystaxia   poor coordination  
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dystonia   poor muscle tone  
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graphospasm   writer's cramp  
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hyperkinesia   increase in muscle movement or activity  
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hypertonia   increased muscle tone or tightness  
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hypokinesia   decrease in muscle movement or activity  
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hypotonia   decrease in muscle tone or tightness  
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myalgia   muscle pain  
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myasthenia   muscle weakness  
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myodynia   muscle pain  
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myospasm   muscle spasm  
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tenalgia   tendon pain  
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arthrocentesis   puncture of a joint  
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arthroscope   instrument for looking into a joint  
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arthroscopy   procedure of looking into a joint  
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electromyogram   record of the electrical activity of a muscle  
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electromyography   procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle  
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myography   procedure for studying muscles  
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arthrogram   visual record of a joint  
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arthrography   procedure used to examine a joint  
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computed axial tomography (CAT/CT)   imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis  
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kyphosis   humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine  
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lordosis   sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine  
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scoliosis   crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine  
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carpitis   wrist inflammation  
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craniomalacia   softening of the skull  
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exostosis   abnormal growth of bone out of another bone  
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fracture   bone break  
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osteodystrophy   poor bone development  
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osteolysis   bone loss  
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osteonecrosis   death of bone  
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osteosclerosis   abnormal hardening of bone  
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polydactyly   having more than the normal number of fingers or toes  
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spondylitis   vertebra inflammation  
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spondylomalacia   softening of the vertebra  
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syndactyly   fusion (webbing) of fingers or toes  
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tarsoptosis   flat feet  
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bursolith   stone in a bursa  
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effusion   fluid buildup  
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hermarthrosis   blood in a joint  
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hydrarthrosis   water (fluid) in a joint  
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pyarthrosis   pus in a joint  
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atrophy   underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue  
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hypertrophy   overdevelopment of muscle tissue  
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myocele   hernia of muscle tissue  
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myolysis   loss of muscle tissue  
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myomalacia   softening of a muscle  
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myosclerosis   hardening of a muscle  
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myotasis   stretching of a muscle  
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myotonia   muscle tone  
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ankylosing spondylitis   stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae  
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chondro-osteodystrophy   poor development of bones and cartilage  
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craniosynostosis   premature fusing of the skull bones  
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dactylitis   finger inflammation  
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hypertrophic spondylitis   overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing inflammation  
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osteitis   bone inflammation  
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osteochondritis   inflammation of bone and cartilage  
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osteogenesis imperfecta   disease in which the bones do not develop correctly (brittle bone disease)  
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osteomalacia   softening of the bone  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of the bone and bone marrow  
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osteopathy   bone disease  
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osteopenia   reduction in bone volume  
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osteoporosis   loss of bone density  
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spinal stenosis   abnormal narrowing of the spine  
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spondylarthropathy   joint disease of the vertebrae  
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spondylolysis   loss of vertebrae structure  
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spondylosis   vertebra condition  
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arthritis   joint inflammation  
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rheumatoid arthritis   inflammation of the joints  
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septic arthritis   inflammation of the joint caused by infection  
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osteoarthritis   inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight  
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arthrocele   hernia of a joint  
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arthrodysplasia   abnormal joint development  
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arthropathy   joint disease  
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arthrosclerosis   hardening of the joints  
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bursitis   inflammation of the bursa  
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bursopathy   disease of the bursa  
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subluxation   partial dislocation of a joint  
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achondroplasia   a defect in the formation of cartilage  
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chrondromalacia   abnormal softening of the cartilage  
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costochrondritis   inflammation of the cartilage of the rib  
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fasciitis   inflammation of the fascia  
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muscular dystrophy   disorder characterized by poor muscle  
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myoclonus   violent muscle contraction  
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myopathy   muscle disease  
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myasthenia   muscle weakness  
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myofasciitis   inflammation of the muscle and fascia  
