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the combination of muscle and skeleton is the
musculoskeletal system
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condyl/o
femoral condyles
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chondr/o
costal cartilage
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orthopedist
treats diseases and performs surgery on the skeletal system
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pertaining to the wrist
carpal
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pertaining to the wrist and metacarpals
carpometacarpal
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excision of all or part of the wrist
carpoectomy
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bones in the hand beyond the carpals
metacarpals
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bones that are located beyond the tarsals
metatarsals
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phalanges
bones of the fingers or toes
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singular form for the phalanges
phalanx
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inflammation of the phalanges
phalangitis
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excision of the phalanx
phalangectomy
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acromion process
projection of the scapula
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pertaining to the acromion
acromial
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pertaining to the acromion and humerus
acromiohumeral
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pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle
acromioclavicular
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humer/o
- humerus
- bone in the upper arm
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radioulnar fracture
fracture of both the radius and the ulna bones in the forearm
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complete fracture
break through the width of the bone
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incomplete fracture
break not through the width of the bone
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closed fracture
skin is not broken
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open fracture
both ends protrude through the skin
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pathologic fracture
diseased area that weakens the bone
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closed manipulation
movement of body part to cause bone ends to align without surgery
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internal fixation
screws or nails in bone under the skin
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external fixation
screws attached to an external bar
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two rounded processes at the medial and lateral distal ends of the femur
femoral condyles
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longest bone in the body
femur
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artery that supplies blood to the leg
femoral artery
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fibula
thin long bone lateral to the tibia
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tibiofibular fracture
break of both the tibia and the fibula
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condyle
rounded bony process on any bone
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excision of a condyle
condylectomy
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resembling a condyle
condyloid
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upon a condyle
epicondyle
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plural of calcaneus
calcanea
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pertaining to the heel
calcaneal
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pain in the heel
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- calcanealgia
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ile/o
ileum (small intestine)
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in which body system would you find the ileocecal valve
digestive system
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in which body system would you find the iliac crest
skeletal
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pertaining to the ischium and rectum
ischiorectal
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neuralgic pain in the hip
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pertaining to the ischium and pubis
ischiopubic
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pertaining to the ischium
ischial
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herniation through the ischium
ischiocele
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incision made above the pubis
suprapubotomy
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pertaining to the pubis and femur
pubofemoral
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pertaining to the sternum and pericardium
sternopericardial
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pertaining to the sternum and ribs
sternocostal
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pertaining to the sternum
sternal
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xiph/o
- xiphoid process
- projection at the inferior end of the sternum
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pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs
xiphocostal
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plural of ganglion
ganglia
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ganglion
collection of nerve cell bodies
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2 combining forms for spine
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two words that mean inflammation of the spine
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incision into the spine
rachiotomy
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synonym for rachialgia
rachiodynia
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instrument to measure spinal curvature
rachiometer
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spinal paralysis
rachioplegia
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fissure of the spine
rachischisis
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inflammation of the spine
rachitis
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cervic/o
cervical vertebrae
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device used to immobilize the neck
cervical collar
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plural of cervix
cervices
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excision of the cervix
cervicectomy
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inflammation of the cervix
cervicitis
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pertaining to the cervix
cervical
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cervicofacial
pertaining to the face and neck
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cervicobrachial
pertaining to the arm and neck
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cervicothoracic
pertaining to the neck and chest
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cervix of the axon
constriction between the cell body and axon
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cervix dentis
neck of the tooth
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cervix uteri
neck of the uterus
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cervix vesicae urinariae
neck of urinary bladder
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brachial artery
artery in the arm
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muscle that extends from the upper arm to the radial bone is
brachioradialis
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artery of the arm
brachial artery
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arm and radius muscle
brachioradialis
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arm and head
brachiocephalic
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joint between the sacrum and the ilium
sacroiliac joint
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pertaining to the thorax and lumbar spines
thoracolumbar
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pertaining to the sacrum and the sciatic nerve
sacrosciatic
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removal of the coccyx
coccygectomy
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lamin/o
- thin flat sheet plate or membrane
- lamina
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laminectomy
removal of the lamina of the vertebral posterior arch that has been ruptured
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myelogram
used to diagnose disk herniation
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disk
word root for intervertebral disk
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removal of a herniated disk
diskectomy
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x-ray of the spine
myelogram
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noctiluca
microscopic marine animals that make the ocean glow during night
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ambulance
a vehicle for transporting the sick
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noctambulism
walking at night
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sleepwalking
noctambulism
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sleepwalking
somnambulism
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nyctalgia
pain during the night
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nyctalbuminuria
presence of albumin in the urine only during the night
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nyctalopia
night blindness or difficulty seeing at night
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two words that mean abnormal fear of night
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two words that mean unusual attraction to the night
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nocturia
excessive urination during the night
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another word that means the same as nocturia
nycturia
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two words that mean excessive urination during the night
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ankyl/o
immovable or fixed
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ankyloblepharon
adhesions resulting in immovable eyelids
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ankylosis
condition of immobility of the spine
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adhesions of the lips
ankylocheilia
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closure of the anus and rectum
ankyloproctia
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abnormal fear of ankylosis
ankylophobia
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tongue tied (stiff tongue)
ankyloglossia
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adhesions of fingers (immovable fingers) or toes
ankylodactylia
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viscerostasis
control an organ or what the organ produces
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fungistasis
condition in which the growth of fungi is controlled or stopped
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cholestasis
to control or stop the flow of bile
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controlling the small intestine
enterostasis
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stopping the formation of pus
pyostasis
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hemostasis
controlling the flow of blood
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checking flow in the veins
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checking flow in the arteries
arteriostasis
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schizo-
split, cleft, or fissure
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schisto-
split, cleft, fissure
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-schisis
split, cleft, or fissure
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split speech
schizophasia
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split tongue condition
schizoglossia
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split cell (cell with a fissure)
schistocyte
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split chest (fissure)
schistothorax
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cleft palate
- palatoschisis
- uranoschisis
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a physician specialist in bone and joint disorders
orthopedist
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the bones of the hand beyond the wrist
metacarpals
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excision of a toe bone
phalangectomy
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pertaining to the radius and ulna
radioulnar
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location upon a condyle
epicondyle
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a fissure or split in the spine
rachischisis
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FxBB
fracture of both bones
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OREF
open reduction external fixation
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ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
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OTR
registered occupational therapist
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acromioclavicular
joint between the collar bone and acromion process
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acromiohumeral
joint between the acromion process and the humerus
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ankyloblepharon
stiffened adhered eyelids
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ankylocheilia
adhesion of the upper and lower lips
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brachial
pertaining to the arm
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cholestasis
control of bile flow
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condyloid
resembling a condyle
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diskectomy
excision of a herniated intervertebral disk
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distal
distant away from the origin
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enterostasis
control of intestinal flow
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ganglion
collection of nerve cell bodies
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intervertebral
between the vertebrae
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ischiocele
herniation through the ischial bone
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ischioneuralgia
pain in the nerves near the ischium
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kyphosis
posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
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laminectomy
excision of the lamina of the vertebral possterior arch
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lordosis
anterior curvature of the lumbar spine
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pyostasis
control of pus formation
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retrolisthesis
posterior displacement of a vertebra
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sacral
pertaining to the sacrum
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schistoglossia
split tongue
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schistosomiasis
infestation with Schistosoma flukes
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schizonychia
split finger or toe nails
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scoliosis
lateral curvature of the spine
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xiphoid (process)
cartilage bony projection on the distal end of the sternum
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