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50 Cards in this Set
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ankylosis
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Loss or absence of mobility in joint (ankyl-crooked, bent, osis-condition or disease)
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arthrosclerosis
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Stiffness of joints (arthr/o-joint, sclerosis-abnormal hardening)
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bursitis
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Inflammation of bursa
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chondromalacia
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Abnormal softening of cartilage (chondr/o-cartilage, malacia-abnormal softening)
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chondroma
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Slow growing benign tumor from cartilage cells (chondr-cartilage, oma-tumor)
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costochodritis
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Inflammation of cartilage connecting rib to sternum (cost/o-rib, chondr-cartilage, itis-inflammation)
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hallux valgus
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(bunion) Abnormal enlargement of joint at base of big toe
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hemarthrosis
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Blood within joint (hem-blood, arthr-joint, osis-condition or disease)
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polymyalgia rheumatica
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(PMR) Geriatric inflammatory disorder of muscles and joints characterized by pain and stiffness in neck, shoulders, upper arms, hips, thighs (poly-many, my-muscle, algia-pain)
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synovitis
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Inflammation of synovial membrane results in swelling and pain in affected joint (synov-synovial membrane, itis-inflammation)
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arthritis
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Inflammatory condition of one or more joints (arthr-joint, itis-inflammation)
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osteoarthritis
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(OA) Wearing away of articular cartilage within joints (osteo-bone, arthr-joint, itis-inflammation)
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spondylosis
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Loss of normal spinal structure and function (spondyl-vertebrae, osis-condition or disease)
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gouty arthritis
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Deposits of uric acid in joints
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rheumatoid arthritis
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(RA) Chronic autoimmune disorder in which joints and some organs are attacked
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ankylosing spondylitis
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Rheumatoid arthritis primarily causes inflammation of joints between vertebrae (ankylosing-progressive stiffening of joint)
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lumbago
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Low back pain in lumbar area of spine (lumb-lumbar, ago-diseased condition)
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spondylolisthesis
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Forward slipping of body of one of lower lumbar vertebrae on vertebra or sacrum below it (spondyl/o-vertebrae, listhesis-slipping)
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spina bifida
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Congenital defect occurs during pregnancy when spinal canal fails to close completely around spinal cord
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kyphosis
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Abnormal increase in outward curvature of thoracic spine viewed from side (kyph-hump, osis-condition or disease)
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lordosis
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Abnormal increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine (lord-bent backward, osis-condition)
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scoliosis
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Abnormal lateral curvature of spine (scoli-curved, osis-condition or disease)
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craniostenosis
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Malformation of skull due to premature closure of cranial sutures (crani/o-cranium, stenosis-abnormal narrowing)
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fibrous dysplasia
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Destroys normal bone structure and replaces it with fibrous tissue
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ostealgia
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Pain in bone (oste/o-bone, algia-pain)
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osteitis
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Bone inflammation (oste-bone, itis-inflammation)
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osteomalacia
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Abnormal bone softening in adults (Adult Rickets) (oste/o-bone, malacia-softening)
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osteomyelitis
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Inflammation of bone marrow and adjacent bone (oste/o-bone, myel-bone marrow, itis-inflammation)
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osteonecrosis
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Death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply (oste/o-bone, necrosis-tissue death)
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Paget's disease
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Breakdown of bone tissue followed by abnormal bone formation
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periostitis
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Inflammation of periosteum (peri-surrounding, ost-bone, itis-inflammation)
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Rickets
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Defective bone growth in children
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talipes
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Congenital deformity of talus (ankle bones) (clubfoot)
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primary bone cancer
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Malignant tumor originates in bone
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secondary bone cancer
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Tumors metastasized (spread) to bones from other organs
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myeloma
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Cancer in blood making cells found in red bone marrow (myel-bone marrow, oma-tumor)
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osteochondroma
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Benign bony projection covered with cartilage (oste/o-bone, chondr-cartilage, oma-tumor
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osteoporosis
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Loss of bone density and increase in porosity (oste/o-bone, por-small opening, osis-condition or disease)
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osteopenia
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Thinner than average bone density (oste/o-bone, penia-deficiency)
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compression fracture
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Bone pressed together on itself
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Colles' fracture
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Fractured wrist
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closed fracture
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Bone broken but no open wound in skin
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open fracture
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Bone broken wound in skin
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greenstick fracture
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Bone bent or partially broken found mostly in kids
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oblique fracture
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Break at angle across bone
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pathologic fracture
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Bone weakened and broken under normal strain
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spiral fracture
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Bone twisted apart
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fat embolus
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Can form when long bone fractured and fat cells from yellowbone marrow released into blood
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crepitation
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Grating sound heard when ends of broken bone move together
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callus
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Forms as bulging deposit around area of break, also is thickening of skin cause by repeated rubbing
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