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| Any body part attached to a main structure. |
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| Place of union between two or more bones; also called joint. |
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| Spongy or porous structure, as found at the ends of long bones |
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| Ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles |
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| Production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow |
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stiffness; bent, crooked
ankyl/osis: abnormal condition of stiffness |
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joint
arthr/itis: inflammation of a joint |
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humpback
kyph/osis: abnormal condition of a humpback posture |
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lamina (part of vertebral arch)
lamin/ectomy: excision of the lamina |
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curve, swayback
lord/osis: abnormal condition of a swayback posture |
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bone marrow; spinal cord
myel/o/cyte: bone marrow cell |
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straight
orth/o/pedist: specialist in treatment of musculoskeletal disorders |
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bone
oste/oma: tumor composed of bone |
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foot; child
ped/o/graph: instrument for recording the foot |
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foot; child
ped/i/cure: care of feet |
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crooked, bent
scoli/osis: abnormal bending of the spine |
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chest
thorac/o/dynia: pain in the chest |
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acromion (projection of scapula)
acromi/al: pertaining to the acromion |
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arm
brachi/algia: pain in the arm |
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calcaneum (heel bone)
calcane/o/dynia: pain in the heel |
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carpus (wrist bone)
carp/o/ptosis: wrist drop |
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head
cephal/ad: toward the head |
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neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
cervic/o/dynia: pain in the neck; also called cervical neuralgia |
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calvicle (collar bone)
clavicul/ar: pertaining to the clavicle |
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ribs
cost/ectomy: excision of a rib |
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cranium (skull)
crani/o/tomy: incision of the cranium |
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fingers; toes
dactyl/itis: inflammation of the fingers or toes |
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femur (thigh bone)
femor/al: pertaining to the femur |
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fibula (smaller bone of the lower leg)
fibul/o/calcane/al: pertaining to the fibula and calcaneus |
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humerus (upper arm bone)
humer/o/scapul/ar: relating to the humerus and scapula |
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ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)
ili/o/pelv/ic: pertaining to the iliac area of the pelvis |
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ischium (lower portion of hip bone)
ischi/o/dynia: pain in the ischium |
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loins (lower back)
lumb/o/dynia: pain in lumbar region of the back; also called lumbago |
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metacarpus (hand bones)
metacarp/ectomy: excision of metacarpal bone(s) |
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metatarsus (foot bones)
metatars/algia: pain in the metatarsus |
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patella (kneecap)
patell/ectomy: removal of the patella |
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pelvis
pelv/i/metry: act of measuring the pelvis |
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pelvis
pelv/ic: pertaining to the pelvis |
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phalanges (bones of the fingers and toes)
phalang/ectomy: excision of the phalanges |
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foot
pod/iatry: treatment of the feet |
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pelvis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone)
pub/o/coccyg/eal: pertaining to the pubis and the coccyx |
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vertebrae (backbone)
spondyl/itis: inflammation of the vertebrae |
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vertebrae (backbone)
inter/vertebr/al: relating to the area between two vertebrae |
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sternum (breastbone)
stern/ad: toward the sternum |
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tibia (larger bone of the lower leg)
tibi/o/femor/al: pertaining to the tibia and femur |
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smooth muscle (visceral)
leiomy/oma: tumor of smooth muscle |
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muscle
muscul/ar: pertaining to muscles |
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muscle
my/oma: tumor of muscle (tissue) |
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rod-shaped (striated muscle)
rhabd/oid: resembling a rod |
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rod-shaped (striated muscle)
rhabdomy/oma: tumor composed of striated muscular tissue |
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cartilage
chondr/itis: inflammation of cartilage |
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band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles)
faci/o/plasty: surgical repair of fascia |
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fiber, fibrous tissue
fibr/oma: tumor of fibrous tissue |
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synovial membrane, synovial fluid
synov/ectomy: removal of synovial membrane |
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tendon
ten/o/desis: surgical binding or fixation of a tendon |
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tendon
tend/o/plasty: surgical repair of a tendon |
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tendon
tendin/itis: inflammation of a tendon |
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weakness, debility
my/asthenia: weakness of a muscle (and abnormal fatigue) |
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embryonic cell
my/o/blast: embryonic cell that develops into muscle |
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to break; surgical fracture
oste/o/clasia: surgical fracture of a bone |
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to break
oste/o/clast: cell that breaks down bone |
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
arthr/o/desis: binding together of a joint |
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softening
chondr/o/malacia: softening of cartilage |
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growth
epi/physis: growth upon (the end of a long bone) |
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porous
oste/o/porosis: porous bone |
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visual examination
arthr/o/scopy: visual examination of a joint |
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without, not
a/trophy: without nourishment |
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bad; painful; difficult
dys/trophy: disorder caused by defective nutrition or metabolism |
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under, below
sub/patell/ar: pertaining to below the patella |
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above; excessive; superior
supra/cost/al: pertaining to above the ribs |
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union, together, joined
syn/dactyl/ism: condition of joined fingers or toes |
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| Stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of a disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal fusion |
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| Painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel (wrist canal through which the flexor tendons and the median nerve pass) |
