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Ch 6 Musculoskeletal System Flashcards

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provides protection, support, and movement for the body

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musculoskeletal system

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important to hematopoiesis

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bones (store mineral salts)

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hemat/o

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blood

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-poiesis

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production

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muscul/o

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muscle

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function in formation of blood cells, storage of fat in the bone marrow and storage and release of minerals

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bones

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branch of medicine involved in prevention and correction of deformities or diseases of the musculoskeletal system

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orthopedics

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orth/o

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straight

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ped/o

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child

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-ic

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pertaining to

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soft tissue that fills the cavities of the bone

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bone marrow

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functions in the formation of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets

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red marrow

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major divisions of the skeleton (forms the vertical axis)

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skull, spinal column, breastbone, ribs

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crani/o

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cranium, skull

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cost/o

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costa, rib

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stern/o

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sternum, breastbone

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rachi/o, spin/o

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spine, backbone

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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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vertebrae, spinal bones

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cervic/o

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cervical

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thorac/o

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thoracic

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lumb/o

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lumbar

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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coccyg/o

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coccyx, tail bone

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clavicul/o

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clavicle, collarbone

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scapul/o

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scapula, shoulder blade

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humer/o

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humerus, upper arm bone

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radi/o

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radius

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uln/o

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ulna

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carp/o

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carpals

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metacarp/o

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metacarpals

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phalang/o

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phalanges

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pelv/i

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pelvis

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ili/o

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ilium

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ischi/o

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ischium

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pub/o

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pubis

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femor/o

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femur, thigh bone

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patell/o

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patella, kneecap

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fibul/o

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fibula

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tibi/o

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tibia

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tars/o

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tarsals

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calcane/o

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calcaneus, heel bone

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metatars/o

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metatarsals

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calc/i

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calcium

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process by which organic tissue becomes hardened by deposits of calcium

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calcification

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spin/o, rach/i, rachi/o

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spine

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-dynia

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painful

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-algia

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painful

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48
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immovable fibrous joints between many of the cranial bones

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sutures

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parietal, occipital, temporal, frontal, sphenoid, ethmoid

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cranial bones

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maxilla, mandible

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facial bones

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51
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cervical vertebrae

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C1-C7

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thoracic vertebrae

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T1-T12

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lumbar vertebrae

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L1-L5

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54
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sacrum

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5 sacral vertebraec

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coccyx

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4 coccygeal vertebrae

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12 pairs of ribs

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7 upper = true 5 below= false (last 2 pairs of false ribs are also called floating ribs)

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radi/o

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radiant energy

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-graph

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instrument used for recording

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pub/o

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pubis

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meta-

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change in the next series

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ankyl/o

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stiff

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arthr/o

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articulation, joint

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-asthenia

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weakness

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burs/o

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bursa

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cellul/o

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little cell or compartment

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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de-

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down, from, or reversing

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor of connective tissue

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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

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tendon

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3 main types of muscle tissue

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cardiac, smooth, skeletal

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viscer/o

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viscera

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fibrous membrane that covers, supports, and separates muscles

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fascia

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bands of strong fibrous tissue that attach muscles to bones

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tendons

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pector/o

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chest

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bi-

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two

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brachi/o

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arm

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radi/o

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radius

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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ili/o

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ilium

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femor/o

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femur

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tibi/o

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tibia

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place of union between 2 or more bones

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articulation, joint

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joints that have cavities between articulating bones

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synovial joints

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sacs of fluid located in areas of friction

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bursae

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4 common types of joint motion

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extension, flexion, rotation, circumduction

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maximum amount of movement that a healthy join is capable of

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ROM (range of motion)

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strong bands of fibrous connective tissue that connect bones or cartilage and serve to support and strengthen joints

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ligaments

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widespread nonarticular pain of the torso, extremeties and face

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fibromyalgia

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tissue replace by fibrous tissue

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myofibrosis

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fatigue and muscle weakness resulting from defect in the conduction of nerve impulses

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myasthenia gravis

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non-

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not

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-ar

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pertaining to

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displacement of a bone from a joint

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dislocation

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breaking of a bone

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fracture (fx)

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broken bone but does not puncture the skin surface

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simple fracture

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broken bone but goes through the skin

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compound fracture

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injury to joint that causes pain and disability

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sprain

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excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it is injured or trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch

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strain

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condition in which muscle protrudes through its fascial covering

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myocele aka fascial hernia

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paralysis of the lower portion of the body and both legs

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paraplegia

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paralysis of the arms and legs

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quadriplegia or tetraplegia

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motor weakness or partial paralysis

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paresis

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partial paralysis of the lower limbs

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paraparesis

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acute, spreading inflammation of the deep subq tissues

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cellulitis

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acute, spreading inflammation of the deep subq tissues but also involves the muscle

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myocellulitis

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inflammation of a bone

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osteoitis

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infection of the bone and bone marrow

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage and tends to attack the bone-forming centers of the skeleton

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osteochondritis

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originating in the bone

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primary

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originating in other tissue and metastasizing to the bone

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secondary

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cancers that arise from connective tissue

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sarcomas

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chronic or acute diseases of the blood-formin tissues characterized by unrestrained growth of leukocytes and their precursors

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leukemias

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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important in blood production and is involved in some types of leukemia

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bone marrow

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disease characterized by the presence of many tumor masses in the bone and bone marrow; usually progressive and generally fatal

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multiple myeloma

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skeletal disease of elderly persons characterized by chronic bone inflammation; results in the thickening and softening of bones in the bowing of the long bones

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Osteitis deformans (Paget disease)

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reversible skeletal disorder characterized by a defect in the mineralization of bone; most common cause if Vitamin D deficiency

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osteomalacia

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softening of the vertebrae

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spondylomalacia

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metabolic disease in which reduced bone mass leads to subsequent fractures

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osteoporosis

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-porosis

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thinning of bone

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congenital abnormality characterized by defective closure of the bones of the spine

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spina bifida

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lateral curvature of the spine

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scoliosis

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exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back

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kyphosis aka humpback or hunchback

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group of inherited diseases characterized by weakness, atrophy of muscle w/o involvement of the nervous system and progressive disability and loss of strength

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muscular dystrophy

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hernial protrusion of the brain through a defect in the skull

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craniocele

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characterized by the flattening out of the arch of the foot

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tarsoptosis aka flatfoot

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inflammatory condition of the joints characterized by pain, heat, swelling, redness and limitation of movement

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arthritis

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form of arthritis in which one of many joints undergo degenerative changes particularly loss of articular cartilage

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osteoarthritis aka DJD

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chronic, systemic disease that results in joint deformities

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RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis)

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rheumat/o

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rheumatism

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inflammation of a vertebrae

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spondylarthritis

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inflammation of cartilage between the vertebrae and can eventually cause neighboring vertebrae to fuse

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Rheumatoid spondylitis

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abnormal condition in which a joint is immobile and stiff

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ankylosis

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inflammation of more than one joint

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polyarthritis

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inflammation of a bursa

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bursitis

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autoimmune disease that involves connective tissue; characterized by a butterfly rash that appears across the bridge of the nose

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lupus erythematosis

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painful metabolic disease that is a form of acute arthritis

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gout

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uric

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uric acid

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direct visualization of the interior of a joint using a special fiberoptic endoscope

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arthroscopy

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pulling broken fragments into alignment

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reduction

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use of a pulling force to a part of the body to produce alignment and rest while decreasing muscle spasm and correcting or preventing deformity

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traction

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fracture restored to normal w/o surgical manipulation

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closed reduction

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fx exposed by surgery

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open reduction

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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suppress

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to inhibit

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