Question | Answer |
ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of one or more vertebrae characterized by joint stiffness or immobility; rheumatoid arthritis of the spine |
ankylosis | immobility of a joint |
arthralgia | joint pain |
arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
arthrochondritis | inflammation of an articular cartilage |
Baker's cyst | accumulation of synovial fluid in the knee joint |
bunion | inflammation and enlargement of the bursa of the joint of the great (big)toe; also known as hallux valgus |
bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
crepitation | crackling or clicking sound present |
dislocation | temporary displacement of a bone from its joint |
fracture | sudden breaking of a bone; broken bone |
fracture, closed | break in bone without interrupting the skin; simple or complete fracture |
fracture, Colles' | fracture of the distal end of the radius, just above the wrist |
fracture, comminuted | fracture in which the bone is broken or splintered into pieces |
fracture, greenstick | fracture in which the bone is partially bent and partially broken; incomplete fracture |
fracture, impacted | fracture in which the bone is broken and wedged into the interior of another bone |
fracture, open | fracture in which the bone is broken and bone fragments protrude through the skin; compound fracture |
gout | acute arthritis characterized by inflammation of the first joint of the great toe |
herniated disk | rupture of the intervertebral disk, which protrudes between the vertebra and puts pressure on the spinal nerve root; commonly called a slipped disk |
kyphosis | outward curvature of the upper sections of the spinal column; humpback |
lordosis | forward curvature of the lower sections, usually the lumbar sections of the spinal column; swayback |
myeloma | tumor originating from the bone marrow |
osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage |
osteofibroma | tumor of bony and fibrous tissue |
osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
osteoporosis | decreased bone density or loss of bone mass |
osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of bone |
rheumatoid arthritis | chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the joints, especially the joints of the hands and feet |
scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
spondylitis | inflammation of one or more vertebrae |
spur | bony growth arising from the surface of the bone |
subluxation | incomplete dislocation of a bone from its joint |
talipes | congenital deformity characterized by an abnormal alignment of the bones of the feet; commonly called clubfoot |