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Medical Term: Unit 5
Musculoskeletal System: Pathology
Question | Answer |
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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 |