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fascioplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of FASCIA
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fibroma
Definition
TUMOR of FIBROUS TISSUE
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leiomyoma
Definition
TUMOR of SMOOTH MUSCLE
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lumbocostal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the LUMBAR region and the RIBS
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muscular
Definition
PERTAINING TO MUSCLES
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myorrhexis
Definition
RUPTURE of a MUSCLE
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tenotomy, tendotomy
Definition
INCISION of a TENDON
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tendoplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of a TENDON
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tendinitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of a TENDON
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myalgia
Definition
PAIN or tenderness in MUSCLES
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myasthenia
Definition
WEAKNESS of MUSCLE
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myopathy
Definition
DISEASE of MUSCULAR TISSUE
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hemiplegia
Definition
PARALYSIS of ONE (HALF) side of the body
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myorrhaphy
Definition
SUTURE of a MUSCLE
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myosarcoma
Definition
MALIGNANT TUMOR of MUSCLE TISSUE
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chondrotomy
Definition
INCISION of CARTILAGE
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tendolysis
Definition
DESTRUCTION of a TENDON
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myogenesis
Definition
embryonic FORMATION of MUSCLE
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myoplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of MUSCLE
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myorrhaphy
Definition
SUTURE of MUSCLE
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myotomy
Definition
INCISION of MUSCLE
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hepatorrhexis
Definition
RUPTURE of the LIVER
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cystorrhexis
Definition
RUPTURE of the BLADDER
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enterorrhexis
Definition
RUPTURE of the INTESTINE
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myalgia, myodynia
Definition
MUSCLE PAIN
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sclerosis
Definition
ABNORMAL CONDITION of HARDENING
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myosclerosis
Definition
ABNORMAL CONDITION of MUSCLE HARDENING
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tendotome
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO CUT a TENDON
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tendotomy
Definition
INCISION of a TENDON
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quadriplegia
Definition
PARALYSIS of all FOUR extremities
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carpoptosis
Definition
DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT of the WRIST (also called "dropped wrist")
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cervical
Definition
PERTAINING TO the NECK
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subcostal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the area BENEATH the RIBS
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craniotomy
Definition
INCISION through the CRANIUM
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humeral
Definition
PERTAINING TO the HUMERUS
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metacarpectomy
Definition
EXCISION or resection of one or more METACARPAL bones
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phalangitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of one or more PHALANGES
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spondylitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of any of the VERTEBRAE
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vertebral
Definition
PERTAINING TO a VERTEBRA or the vertebral column
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sternocostal
Definition
PERTAINING TO the STERNUM and RIBS
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calcaneodynia
Definition
PAINFUL condition of the HEEL (CALCANEUM)
Term
femoral
Definition
PERTAINING TO the FEMUR
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fibular
Definition
PERTAINING TO the FIBULA
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patellectomy
Definition
EXCISION of the PATELLA
Term
pelvimetry
Definition
MEASUREMENT of the PELVIC dimensions or proportions
Term
pelvis
Definition
PERTAINING TO the PELVIS
Term
radiograph
Definition
X-RAY image
Term
tibial
Definition
PERTAINING TO the TIBIA (shin bone)
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ankylosis
Definition
immobility (STIFFNESS) of a JOINT
Term
arthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of a JOINT
Term
costochondritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of CARTILAGE of the anterior chest wall (RIBS)
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laminectomy
Definition
EXCISION of the LAMINA (bony arches of one or more vertebrae)
Term
myelocele
Definition
HERNIATION of the SPINAL CORD
Term
orthopedics
Definition
branch of medicine concerned with prevention and correction of musculoskeletal system disorders (PERTAINING TO STRAIGHT FEET or CHILDREN)
Term
osteitis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONE
Term
arthroclasia
Definition
forcible BREAKING of a JOINT
Term
osteoclast
Definition
cell that BREAKS down BONE
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osteocyte
Definition
BONE CELL
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arthrodesis
Definition
surgical immobilization (BINDING, FIXATION) of a JOINT
Term
osteomalacia
Definition
SOFTENING and bending of BONES
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diaphysis
Definition
shaft or middle region of a long bone (THROUGH GROWTH)
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osteoporosis
Definition
POROUS BONES
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osteoblasts
Definition
EMBRYONIC CELL that develops into BONE
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periosteum
Definition
STRUCTURE AROUND BONE
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osteogenesis
Definition
FORMATION or development of BONES
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leukopoiesis
Definition
formation or PRODUCTION of WHITE blood cells
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erythropoiesis
Definition
formation or PRODUCTION of RED blood cells
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chondritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of CARTILAGE
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chondroma
Definition
TUMOR composed of CARTILAGE
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chondrogenesis
Definition
PRODUCING OR FORMING CARTILAGE
Term
chondrocyte
Definition
CARTILAGE CELL
Term
ostealgia, osteodynia
Definition
PAIN in a BONE
Term
osteopathy
Definition
DISEASE of BONE
Term
osteotomy
Definition
INCISION of BONE
Term
osteorrhaphy
Definition
SUTURE of BONE (wiring of bone fragments)
Term
osteosclerosis
Definition
ABNORMAL CONDITION of BONE HARDENING
Term
osteogenesis
Definition
PRODUCING OR FORMING BONE
Term
calcemia
Definition
CALCIUM in the BLOOD
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hypocalcemia
Definition
DEFICIENCY of CALCIUM in the BLOOD
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hypercalcemia
Definition
EXCESSIVE amount of CALCIUM in the BLOOD
Term
radiology
Definition
STUDY OF X-RAYS
Term
radiologist
Definition
SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF X-RAYS
Term
radiotherapy
Definition
TREATMENT of a disease using RADIATION
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myelogenesis
Definition
FORMATION of BONE MARROW
Term
myelomalacia
Definition
SOFTENING of the SPINAL CORD
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myelogram
Definition
RECORD of the SPINAL CORD
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synarthroses
Definition
totally immovable joints
Term
diarthroses
Definition
freely movable joints
Term
amphiarthroses
Definition
slightly movable joints
Term
arthropathy
Definition
DISEASE of a JOINT
Term
arthrocentesis
Definition
SURGICAL PUNCTURE of a JOINT
Term
arthroscope
Definition
INSTRUMENT TO VIEW a JOINT
Term
arthroplasty
Definition
SURGICAL REPAIR of a JOINT
Term
arthrodynia, arthralgia
Definition
PAIN in a JOINT
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONES and JOINTS
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONES and JOINTS
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONES and JOINTS
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONES and JOINTS
Term
osteoarthritis
Definition
INFLAMMATION of BONES and JOINTS
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