Medical Glossary
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OSTEOBLASTS - A cell that produces bone tissue.
Cranium - Chamber enclosing the brain.
Fracture - A break in the bone.
Rickets - A softening and weaking of bones due to Vitamin D deficiency
Chondrosarcoma - Malignant tumor of the cartilage.
Gout - Form of acute arthritis caused by deposit of uric acid salts in the joint
Lordosis - Exaggerated curvature of the spine in the lumbar region
Carpal tunnel syndrome - Numbness and weakness of the hand caused by the pressure of the
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9. Acetylcholine (Ach) - that stimulates contraction of skeletal muscles.
10. Tendon - A fibrous band of connective tissue that attaches a muscle to a bone.
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Test III
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Spondylolysis
Osteoarthritis
Pelviscope
Craniotomy
Tendinitis
ROOTWORD
Spondy
Osteo ; arthr
Pelvic
Cranio
“tendon”
SUFFIX
“losis”
itis
Scope
Tomy
“it is”