stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve w/in the carpal tunnel (carpal:wrist)

fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

dry, grating sound or sensation caused by a bone ends rubbing together indicating a fracture of joint destructure

use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contraction

increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms.

tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist.

effusion of blood into a joint cavity

loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching

Primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow

bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord also called bone spur.

perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists.

Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extrimity.

form of osteomalacia in children caused by vita. D deficiency; also called rachitis.

fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

any slipping (subluxation) of a vertebra from its normal positon in relationship to the one beneath

degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete

to exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular.

partial or incomplete dislocation

congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally to the side also called clubfoot.

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chapter 10 vocab

diagnostic, symptomatic and related terms

Term	Definition
Anklyosis	stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)	painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve w/in the carpal tunnel (carpal:wrist)
Claudication	lameness, limping
contracture	fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint
crepitation	dry, grating sound or sensation caused by a bone ends rubbing together indicating a fracture of joint destructure
electromyography	use of electrical stimulation to record the strength of muscle contraction
exacerbation	increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms.
gaglion cyst	tumor of tendon sheath or joint capsule, commonly found in the wrist.
hemarthrosis	effusion of blood into a joint cavity
Hypotomia	loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching
multiple myeloma	Primary malignant tumor that infiltrates the bone and red bone marrow
osteophyte	bony outgrowth that occasionally develops on the vertebra and may exert pressure on the spinal cord also called bone spur.
phantom limb	perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists.
prosthesis	Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extrimity.
rickets	form of osteomalacia in children caused by vita. D deficiency; also called rachitis.
sequestrum	fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue
spondylolisthesis	any slipping (subluxation) of a vertebra from its normal positon in relationship to the one beneath
spondylosis	degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues
sprain	tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete
strain	to exert physical force in a manner that may result in injury, usually muscular.
subluxation	partial or incomplete dislocation
talipes equinovarus	congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally to the side also called clubfoot.

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