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| Chronic inflammatory disease/idiopathic origin/causes fusion of the spine |
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| surgical puncture of joint |
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| Binding/stabilization of joint by operation |
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| Trade/Proprietary name/used to market drug/first letter or entire name in CAPS |
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| CTS Compression injury/flucuating pain, numbness, parethesias of the hand caused by compression of the median nerve |
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| Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. Measures the density of the bone at hip & spine |
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| Electromyography/records electrical activity of muscles |
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| Non-proprietary name/indicates it's chemical structure |
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| Magnetic Resonance Imaging/uses magnetic properties to record information about internal structures |
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| inherited/progressive muscle weakening w/o involvement of the nerves |
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| OA/degenerative articular cartilage & wearing down of the bones edges at the joint |
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| infection of bone and bone marrow |
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| Rheumatoid Arthritis/inflammatory joint disease/autoimmune/occurs in population aged 20-45 |
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| inflammation of the sciatica nerve/pain & tenderness/nerve through the thigh & leg |
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| narrowing of spinal canal |
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| partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it |
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| stiffening of the vertebral joints |
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