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MesculoSkeletal Systems
Medical Terminology I--MusculoSkeletal Systems
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Undergraduate 1
03/09/2011
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calco/o, calc/i
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calcium
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carp/o
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wrist
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clast, clastic
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to break
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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por/o
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cavity, opening, or passage
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radi/o
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radiology
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scoli/o
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crooked, bent
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sten/o
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short, contracted, narrow
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bucc/o
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cheek
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electr/o
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electrical
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fasci/o
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band of fibrous tissue
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graphy
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process of recording
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my/o
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muscle
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leiomy/o
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smooth tissue
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rhabdomy/o
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striated muscle
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troph/o
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development
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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arthr/o
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joint
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articul/o
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joint
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desis
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surgical binding
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DEXA
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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
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DIP
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distal interphalangeal joint
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Fx
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fracture
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MCP
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metacarpophalangeal joint
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MTP
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metatarsophalangeal joint
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PIP
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proximal interphalangeal joint
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SI
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sacrum
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THA
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total hip anthroplasty
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THR
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total hip replacement
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TKA
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total knee anthroplasty
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TKR
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total knee replacement
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TMJ
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temporomandibular joint
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IM
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intramuscular
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MD
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muscular dystrophy
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DTR
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deep tendon reflexes
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EMG
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electromyography
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ESR
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erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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HNR
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herniated nucleus pulposus
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OA
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osteoarthritis
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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