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MUSCULOSKELETAL MLL ACTUAL
EXAM QS & AS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
a group of more than 30 genetic
diseases that are characterized by
muscular Dystrophy
progressive weakness and
degeneration of the skeletal muscles
that control movement, without
affecting the nervous system
kyphosis hunchback
-osis abnormal condition
kyph humpback
lordosis inward curve of spine, swayback
lord curve, swayback
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scoliosis abnormal curve of spine
scoli- crooked, bent
-listhesis slipping
spondyl/o vertebrae, backbone
spondylolisthesis vertebra slips from normal position from the
one beneath it
spondylosis degeneration of cervical, thoracic, lumbar
vertebrae and related tissues
herniated disc rupture of disc center through its outer
edge causing numb, weakness, or pain
in one or both legs
radiography identify or differentiate traumatic fractures
myelography views of the spinal cord,
scint/i spark
-graphy process of recording
scintigraphy nuclear medicine procedure that
visualizes various tissues and organs
after administration of a radionuclide
sequestr/o separation
sequestrectomy excision of a sequestrum (segment of
necrosed bone)
sequestrum
sequestrum part of necrosed bone that has become
separated from surrounding tissue
mus muscle
ul/o
my/
o
myorrhexis rupture of a muscle
myoblastoma tumor consisting of cells resembling myoblasts
-clasia to break
-clast
MUSCULOSKELETAL MLL ACTUAL
EXAM QS & AS
NEWLY FORMATTED DOCUMENT
a group of more than 30 genetic
diseases that are characterized by
muscular Dystrophy
progressive weakness and
degeneration of the skeletal muscles
that control movement, without
affecting the nervous system
kyphosis hunchback
-osis abnormal condition
kyph humpback
lordosis inward curve of spine, swayback
lord curve, swayback
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scoliosis abnormal curve of spine
scoli- crooked, bent
-listhesis slipping
spondyl/o vertebrae, backbone
spondylolisthesis vertebra slips from normal position from the
one beneath it
spondylosis degeneration of cervical, thoracic, lumbar
vertebrae and related tissues
herniated disc rupture of disc center through its outer
edge causing numb, weakness, or pain
in one or both legs
radiography identify or differentiate traumatic fractures
myelography views of the spinal cord,
scint/i spark
-graphy process of recording
scintigraphy nuclear medicine procedure that
visualizes various tissues and organs
after administration of a radionuclide
sequestr/o separation
sequestrectomy excision of a sequestrum (segment of
necrosed bone)
sequestrum
sequestrum part of necrosed bone that has become
separated from surrounding tissue
mus muscle
ul/o
my/
o
myorrhexis rupture of a muscle
myoblastoma tumor consisting of cells resembling myoblasts
-clasia to break
-clast
