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46 Cards in this Set
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articular cartilage
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smooth tissue that covers the surface of a joint
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articulation
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any type of joint
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meniscus
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a crescent shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a protective cushion in a synovial joint
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bursa
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sac of fluid near a joint - promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another
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ligament
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connective tissue binding bones to other bones - supports, strengthens, and stabilizeds the joint
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suture joint
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immovable joint such as in skull
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synovial cavity
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space between bones at synovial joint
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synovial fluid
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viscous fluid within the synovial cavity
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synovial joint
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a freely movable joint
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synovial membrane
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tissue lining the synovial cavity, produces synovial fluid
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tendon
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connective tissue that binds muscles to bones
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ankyl/o
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R. stiff
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arthr/o
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R. joint
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burs/o
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R. bursa
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chondr/o
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R. cartilage
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ligament/o
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R. ligament
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rheumat/o
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R. watery flow
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synov/o
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R. synovial membrane
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ten/o; tendin/o
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R. tendon (2)
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-desis
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S. to bind, tie together
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-stenosis
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S. narrowing
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ankylosis
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fusion of bones across a joint space - occurs in rheumatoid arthritis
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arthroplasty
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surgical replacement of one or both bone ends by a prosthesis
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hydrarthrosis
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synovial fluid collects abnormally in the joint
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bursitis
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inflammation of the bursa - from stress on bursa, gout, rh. arthritis.
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achondroplasia
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an inherited condition in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size - results in Dwarfism
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chondromalacia patellae
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softening and roughening of the articular cartilaginous surface of the kneecap
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rheumatologist
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joint specialists
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tenosynovitis
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inflammation of the sheath covering a tendon
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arthrodesis
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bones are fused across the joint space by surgery to ease joint pain, or infection
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spinal stenosis
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narrowing of the neural canal in the lumbar spine
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ankylosing spondylitis
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chronic progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of spine
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gouty arthritis (gout)
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inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive acid in the body
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osteoarthritis
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progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone
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rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
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chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain caused by autoimmune reaction against joint tissue
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bunion
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enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe - metatarsophalangeal joint
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and bones and tendons of the wrist
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CTS
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carpal tunnel syndrome
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RA
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rheumatoid arthritis
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dislocation
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displacemet of a bone from its joint
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ganglion
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fluid filled cyst arising from joint capsules or tendons, typically in the hand
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herniation of intervertebral disc
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abnormal protrusion of an intervertebral disk into spinal canal or spinal nerves (slipped disk)
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lyme disease
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disorder marked by arthritis, myalgia, malaise caused by bacteria from ticks
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sprain
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trauma to a joint without rupture
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SLE
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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systemic lupus erythematosus
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chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joins, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart and lungs. Caused by antibodies which attack collagen throughout body.
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