stiff

(bent, crooked; a joint locked in one position; not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.)

aponeurosis

(a sheet of pearly-white fibrous tissue that takes the place of a tendon in sheetlike muscles having a wide area of attachment.)

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joint

(a structure in the human or animal body at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together.)

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joint

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bursa

(a fluid-filled sac or saclike cavity, especially one countering friction at a joint.)

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heel bone, calcaneous

(the calcaneus or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel)

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calcium

(Calcium phosphate salts form the dense hard material of teeth and bones. The calcium 2+ ion is involved in many physiologic processes. A normal blood calcium level is essential for normal function of the heart, nerves, and muscles. It is involved in blood coagulation.)

carpals

(relating to the bones forming the wrist.)

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neck

(the part of a body connecting the head to the rest of the body.)

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cartilage

(firm, whitish, flexible connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It is more widespread in the infant skeleton, being replaced by bone during growth.)

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clavicle

(technical term for collarbone.)

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rib

(each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.)

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skull

(a framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of the head.)

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intervertebral disk

(The intervertebral disc space is typically defined on an X-ray photograph as the space between adjacent vertebrae. In healthy patients, this corresponds to the size of the intervertebral disc.)

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femur

(the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee.)

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fibula

(the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle and parallel with the tibia.)

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humerous

(The bone of the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow.)

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ischium

(the curved bone forming the base of each half of the pelvis.)

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movement

(an act of changing physical location or position or of having this changed.)

hump

(a rounded protuberance found as an abnormality on a person's back)

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thin, flat layer; lamina

(part of vertebral arch)

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bent forward; abdominal convexity of the spine

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mandible

(the jaw or a jawbone, specificially the lower jawbone)

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maxilla

(the jaw or jawbone, specifically the upper jaw- it also forms part of the nose and eye socket.)

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meniscus

(a thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints)

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bone marrow; spinal cord

(a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced)

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bone marrow; spinal cord

(a soft fatty substance in the cavities of bones, in which blood cells are produced)

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muscle

(a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in the body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.)

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muscle

(a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in the body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.)

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bone

(any of the pieces of hard, whitish tissue making up the skeleton)

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patella

(the kneecap)

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pelvic bone, hip

(the bony structure that connects the base of the spine to the upper end of the rear legs, also called the bony pelvis, including the left and right coxal bones, sacrum and coccyx. the region of the body defined by that structure.)

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pelvic bone, hip

(the bony structure that connects the base of the spine to the upper end of the rear legs, also called the bony pelvis, including the left and right coxal bones, sacrum and coccyx. the region of the body defined by that structure.)

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phalanges

(plural form of phalanx, meaning a bone of the finger or toe)

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pubis

(either of a pair of bones forming the two sides of the pelvis.)

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radius

(the thicker and shorter of the two bones in the human forearm.)

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sacrum

(a triangular bone in the lower back formed from fused vertebrae and situated between the two hipbones of the pelvis.)

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scapula

(technical term for shoulder blade.)

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bent; curved

(abnormal lateral curvature of the spine)

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spine, backbone

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sternum

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synovial fluid; synovial membrane

(Synovial fluid is a viscous, non-Newtonian fluid found in the cavities of synovial joints)

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tarsals

(small bones of the foot)

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tendon

(a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. such as the hamstring.)

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tendon

(a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. such as the hamstring.)

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tendon

(a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. such as the hamstring.)

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tibia

(the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle parallel with the fibula.)

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ulna

(the thinner and longer of the two bones in the human forearm, on the side opposite to the thumb.)

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vertebrae; vertebral column

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vertebrae; vertebral column

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vertebrae; vertebral column

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