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Diagnostic & Pathological Terms

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BURSITIS   bursa becomes inflammed and movement is limited and painful.  
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ACHONDROPLASIA   iherited condition; bones of arms and legs fail to grow to normal size. (Dwarfism)  
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ARTHRODESIS   bones are fused across the joint space by surgery when a joint is very painful or unstable.  
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ARTHRITIS   Inflammation of the joints  
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GOUTY ARTHRITIS   inflammation of the joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body.  
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OSTEOARTHRITIS   degenerative disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and formation of bone spurs on surfaces.  
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS   chronic disease; joints become inflammed caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue.  
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BUNION   abnormal swelling of the medial aspect of the joint between the big toes and the first metatarsal bone.  
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CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME   compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist.  
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DISLOCATION   displacement of a bone from its joint  
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GANGLION   a fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in teh wrist  
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LYME DISEASE   recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia, malaise, and neurologic and cardiac symptoms.  
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SPRAIN   trauma to a joint with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments.  
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BURSAE   closed sacs of synovial fluid lined with a synovial membrane located near a joint.  
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