Medical Terminology/ Chapter 4 Pathology

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chiropractic

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healthcare profession concerned with diagnosis and treatment of any sound the malalignment conditions of the spine and musculoskeletal system.

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orthopedics

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branch of medicine specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions of the musculoskeletal system.

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orthotics

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healthcare profession specializing in making orthopedic appliances such as braces and splints.

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podiatry

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healthcare profession specializing in diagnosis and treatment disorders of the feet and lower legs.

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prostetics

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healthcare profession specializing in making artificial body parts.

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arthralgia

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joint pain

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burstis

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inflammation of a bursa

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callus

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mass of bone tissue that forms atfracture site during healing

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chondromalacia

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softening of the cartilage

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crepitation

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noise produced by bones or cartilagerubbing together

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ostealgia

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bone pain

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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synovitis

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inflammation of synovial membrane

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closed fracture

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fracture with no open skin wound; alsocalled simple fracture

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colles fracture

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common wrist fracture

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comminuted fracture

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fracture where bone is shattered,splintered, or crushed

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compound fracture

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fracture with an open skin wound; alsocalled open fracture

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compression fracture

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fracture with loss of height in vertebralbody; often from osteoporosis

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fracture

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broken bone

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greenstick fracture

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incomplete break; one side of bone isbroken, the other is bent; common in children

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impacted fracture

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bone fragments are pushed into each other

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oblique fracture

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fracture at an angle to bone

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pathologic fracture

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fracture caused by diseased or weakenedbone

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spiral fracture

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fracture line spiral around shaft ofbone; often slower to heal

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stress fracture

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slight fracture caused by repetitivelow-impact forces like running

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transverse fracture

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fracture is straight across bone

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chondroma

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tumor in cartilage; usually benign

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exostosis

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a bony, outward projection from the surface of a bone, bone spur

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myeloma

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tumor forming in bone marrow tissue

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osteochondrama

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tumor consisting of bone and cartilagetissue; usually benign

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osteomalacia

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softening of bones caused by calciumdeficiency; caused in children with insufficient sunlight and vitamin D

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osteopathy

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general term for bone disease

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osteoporosis

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decrease in bone mass; results inthinning and weakening of bones; porous bone easily fractures

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paget's disease

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metabolic disease of bone; unknown cause;results in bone destruction and deformity

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rickets

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caused by calcium and vitamin Ddeficiency; results in bone deformities like bowed legs

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anklosing spondylitis

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inflammatory condition resemblesrheumatoid arthritis; gradual stiffening and fusion of vertebrae

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herniated nucleus pulposus

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protrusion of an intervertebral disk;also called ruptured disk

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kyphosis

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abnormal increase in curve of thoracicspine; humpback

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lordosis

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abnormal increase in forward curvature oflumbar spine; swayback

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scoliosis

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lateral curve of spine

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spina bifida

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congenital anomaly; vertebra fails tofully form around spinal cord

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spinal stenosis

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narrowing of spinal canal; causespressure on spinal cord and nerves/body>ard_hint_html[]

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spondylolisthesis

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forward sliding of lumbar vertebra oververtebra below it

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spondylosis

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general term for degenerative vertebralcolumn condition

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whiplash

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cervical muscle and ligament sprain

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bunion

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inflammation of bursa at base of greattoe

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dislocation

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bones in joint are displaced from normalalignment

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osteoarthritis

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results in degeneration of bone andjoints; bone rubs against bone

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rhematoid arthritis

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autoimmune inflammation of joints withswelling, stiffness, pain; results in joint deformities

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sprain

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damage to ligaments around joint due tooverstretching; no dislocation or fracture

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subluxation

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incomplete dislocation; joint alignmentis disrupted, but ends of bones remain in contact

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sytemic lupis erthematosis

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autoimmune disease of connective tissueaffecting many systems including joints; looks like rheumatoid arthritis

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talipes

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congenital deformity of anklemisalignment; clubfoot