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13 Cards in this Set
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ewing scaroma
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Malignant bone tumor
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exostosis
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Bony growth arising from the surface of bone (ex- mean out, -ostosis means condition of bone)
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fracture
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Traumatic breaking of a bone
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colles fracture
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occurs near the wrist joint at the lower end of the radius
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comminuted fracture
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bone is splitting or crushed into several peices. A simple fracture means that a bone breaks in only in one place and is therefore not comminuted
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compression fracture
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bone is compressed; often occurs in vertebrae
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greenstick fracture
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bone partially broken; it breaks on surface and only bends on the other, as when a green stick breaks; occurs in children
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impacted fracture
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one fragment is driven firmly into the other
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osteogenic sacroma
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Malignant tumor arising from bone (osteosarcoma)
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osteomalacia
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Softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) is in the bone
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osteomyelitis
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Inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection
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osteoporosis
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Decrease in bone density (mass); thinning and weakening of bone
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talipes
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Congenital abnormality of the hindfoot (involving the talus)
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