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217 Cards in this Set
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adhesion |
growths that attach to body |
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etiology |
the study of a condition |
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malaise |
tired |
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necrosis |
tissue death |
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syndrome |
a group of symptoms that consistently occur together |
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congenital |
disease occurs before or at same time of birth ex. down syndrome |
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hereditary |
disease that is caused by an abnormality in an individual's genome ex.bed wetting |
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single gene inheritance |
cystic fibrosis/sickle cell |
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multifactorial inheritance |
heart disease/ diabetes |
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chromosome abnormalities |
down syndrome |
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mitochondrial inheritance |
epilepsy/dementia |
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environmental factors |
influence spread of communicable diseases prone to cause epidemics ex. water supply, sanitation facilities, food, climate |
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-logy |
study of |
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-cide |
to kill |
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-crit |
to separate |
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-cyst |
type of mass |
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-cyte |
cell |
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-gen |
before |
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-therapy |
treatment |
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-ism |
any type of condition |
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-ician |
specialist |
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-ist |
someone who specializes |
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-ectasis |
dilation/expansion |
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-gram |
record |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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-graph |
instrument to record |
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-lysis |
to destroy |
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-rrhea |
discharge/flow |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-penia |
deficiency |
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-plegia |
paralysis of half the body |
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-paresis |
weakening of a side of body |
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-ptosis(tosis) |
drooping/sagging |
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-meagaly |
enlargement |
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-trophy |
increase |
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-dynia/algia |
pain |
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-ectasis |
dilation/expanison |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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-lepsy |
seizure |
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-pathy |
disease |
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-oid |
resembling |
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-edema |
swelling |
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-phagia |
eating |
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-ac |
pertaining to |
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-oma |
tumor |
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-malacia |
softening |
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-emesis |
excessive vomiting |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-rrhexis |
rupture |
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-rrhage |
to burst forth |
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-scope |
tool used |
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-pexy |
fixation |
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-desis |
surgical fixation |
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-otomy |
to cut into/make incision |
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-ectomy |
to remove |
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-tome |
tool used to cut |
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-ostomy |
make new opening for purpose |
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-tripsy |
crushing |
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-centesis |
puncture to remove fluid |
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-cele |
hernia/swelling |
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-iatry |
treatment/physician |
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retro- |
backward |
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epi- |
upon us |
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a/an- |
not |
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anti/contra- |
against |
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brady- |
slow |
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tachy- |
fast |
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mal- |
bad |
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dia- |
through ex. diarrhea (discharge through) |
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dys- |
difficult |
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eu- |
normal |
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hydro- |
water |
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pan- |
all |
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para- |
the side |
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ante- |
before |
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peri-/circum- |
around |
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intra- |
within/inside |
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inter- |
between |
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sub- |
below |
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febrile |
feverish |
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excision |
surgical removal |
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cephalic |
the head |
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cyanosis |
turning blue |
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-ptysis |
spitting/ejection/coughing |
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hemo- |
blood |
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genocide |
deliberate killing of large group |
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opthalmology |
disease of the eyes |
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ambulatory |
walking |
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hepat- |
liver |
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mast/mammo |
breast |
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myo |
muscle |
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myelo |
bone marrow |
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acro- |
extremity |
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aden- |
gland |
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angio- |
vessle |
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cutane- |
skin |
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dermo- |
skin |
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erythro- |
red |
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hidro- |
sweat |
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onych- |
nail |
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prurit- |
itching |
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scler- |
hard |
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seb- |
oil |
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xer- |
dry |
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albinism |
little or no production of melanin pigment |
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boil |
infected, painful nodule |
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BCC |
Basil Cell Carcinoma |
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bulla |
blister |
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carbuncle |
collection of nodules |
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candidiasis |
yeast infection |
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cicatrix |
scar left after a wound |
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cellulitis |
inflammation of the skin |
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comedo |
black head |
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cyrosurgery |
surgery in which they use freezing |
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debidement |
taking away the bad tissue |
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decubitus ulcer |
bed sore |
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dermabrasion |