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| Fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint |
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| Dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction |
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| Use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle constraction |
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| Increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms |
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| Tumor of tendon sheath of joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist |
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| Effusion of blood into a joint cavity |
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| Loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching |
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| Primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow |
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| Bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord also called bone spur |
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| Perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists |
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| Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extremity |
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| Form of ostesomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency; also called rachitis |
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| Fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue |
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| Any slipping (subluxation) of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it |
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| Degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues |
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| Tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete |
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| To exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular |
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| Partial or incomplete dislocation |
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| Congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally to the side; also called clubfoot |
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| Series of radiographs taken after injection of contrast material into a joint cavity, especially the knee or shoulder, to outline the contour of the joint |
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| Radiographic procedures that use low-energy x-ray absorption to measure bone mineral density (BMD) |
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| Imaging technique that uses an x-ray beam and a computer to make a series of cross-sectional images of a body part, which together make up a three-dimensional view of the area scanned; formerly called computerized axial tomography (CAT) |
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| Radiological examination of the intervertebral disk structures by injecting a contrast medium |
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| lumbosacral spinal radiography |
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| Radiography of the five lumbar vertebrae and the fused sacral vertebrae, including anteroposterior, lateral, and oblique views of the lower spine |
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| Radiography of the spinal cord after injection of a contrast medium to indentify and study spinal distortions caused by tumors, cysts, herniated intervertebral disks, or other lesions |
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| Nuclear medicine procedure that visulaizes various tissues and organs after administration of a radionuclide |
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| Scintigraphy procedure in which radionuclide is injected intravenously and taken up into the bone |
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| Procedure that restores a bone to its normal position |
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| closed reduction (procedure) |
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| Reduction procedure where fractured bones are realigned by manipulation rather than surgery |
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| open reduction (procedure) |
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| Reduction procedure that treats bone fractures by placing the bones in their proper position during surgery |
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| Application of a solid, stiff dressing formed with plaster of Paris or other material to a body part to immobilize it during the healing process |
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| Application of an orthopedic device to an injured body part for immobilization, stabilization, and protection during the healing process |
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| Partial or complete removal of an extremity dur to trauma or circulatory disease |
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| Use of weights and pulleys to align or immobilize a fracture and facilitate the healing process |
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| arthrocentesis (surgical) |
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| Puncture of a joint space using a needle to remove accumulated fluid |
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| Surgical breaking or an ankylosed joint to provide movement |
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| Visual examination of the interior of a joint and its structures using a thin, flexible fiberoptic scope called an arthroscope that contains a magnifying lens, fiberoptic light, and miniature camera that projects images on a monitor |
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| Implanting or transplanting bone tissue from another part of the body or from another person to serve as replacement for a damaged or missing bone tissue |
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| Excision of bursa (padlike sac or cavity found in connective tissue, usually in the vicinity of joints) |
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| Excision of the posterior arch or a vertebra |
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| Surgery repeated to correct problems of a previously unsuccessful surgery or to replace a worn out prosthesis |
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| Excision of a sequestrum (segment of necrosed bone) |
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| Excision of a synovial membrane |
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| Surgical procedure to replace a hip joint damaged by degenerative disease, commonly arthritis |
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| anterior cruiciate ligament |
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| barium enema; below the elbow |
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| first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on |
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| congenital dislocation of the hip |
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| dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
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| degenerative joint disease |
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| hemodialysis; hip disarticulation; hearing distance |
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| herniated nuclues pulposus (herniated disk) |
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| intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis |
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| first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, and so on |
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| magnetic resonance imaging |
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| musculoskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental status; mitral stenosis |
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| nonteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
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| posterior cruciate ligament |
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| rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium |
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| rheumatoid factor; radio frequency |
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| transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
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