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44 Cards in this Set
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ankylosis
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stiff joint condition
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arthritis
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inflammation of joints characterized by pain, swelling, redness, warmth, and limitation of motion; there are more than 100 different types of arthritis
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osteoarthritis
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most common form of arthritis, especially affecting the weight-bearing joints, characterized by the eroision of articular cartilage
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degenerative arthritis
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osteoarthritis
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DJD
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degenerative joint disease aka osteoarthritis
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gouty arthritis
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acute attacks of arthritis, usually in a single joint (esp the great toe) cuased by hyperuricemia (an excessive level of uric acid in the blood)
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bony necrosis
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bony tissue that has died from loss of blood supply such as can occur after a fracture
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sequestrum
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bony tissue that has died from loss of blood supply such as can occur after a fracture (sequestrum= something laid aside)
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bunion
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swelling of the joint at the base of the great toe caused by inflmmation of the bursa
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bursitis
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inflammation of a bursa
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chondromalacia
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softening of cartilage
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epiphysitis
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inflammation of the epiphyseal regions of the long bone
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Fx
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fracture
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fracture
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broken or cracked bone
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closed fracture
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broken bone with no open wound
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open fracture
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compound fracture; broken bone with an open wound
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simple fracture
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nondisplaced fracture with one fracture line that does not require extensive treatment to repair
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complex fracture
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displaced fracture that requires manipulation or surgery to repair
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fracture line
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the line of the break in a broken bone (eg oblique, spiral, or transverse)
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comminuted fracture
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broken in many small pieces
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greenstick fraacture
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bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
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herniated disk
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protrusion of a degenerated or fragmented intervertebral disk so that the nucleus pulposus protrudes, causing compression on the nerve root
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myeloma
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bone marrow tumor
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myositis
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inflammation of muscle
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myoma
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muscle tumor
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leiomyoma
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smooth muscle tumor
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leiomyosarcoma
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malignant smooth muscle tumor
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rhabdomyoma
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skeletal muscle tumor
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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malignant skeletal muscle tumor
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muscular dystrophy
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category of genetically transmitted diseases characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscles; Duchenne type is more common
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osteoma
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bone tumor
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osteosarcoma
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type of malignant bone tumor
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osteomalacia
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disease marked by softening of the bone caused by calcium and vitamin D deficiency
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rickets
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osteomalacia in children; causes bone deformity
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osteomyelitis
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infection of bone and bone marrow, causing inflammation
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osteoporosis
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condition of decreased bone density and increased porosity. Causing bones to become brittle and to fracture more easily (porosis=passage)
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kyphosis
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abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine (humped back condition)
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lordosis
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abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back condition)
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scoliosis
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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (S-shaped curve)
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spondylolisthesis
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forward slipping of a lumbar vertebra (listhesis= slipping)
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spondylosis
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stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae caused by joint degeneration
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sprain
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injury to a ligament caused by joint trauma but without joint dislocation or fracture
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subluxation
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partial dislocation (luxation=dislocation)
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tendinitis or tendonitis
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inflammation of a tendon
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