taking away skin cells |
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ecchymosis |
traumatic injury causes bruising |
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eczema |
inflammatory skin disease with dry skin |
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psoriasis |
dry scales |
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eschar |
a scab |
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excoriation |
rubbing/taking away |
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gangrene |
poor circulation, causing death of tissue |
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hyperhidrosis |
excessive sweating |
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impetigo |
infection of skin |
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jaundice |
yellowish skin |
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keloid |
over-growth of scar tissue |
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melanoma |
skin cancer |
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pediculosis |
infestation of lice |
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rosacea |
reddening |
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SCC |
Swamis Cell Carcinoma |
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subungual |
underneath nail-bed |
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taut |
pulling it back or up(tight) |
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tinea |
contagious skin disease |
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ulcer |
open lesion or sore |
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xeroderma |
hard skin |
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TB test |
chest x-ray is only way |
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Scratch or Prick Test |
test if someone is allergic to something |
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Sweat Test |
test for cystic fibrosis |
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Bx |
biopsy |
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Dx |
diagnosi |
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Hx |
history |
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I&D |
drainage |
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SCC |
Swamis Cell Carcinoma |
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Staph/Strep |
group of bacteria that cause infection |
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Sub-Q |
subcutaneous |
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exo- |
outside |
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de- |
down/concerning |
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carcin- |
cancer causing condition |
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pachy- |
thick |
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myc- |
fungus |
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leuk-/albin- |
white |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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senile |
old |
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-ous |
full of |
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closed/simple fracture |
does not break the skin; completely internal |
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open/compound fracture |
projects through the skin |
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transverse fracture |
breaks the shaft of a bone |
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comminuted fracture |
shatters the affected part into fragments; broken into small pieces |
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greenstick fracture |
only one side of the shaft is broken and other is bent; occurs in children |
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spiral fracture |
produced by twisting stresses that are spread along the length of a bone |
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colles' fracture |
break in distal portion of radius; occurs when reaching out to break a fall |
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compression fracture |
occurs in vertebrae subjected to extreme stresses |
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stress fracture |
usually occurs during the course of normal activity(not obvious) |
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ankylosis |
stiffened joint |
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Arthralgia |
joint pain |
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Arthritis |
inflammation of a joint |
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arthrocentesis |
surgically puncture a joint and extract fluid to see what is wrong with it |
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Arthroplasty |
joint repair |
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Bursa |
fluid filled sac |
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carpal tunnel syndrome |
occurs from repetition motion in the carpals; such as typing |
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craniectomy |
surgical incision of the brain |
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craniotomy |
surgical opening of the brain |
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craniostomy |
new opening in the skull |
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gout |
inflammation of the joints |
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kyphosis |
humpback; thoracic part of spine is curved |
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lordosis |
swayback; lumbar curvature |
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scoliosis |
abnormal lateral curvature |
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myelitis |
inflammation of bone marrow |
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myeloma |
tumor of the bone marrow |
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myelopoiesis |
formation of myeloid cells |
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osteocarcinoma |
bone cancer |
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osteogenesis |
formation of the bone |
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osteomalacia |
softening of the bone |
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osteopenia |
deficiency of the bone |
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osteoporosis |
typically in women; bones become brittle after menstrual period ends; decrease in bone density and strength |
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osteosarcoma |
sarc means the bone cancer is malignant |
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osteotone |
instrument to cut bone |
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rachigraph |
instrument used to measure curvature of spine |
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RA |
rheumatoid arthritis chronic inflammation |
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rickets |
children lack vitamin D |
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traction |
a device that levers and weights to adjust positioning after a hip or knee surgery |
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DXA |
bone mineral, density, checking for osteoporosis |
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goniometry |
measure the joint movement |
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DJD |
degenerative joint disease |
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Fx |
fracture |
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OA |
osteoarthritis |
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ROM |
range of motion |
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etepilresen |
drug used for muscular dystrophy |
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contracture |
shortening and hardening of muscle |
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dystonia |
lack of muscle tone |
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dystrophy |
poor muscle tone |
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FMS |
fibromyalgia syndrome; muscle pain and tenderness |
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muscular dystrophy |
genetic disease that cause progressive weakness and muscle degeneration of the muscle; muscles not nourished |
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rigor mortis |
person is dead; sets in 4-24 hours after death |
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tendoesis |
binding of tendon |
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electormyography |
used to test muscular dystrophy |
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AK |
above knee |
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BK |
below knee |
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FROM |
full range of motion |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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arthro- |
joint |
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-porosis |
decrease in strength |
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flexeril |
muscle relaxant |
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analgestics |
pain killer |
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necro- |
death |