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chapters 15

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wrist   carpal  
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knee   patella  
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upper arm   humerus  
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upper leg   femur  
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shin   tibia  
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ankle   tarsal  
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forearm   ulna  
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hip   pelvis  
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collar bone   clavicle  
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shoulder   scapula  
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joint   arthro  
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the shaft of a long bone   diaphysis  
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the end of a long bone   epiphysis  
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inflammation of bursa   bursitis  
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Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint   ankylosis  
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Abnormal condition of vertebrae   spondylosis  
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bone softening   osteomalacia  
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Condition of increased porosity of bone with loss of bony tissue and decrease in bone mass.   osteoporosis  
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inflammation of the bone and bone marrow.   osteomyelitis  
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twisted out of shape or position   talipes  
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enlargement of bone or tissue around the joint at the base of the big toe   bunion  
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inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body   gouty arthritis  
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chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain   rheumatoid  
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progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone.   osteoarthritis  
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curving forward of the thoracic spine   kyphosis  
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abnormal curving of the spine   scoliosis  
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inward curve of the lumbar spine   lordorsis  
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displacement of a bone from its joint   dislocation  
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abnormality in the bone nourishment   osteodystrophy  
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is caused by disease of bones   traumatic fracture  
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incomplete fracture (not broken all the way through)   greenstick  
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(open) the bone is broken and the fragment of bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin   compound fracture  
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(closed) bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin.   simple fracture  
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bone is splintered and crushed into several pieces   comminuted  
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one fragment is driven firmly into the other   impacted  
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bone collapses   compression  
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fracture in the wrist   colles  
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visual examination of the joint   arthroscopy  
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removal of the lamina   laminectomy  
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stiffening of a joint   arthrodesis  
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lining up the bone to its normal position   open/closed reduction  
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surgical repair of the joint   arthroplasty  
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turning the palm downward   pronation  
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turning the palm upward   supination  
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straightening of a flexed limb   extension  
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bending a limb   flexion  
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movement toward the midline of the body   adduction  
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movement away from the midline of the body   abduction  
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circular movement around a central point   rotation  
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