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myositis   muscle inflammation  
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necrotizing fasciitis   inflammation of the fascia, causing death of tissue  
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polymyositis   inflammation of multiple muscles  
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tardive dyskinesia   condition characterized by the loss of muscle control  
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tendinitis tendonitis   tendon inflammation  
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chondroma   tumorlike growth of cartilage tissue  
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myoma   muscle tumor  
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myosarcoma   cancerous muscle tumor  
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osteocarcinoma   bone cancer tumor  
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osteochondroma   tumor made up of bone and cartilage (exostosis)  
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osteosarcoma   cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells  
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analgesic   drug that relieves pain  
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antiarthritic anti-inflammatory   drug that opposes joint inflammation  
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antipretic   drug that opposes fever  
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orthotics   device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing a part of the body  
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prosthesis   device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function  
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carpectomy   removal of all or part of the wrist  
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costectomy   removal of a rib  
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craniectomy craniotomy   remove of a portion of the skull  
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external fixation   the fixation of a fractured bone from the outside (using casts, splints, etc)  
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internal fixation   the fixation of a fractured bone from the inside (screws, plates, etc)  
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closed reduction   returning bone to their proper position without the use of surgery  
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open reduction   returning bones to their proper position through the use of surgery  
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metacarpectomy   removal of a bone in the hand  
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ostectomy osteectomy   removal of a bone  
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osteoclasia   surgical breaking of a bone  
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osteoplasty   reconstruction of a bone  
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osteotomy   incision into a bone  
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spondylosyndesis   fusing together of multiple vertebrae  
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sternotomy   incision into the sternum  
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tarsectomy   removal of all or a portion of the ankle  
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tarsoclasia   surgical fracture of the ankle  
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arthrectomy   removal of a joint  
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arthrodesis   surgical fixation of a joint  
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arthroclasia   the therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility  
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arthrolysis   loosening a stiff joint  
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arthroplasty   reconstruction of a joint  
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arthrotomy   incision into a joint  
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bursectomy   removal of a bursa  
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bursotomy   incision into a bursa  
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chondrectomy   removal of cartilage  
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chondroplasty   reconstruction of cartillage  
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fasciodesis   binding of fascia  
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fasciectomy   removal of fascia  
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fascioplasty   reconstruction of fascia  
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fasciorraphy   suturing of fascia  
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fasciotomy   incision into fascia  
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myectomy   removal of muscle  
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myodesis   binding of muscle  
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myomectomy   removal of a muscle tumor  
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myoplasty   muscle reconstruction  
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myorrpaphy   muscle suture  
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myotomy   incision into muscle  
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tendectomy   removal of a tendon  
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tendoplasty   reconstruction of a tendon  
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tenodesis   binding of a tendon  
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tenolysis   freeing/loosening a tendon  
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tenonectomy   removal of a tendon  
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tenoplasty   reconstruction of a tendon  
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tenorrhaphy   suture of a tendon  
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tenotomy   incision into a tendon  
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Fx   fracture  
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Tx   traction/treatment  
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ACL   anterior cruciate ligament  
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MCL   medial collateral ligament  
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LCL   lateral collateral ligament  
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PCL   posterior cruciate ligament  
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C1-C7   cervical vertebrae  
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T1-T12   thoracic (of the chest) vertebrae  
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L1-L5   lumbar (of the loin) vertebrae  
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S1-S5   sarcal vertebrae  
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DTR   deep tendon reflex (knee tap)  
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EMG   electromyogram  
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FROM   full range of motion  
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NSAID   nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug  
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OA   osetoarthritis  
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ORIF   open reduction internal fixation  
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PT   physical therapy  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis  
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RICE   rest, ice, compression, elevation  
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ROM   range of motion  
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WB   weight bearing  
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WBAT   weight bearing as tolerated  
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bursae   sacs of fluid found under tendons  
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periosteum   tissue that covers the outside of the bone  
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thoracic   chest/upper back  
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sacral   lower back, lowest bone  
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