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Unit #5 - Terms on Test Flashcards

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ab-

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going away

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ad-

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going into

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dys-

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bad

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ex-,ex-

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out, off, away from

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infra-

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beneath

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alges

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pain

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clonus

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violent shaking

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effusion

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pouring out of

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luxation

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dislocation

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tax

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moving

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carp

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wrist

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crani/o

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skull

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glen

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socket

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pector

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chest

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tars/o

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ankle

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cephal

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head

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dactyl

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finger

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hallux

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big toe

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pelvis

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hips, lower abdomen

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thorac

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chest

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cervic/o

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neck

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femor

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thigh

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lumb/o

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lower back

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pollux

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thumb

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tempor

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side of the head

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arth/o, articul/o

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joint

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burs/a, burs/o

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purse or bag

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fasci/o

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bundle of fibers

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myo

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muscle

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osteo

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bone

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ten/o

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tendon

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ankylos

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stiff

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crepit

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crackling noise

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kines, kinet

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movement

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olisthles

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slippage

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cost/o

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rib

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genu

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knee

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occipit

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back of the head

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vertebra

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spondyl/o

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vertebra

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bone of spinal column

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condyle

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knob

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foramen

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hole

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lamella

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thin plate

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sulscus

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groove

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trochlea

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piece of bone that acts as a pulley

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facet

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flat spot

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fossa

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shallow groove

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meatus

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tube or passage

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trochanter

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point on the femur where large leg muscles attach.

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tuber

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potato-like raised area on a bone.

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ACL

A

anterier cruciate ligament

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C1-C7

A

cervical vertebrae

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CT

A

computed tomography

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EMG

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electromyogram

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Fx

A

fracture

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IM

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intramuscular

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L1-L5

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lumbar vertebrae

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LCL

A

lateral collateral ligament

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MCL

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medial collateral ligament

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NSAID

A

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OA

A

osterartritis

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ORIF

A

open reduction internal fixation

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PCL

A

posterior cruciate ligament

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PT

A

physical therapy

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RA

A

rheumatoid arthritis

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RICE

A

rest, ice, compression, elevation

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ROM

A

range of motion

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S1-S5

A

sacral fused vertebrae

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T1-T12

A

thoracic vertebra

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WB

A

weight bearing

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WBAT

A

weight bearing as tolerated

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-clasia

A

breakdown process leading to disease

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-centesis

A

puncture

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-genesis

A

the process of creating

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-emia

A

present in blood, indicating disease

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-graph

A

instrument for recording a procedure

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-physis

A

growth; form

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-plasia

A

the process of molding or growing

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burs-ectomy

A

surgical removal of a bursa

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burs-itis

A

inflammation of a bursa

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burso-tomy

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cutting into a bursa

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bursa

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a bag of synovial fluid that cushions a ligament or tendon that would otherwise rub against a bone

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chondr-itis

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inflammation of the cartilage

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chondro-dynia

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pain in the cartilage

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chondr-oma

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tumor in the cartilage

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chondro-malacia

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softening of the cartilage

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chondro-plasty

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surgical modification of cartilage

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fasci-ectomy

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removal of a fascia

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fasci-itis

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inflammation of a fascia

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fascio-plasty

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surgical modification of fascia

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fascio-rrhaphy

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surgical repair of a fascia

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fascio-tomy

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cutting into a fascia

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a-chondro-plas-ia

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failure in the development of cartilage (a type of dwarfism)

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cost-al

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pertaining to a rib

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cost-algia

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pain in a rib

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cost-ectomy

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surgical removal of a rib

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cost-chondr-itis

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inflammation of the rib and associated cartilage

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endo-chondr-al

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occurring inside of cartilage (refers to a type of bone development)

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inter-cost-al

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between the ribs

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osteo-blast

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rapidly dividing cell of bone (responsible for bone formation)

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osteo-clast

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cell which breaks down bone

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osteo-chondr-itis

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inflammation of bone and its associated cartilage

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osteo-chondr-oma

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a tumor derived from bone and cartilage

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ab-duct-ion

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moving a limb or body part away from the midline

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ad-duct-ion

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moving a limb or body part toward the midline

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circum-duct-ion

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movement in a circle around a joint

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pron-ation

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turning the back of the hand facing forward; lying face down

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supin-ation

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turning the palm of the hand facing forward; lying face up

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