Fractures
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Definitions
100
putting a pulling force on it
What is Traction
100
cartilage
What is chondr/o
100
added to a singular noun
What is -um
100
bursa
What is burs/o
100
lower back pain
What is lumbago
200
also known as stabilization
What is immobilization
200
crooked, bent, stiff
What is ankyl/o
200
to tie together
What is -desis
200
blood
What is hemat/o
200
tumor on the spinal cord
What is myeloma
300
uses pins to hold the bone in place is removed
What is external fixation
300
vertebrae, backbone
What is spondyl/o
300
surgical puncture to remove fluid
What is -centesis
300
skull
What is crani/o
300
surgical removal of the bursa
What is bursectomy
400
Pins placed directly on the bone Not removed
What is internal fixation
400
bent, hump
What is kyph/o
400
loosening
What is -lysis
400
curved, bent
What is scoli/o
400
humpback
What is kyphosis
500
another name for internal fixation ORIF
What is open reduction internal fixation
500
oss/o
What is bone
500
formation
What is -poietic
500
swayback
What is lord/o
500
tumor on the cartilage
What is chondroma
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