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Skeletal conditions
Question | Answer |
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Ewing sarcoma | malignant bone tumor |
osteoarthritis / OA | degenerative joint disease |
rheumatoid arthritis / RA | chronic disease; joints are inflamed |
carpal tunnel syndrome / CTS | compression of the median nerve at the wrist |
ganglion | fluid lilled cyst arising from joint capsule or tendon in wrist |
dislocation | displacement of a bone from its joint |
exostosis | bony growth arising from the surface of bone |
fracture | traumatic breaking of a bone |
osteogenic sarcoma | malignant tumor of the bone; fast growing |
arthritis | inflammation of joints |
ankylosing spondylitis | chronic, progressive arthritis, primarily of spine |