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| surgical fixation of a joint to relieve pain and provide support |
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| processing of increasing, refers to size, quantity, degree, or severity |
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| A canal in the wrist through which the flexor tendons and the medians nerve pass |
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| cleave, crack, or fissure |
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| powered or manually operated surgical instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting purposes |
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| A benign lesion, filled with synovial fluid, which can arise from any tendon sheath or joint in the hand or wrist. |
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| Abnormal excess developement of male breast tissue, often seen in the time of puberty |
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| pertaining to or composed of skin |
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| Metacarpophalangeal joint- synovial hinge type joint consisting of a metacarpal that articulates w/a phalange |
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| A congenital condition caused by the failure of the radius and adjacent soft tissue to develop |
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| The replacement of an organ or other structure to the site from which it was previously lost or removed |
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| Surgical reshaping of the nose |
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| root word pertaining to split or cleft |
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| Oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands that reaches the skin through ducts that enter the hair follicle |
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| Split thickness skin graft- a graft that involves the epidermis and approx. half the dermis, used when a large surface area needs to be covered |
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| The formation of a new entity out of previously existing ones |
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| Graft obtained from a dissimilar species |
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| Adrenocorticotropic hormone |
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| Carrying toward a given point |
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| Abnormal hard mass composed of minerals and salts |
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| Channel or pipe for conveying fluids |
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| Outermost part of the structure |
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| Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
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| A fibrous capsule that encircles the kidney to aid in keeping the kidney in the correct anatomical position and to cushion it from injury |
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| A surgical incision that begins medial to the anterosuperior iliac spine and curves downward and medially |
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| The medial border of the kidney that is convex and recieves the renal blood vessels |
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| Abnonarmal hairiness, especially in women |
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| Enlargement or overgrowth of a structure due to an increase in the size of its cells |
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| A congenital abnormality characterized by the urethral opening located on the underside of the penis or on the perineum of the male, or in the vagina of the female |
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| Inability to control excretory functions |
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| Diagnostic study that involves the injection of a contrast medium into a vein |
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| Innermost part of the structure |
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| A fold of skin that forms a cover that can be be pulled back, such as the foreskin of the penis and the fold around the clitoris |
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| Referring to the space between the peritoneum and the posterior abdominal wall |
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| An incised opening that is kept open for drainage or other purposes |
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| Endocrine glands that rest on the superior portion of the kidney |
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| A condition of being twisted |
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| Transurethral resection of the prostate- the partial or full removal of the prostate gland w/a resectoscope that is placed through the urethra |
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| Urinary tract infection- inflammation or infection of one or more organs or structures of the urinary system |
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| An important antomical landmark of the bladder formed by the two urteral openings at the posterolateral angles, and the urethral opening at the inferior angle |
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| Move away from the midline or turn outward |
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| Moving toward the midline or turning inward |
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| A joint that is slightly moveable |
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| A type of bone tissue found at the ends of the bone and lining of the medullary marrow cavity |
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| A nonvascular fibrous connective tissue that is located in the joints, larynx, trachea, thorax, nose, and ear. |
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| A type of bone fracture consisting of three or more fragments |
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| A fracture in which a bone fragment punctures the skin and exposes the bone |
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