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Medical Term: Unit 5
Musculoskeletal System: Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| achondroplasia | cartilage formation defect, a cause of dwarfism |
| ankylosis | bent, crooked, or stiff joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of joint(s) |
| atrophy | decrease in size, wasting away |
| crepitus, crepitation | grating or crackling sound; Latin crepare “crackle” |
| fracture | broken bone |
| genu valgum | knock-kneed |
| genu varum | bowlegged |
| graphospasm | writer’s cramp |
| hypertrophy | excess growth, abnormally large |
| kyphosis | hump back; abnormal forward curvature of upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of lower spine |
| myosarcoma | muscle cancer |
| osteoarthritis | progressive loss of articular cartilage, overgrowth of adjacent bone, joint deformity, joint pain |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | brittle bone disease |
| osteosarcoma | bone cancer |
| rheumatoid arthritis | chronic autoimmune arthritis, 2° to rheumatic fever |
| scoliosis | crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of spine |
| sprain | injury to ligament |
| strain | injury to muscle and/or tendon |
| subluxation | partial dislocation |