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  1. Single bone of the upper arm
    Humerus
  2. Humerus
    Single bone of the upper arm
  3. The state of being completely out of joint
    Dislocation
  4. Dislocation
    The state of being completely out of joint
  5. Lateral end of the scapula
    Acromion
  6. Acromion
    Lateral end of the scapula
  7. Muscle that closes the mouth
    Masseter
  8. Masseter
    Muscle that closes the mouth
  9. Temporomandibular joint
    Abbreviation
    TMJ
  10. TMJ
    Temporomandibular joint
  11. The upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
    Cranium
  12. Cranium
    The upper part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain
  13. Swayback
    Lordosis
  14. Lordosis
    Swayback
  15. An abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
    Scoliosis
  16. Scoliosis
    An abnormal lateral curvature of the vertebral column
  17. Talus
    The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to form the ankle joint
  18. The tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia to form the ankle joint
    Talus
  19. Hunchback
    Kyphosis
  20. Kyphosis
    Hunchback
  21. Place where two bones are joined together by a fibrous band continuous with their periosteum, as in the skull
    Suture
  22. Suture
    Place where two bones are joined together by a fibrous band continuous with their periosteum, as in the skull
  23. Surgical excision
    -ectomy
  24. -ectomy
    Surgical excision
  25. Clavicle
    Latin
    Collarbone
  26. Collarbone
    Latin
    Clavicle
  27. The thigh bone
    Femur
  28. Femur
    The thigh bone
  29. Forcible seperation or tearing away, often of a tendon from bone
    Avulsion
  30. Avulsion
    Forcible seperation or tearing away, often of a tendon from bone
  31. The wasting away or diminished volume of tissue, an organ, or a body part
    Atrophy
  32. Atrophy
    The wasting away or diminished volume of tissue, an organ or a body part
  33. Sacroiliac
    abbreviation
    SI
  34. SI
    Sacroiliac
  35. An incomplete dislocation in which some contact between the joint surfaces remains
    Subluxation
  36. Subluxation
    An incomplete dislocation in which some contact between the joint surfaces remains
  37. -otomy
    Incision
  38. Incision
    -otomy
  39. Popliteal fossa
    The hollow at the back of the knee
  40. The hollow at the back of the knee
    Popliteal fossa
  41. Large, smooth, rounded expansion of the end of a bone that forms a joint with another bone
    Condyle
  42. Condyle
    Large, smooth, rounded expansion of the end of a bone that forms a joint with another bone
  43. Sub-
    Under, slightly
  44. Under, slightly
    Sub-
  45. Acetabulum
    The cup-shaped cavity of the hip bone that receives the head of the femur to form the hip joint
  46. The cup-shaped cavity of the hip bone that receives the head of the frmur to form the hip joint
    Acetabulum
  47. Lying face-down, flat on your belly
    Prone
  48. Prone
    Lying face-down, flat on your belly
  49. Rheumatoid Arthritis
    abbreviation
    RA
  50. RA
    Rheumatoid Arthritis
  51. A-
    Without
  52. Without
    A-
  53. Total - hip replacement
    Abbreviation
    THR
  54. THR
    Total - hip replacement
  55. Soft, flexible bones lacking in calcium
    Osteomalacia
  56. Osteomalacia
    Soft, flexible bones lacking in calcium
  57. Between
    Inter-
  58. Inter-
    Between
  59. DJD
    Degenerative joint disease
  60. Degenerative joint disease
    abbreviation
    DJD
  61. NSAID
    Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  62. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
    NSAID
  63. Osteoarthritis
    abbreviation
    OA
  64. OA
    Osteoarthritis
  65. Scapula
    latin
    Shoulder blade
  66. Shoulder blade
    latin
    Scapula
  67. -oid
    Resemble
  68. Resemble
    -oid
  69. DO
    Doctor of osteopathy
  70. Doctor of osteopathy
    abbreviation
    DO
  71. Different
    Hetero-
  72. Hetero-
    Different
  73. Before, in front of
    Pre-
  74. Pre-
    Before, in front of
  75. Practitioner
    -iatrist
  76. -iatrist
    Practitioner
  77. Dis-
    Apart, away from
  78. Apart, away from
    Dis-
  79. Polymyalgia
    Pain in several muscle groups with systemic symptoms
  80. Pain in several muscle groups with systemic symptoms
    Polymyalgia
  81. Hypertrophy
    Increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element
  82. Increase in size, but not in number, of an individual tissue element
    Hypertrophy
  83. Pertaining to the wrist
    Carpal
  84. Carpal
    Pertaining to the wrist
  85. Condition
    -ism
  86. Condition
    -ism
  87. Sprain
    A wrench or tear in a ligament
  88. A wrench or tear in a ligament
    Sprain
  89. Together
    Co-
  90. Co-
    Together
  91. FX
    Fracture
  92. Fracture
    abbreviation
    FX
  93. A band
    Fascia
  94. Fascia
    A band
  95. Abnormal softness
    -malacia
  96. -malacia
    Abnormal softness
  97. Fibromyalgia
    Pain in the muscle fibers
  98. Pain in the muscle fibers
    Fibromyalgia
  99. Osteoblast
    Bone-forming cell
  100. Bone-forming cell
    Osteoblast
  101. PT
    Physiotherapy
  102. Physiotherapy
    abbreviation
    PT
  103. Refers to a muscle in the buttocks
    Gluteus
  104. Gluteus
    Refers to a muscle in the buttocks
  105. Death
    Nacrosis
  106. Necrosis
    Death
  107. ACL
    Anterior cruciate ligament
  108. Anterior cruciate ligament
    abbreviation
    ACL
  109. Excessive
    Hyper-
  110. Hyper-
    Excessive
  111. Strain
    An overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon
  112. An overstretch or tear in a muscle or tendon
    Strain
  113. Inflammation of a tendon
    Tendonitis or Tendinitis
  114. Tendonitis or Tendinitis
    Inflammation of a tendon
  115. Reduction
    The restoration of a structure to its normal position
  116. The resortation of a structure to its normal position
    Reduction
  117. One of two bony prominences near he head of the femur
    Trochanter
  118. Trochanter
    One of two bony prominences near the head of the femur
  119. Osteocyte
    Bone-maintaining cell
  120. Bone-maintaining cell
    Osteocyte
  121. Bi-
    Two
  122. Two
    Bi-
  123. Bone-removing cell
    Osteoclast
  124. Osteoclat
    Bone-removing cell
  125. -scopy
    To examine, to view
  126. To examine, to view
    -scopy
  127. Patella
    Kneecap
  128. Kneecap
    Patella
  129. PCL
    Posterior cruciate ligament
  130. Fatty, blood-forming tissue in the cavities of long bones
    Marrow
  131. Marrow
    Fatty, blood-froming tissue in the cavities of long bones
  132. BMD
    Bone mineral density
  133. Bone mineral density
    BMD
  134. RICE
    Rest, ice, compression, elevation
  135. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation
    RICE
  136. -ic -al -ar
    Pertaining to
  137. Pertaining to
    -ic -ar -al
Author
Anonymous
ID
76848
Card Set
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