The erythrocyte __________ rate is a measure of inflammation.

Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a positive test for rheumatoid ____________.

The term for calcium in the urine is _____________

Surgical puncture of a joint is termed _______________.

The term meaning “pain of the heel bone” is _________________.

Inhibition of bone marrow is _______________.

A chondrosarcoma is a primary malignant tumor of __________.

An infection of a bone and its marrow is called ______________.

A decrease in the size of a muscle from disuse is called _________.

Medications that fight osteoporosis are _________________.

Suture of a muscle is _____________.

Surgical repair of cartilage is ______________.

A CPM machine provides continuous ________ motion without effort by the patient.

Artificial breaking of an ankylosed joint is called ______________.

A term that means “pertaining to a rib and its associated cartilage” is _____________.

The three types of muscle are skeletal, smooth, and ____________.

The reflex __________ is a mallet with a rubber head that is used to tap tendons, nerves, or muscles to test reflex reactions.

Pain in the larger bone of the lower leg is __________.

The term that means “protrusion of a muscle through its sheath” is ___________.

Inflammation of the bone and cartilage is ___________.

A diagnostic procedure that determines bone mass by measuring how well radiation penetrates bone is called bone ________________.

A term that means under the breastbone is ________________.

A disease characterized by great muscular weakness and extreme fatigue is ___________.

Disease-modifying ____________________ drugs (DMARDs) slow the progression of rheumatoid arthritis.