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24 Cards in this Set
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premature, pathological death of tissue
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necrosis
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enlargement of preexisting cells
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hypertrophy
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programmed cell death
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apoptosis
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shrinkage of a tissue through a loss in cell size or number
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atrophy
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sudden death of tissue which occurs when its blood supply is cut off
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infarction
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development of a tumor
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neoplasia
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vitamin D deficiency, legs bow outward
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rickets
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long bones of limbs stop growing in childhood while growth of other bones is unaffected
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achondroplastic dwarfism
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loss of bone due to the imbalance between deposition and resorption
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osteopenia
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disease in which bones lose mass and become increasingly brittle and subject to fractures
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osteoporosis
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abnormal lateral curvature
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scoliosis
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exaggerated thoracic curvature; hunchback
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kyphosis
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exaggerated lumbar curvature; swayback
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lordosis
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branch of medicine that deals with prevention and correction of injuries and disorders of bones, joints, muscles
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orthopedics
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failure of palatine processes of maxilla to fuse during fetal development, resulting in a fissure connecting oral and nasal cavities
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cleft palate
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premature closure of cranial sutures within first 2 years of birth resulting in skull asymmetry, deformity, mental retardation
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craniosynostosis
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abnormal narrowing of vertebral canal or intervertebral foramina caused by hypertrophy of vertebral bone
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spinal stenosis
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cracking of annulus fibrosis of an intervertebral disc under strain
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herniated discs
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complete absence of one or more limbs
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amelia
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partial absence of a limb
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meromelia
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presence of extra fingers or toes
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polydactyly
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fusion of 2 or more digits
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syndactyly
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congenital deformity in which feet are adducted and plantar flexed with soles turned medially
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clubfoot (talipes)
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abnormal outgrowths of calcaneus
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calcaneal spurs
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