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| Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure
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| Articulation | joint
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| cancellous | located at the end of long bones
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| Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X
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| Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells
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| Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked
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| Arth/o | Joint
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| Kyph/o | humpback
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| lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea
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| Lord/o | curve, swayback
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| Myel/o | Bone marrow
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| Orth/o | Straight
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| scoli | bent
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| Acromi | Projection of scapula
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| dactyle/o | fingers, toes
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| pod/o | foot
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| leiomyo | smooth muscle
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| rhabd/o | rod shape
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| ashenia | weakness, debility
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| clasia | to break
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| desis | binding
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| malacia | softening
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| physis | growth
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| dys | bad, painful
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| ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint
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| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel
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| Claudication | limping
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| contracture | prevents normal mobility
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| Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another
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| Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction
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| excerbation | increase in servitity
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| Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth
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| hemarthrosis | effusion of blood
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| hypotonia | loss of muscular tone
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| multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow
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| osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth
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| Phantom Limb | amputation of limb
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| Prosthesis | artificial extremeity
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| Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency)
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| Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue
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| Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae
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| Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
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| Sprain | Tearing of ligament
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| Strain | exert physical force
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| Subluxation | incomplete dislocation
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| Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot
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| Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint
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| Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption
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| Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images
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| Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures
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| Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae
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| Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection
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| Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure
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| reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition
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| casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process
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| Amputaiton | removal of extremeity
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| athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid
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| arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement
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| Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies
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| bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue
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| bursectomy | excision of bursa
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| laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae
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| Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis
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| Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum
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| synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane
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| Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia
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| Gold Salts | treat arthritis
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| Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation
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| Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain
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| Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms
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| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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| AE | Above Elbow
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| AK | Above the knee
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| BE | Below Elbow
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| Bk | Below Knee
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| Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure
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| Articulation | joint
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| cancellous | located at the end of long bones
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| Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X
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| Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells
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| Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked
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| Arth/o | Joint
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| Kyph/o | humpback
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| lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea
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| Lord/o | curve, swayback
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| Myel/o | Bone marrow
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| Orth/o | Straight
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| scoli | bent
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| Acromi | Projection of scapula
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| dactyle/o | fingers, toes
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| pod/o | foot
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| leiomyo | smooth muscle
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| rhabd/o | rod shape
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| ashenia | weakness, debility
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| clasia | to break
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| desis | binding
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| malacia | softening
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| physis | growth
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| dys | bad, painful
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| ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint
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| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel
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| Claudication | limping
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| contracture | prevents normal mobility
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| Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another
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| Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction
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| excerbation | increase in servitity
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| Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth
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| hemarthrosis | effusion of blood
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| hypotonia | loss of muscular tone
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| multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow
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| osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth
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| Phantom Limb | amputation of limb
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| Prosthesis | artificial extremeity
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| Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency)
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| Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue
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| Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae
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| Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
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| Sprain | Tearing of ligament
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| Strain | exert physical force
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| Subluxation | incomplete dislocation
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| Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot
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| Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint
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| Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption
