Medical Terminology Chapter 6 Diagnostic Terms

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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 swelling, redness, warmth, and limitation of motion

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osteoarthritis
(OA)

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most common form of arthritis that especially affect weight-bearing joints (knee, hip); characterized by erosion of articular cartilage

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rheumatoid arthritis
(RA)

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most crippling form of arthritis characterized by chronic, systemic inflammation most ften affecting joints and synovial membranes causing ankylosis and deformity

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gouty arthritis

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acute attacks of arthritis usually in a single joint (esp. great toe) caused by hyperuricemia

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bony necrosis
sequestrum

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dead bone tissue from loss of blood supply such as can occur after fracture

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bunion

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swelling of joint at the base of great toe caused by inflammation of bursa

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bursitis

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inflammation of bursa

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carpal tunnel syndrome

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condition that results from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel at the wrist

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chondromalacia

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softening of cartilage

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epiphysitis

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inflammation of epiphyseal region of long bone

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fracture
(Fx)

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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 involving 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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line made by broken bone
(e.g. obligue, spiral, or transverse)

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comminuted fracture

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broken in many little pieces

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greenstick fracture

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bending and incomplete break of a bone-most often seen in children

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herniated disk or disc

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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 dieseases characterized by progressive atrophy of skeletal muscle (Duchenne's type is most 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 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 liable to fracture

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kyphosis

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humpback condition;
abnormal posterior curvature of thoracic spine

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lordosis

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sway-back condition;
abnormal anterior curvature of lumbar spine

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scoliosis

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S-shaped curve;
abnormal lateral curvature of spine

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spondylolisthesis

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forward slipping of lumbar vertebra

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spondylosis

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stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae due to 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

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tendinitis
tendonitis

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inflammation of tendon