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| Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images
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| Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures
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| Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae
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| Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection
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| Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure
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| reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition
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| casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process
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| Amputaiton | removal of extremeity
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| athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid
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| arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement
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| Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies
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| bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue
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| bursectomy | excision of bursa
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| laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae
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| Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis
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| Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum
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| synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane
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| Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia
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| Gold Salts | treat arthritis
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| Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation
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| Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain
🗑
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| Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms
🗑
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| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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| Appendage | An bdy part attached to main structure
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| AK | Above the knee
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| BE | Below Elbow
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| Articulation | joint
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| Bk | Below Knee
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| cancellous | located at the end of long bones
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| Cruciate Ligaments | Ligaments that form an X
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| Hematopoiesis | Production and development of blood cells
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| Ankly/o | stiffness, bent, crooked
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| Arth/o | Joint
🗑
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| Kyph/o | humpback
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| lamin/o | Apart of each vertebrea
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| Lord/o | curve, swayback
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| Myel/o | Bone marrow
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| Orth/o | Straight
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| scoli | bent
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| Acromi | Projection of scapula
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| dactyle/o | fingers, toes
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| pod/o | foot
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| spondyl/o | vertebrae
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| leiomyo | smooth muscle
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| rhabd/o | rod shape
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| ashenia | weakness, debility
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| clasia | to break
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| desis | binding
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| malacia | softening
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| physis | growth
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| dys | bad, painful
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| ankylosis | stiffening and immobility of joint
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| Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | compression of medial nerve within the carpal tunnel
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| Claudication | limping
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| contracture | prevents normal mobility
🗑
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| Crepitation | Dry, grating sound; caused by bones rubbing up against one another
🗑
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| Electromyography | electrical stimulation to record strength of muscle contraction
🗑
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| excerbation | increase in servitity
🗑
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| Ganglion Cyst | tumor in tendon shealth
🗑
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| hemarthrosis | effusion of blood
🗑
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| hypotonia | loss of muscular tone
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| multiple myeloma | tumor that inflitrates the bone and red bone marrow
🗑
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| osteophyte | bone spur, bony outgrowth
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| Phantom Limb | amputation of limb
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| Prosthesis | artificial extremeity
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| Rickets | osteomalcia in children (Vitamin D deficiency)
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| Sequestrum | bone seperated from surrounding tissue
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| Spondylolishesis | slipping of vertebrae
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| Spondylosis | Degeneration of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae
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| Sprain | Tearing of ligament
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| Strain | exert physical force
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| Subluxation | incomplete dislocation
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| Talipes Equinovarus | one or both feet pulled inward called clubfoot
🗑
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| Arthrography | Radiographs taken after there is an injection into a joint
🗑
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| Bone Density Tests | low energy Xray absorption
🗑
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| Computed Tomography (CT) | Xray and computer to make a series of cross sectional images
🗑
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| Discography | examination of intervetebral disk structures
🗑
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| Lumbosacral Spinal Radiography | radiography of lumbar and sacral vertebrae
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| Myelography | radiography of spinal cord after injection
🗑
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| Scintigraphy | Nuclear medicine procedure
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| reduction | procedure that restores bone to normal postition
🗑
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| casting | stiff dressing to allow NO movement during healings process
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| Amputaiton | removal of extremeity
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| athrocentesis | remove accumulated fluid
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| arthroclasia | surgical breakin gof joint to provide movement
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| Arthroscopy | defects, excise tumors, abtian biopsies
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| bone grafting | transplanting bone tissue
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| bursectomy | excision of bursa
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| laminectomy | posterior arch of vertebrae
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| Revision Surery | replace worn out prothesis
🗑
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| Sequestrectomy | excision of sequestrum
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| synovectomy | excision of synovial membrane
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| Calcium supplements | prevent hypercalcemia
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| Gold Salts | treat arthritis
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| Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs | suppress inflammation
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| Salicylates | releive mild to moderate pain
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| Skeletal Muscle Relaxants | Relieve muscle spasms
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| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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| AE | Above Elbow
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| AK | Above the knee
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| BE | Below Elbow
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| Bk | Below Knee
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| CDH | Congenital dislocation of hip
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| CTS | Caroal Tunnel Syndrome
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| DEXA | Dual energy Xray Absorptiometry
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| DJD | Degenerative Joint Disease
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| EMG | electromyograohy
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| Fx | Fracture
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| MG | maysthenia Gravis
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| HD | Hemodialysis
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| HNP | Hernated Nuclues Pilposus
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| HP | hemipelvectomy
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| IS | intracostal space
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| IM | intramuscular infection
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| KD | Knee Disarticulation
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| LS | lumboscral spine
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| MG | myasthenia Gravis
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| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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| MS | musculoskeletal
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| RA | rheumatiod arthritis
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| THA | Total hip arthoplasty
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| TRAM | Transverse recutus abdominis Muscle
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