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Ch. 10 Study guide
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteoporosis | Causes bones to become weak and brittle |
| talipes equinovarus | Clubfoot, range of anomalies of the ankle or foot present |
| crepitation | grating or crackling sound or sensation |
| myasthenia gravis | chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease |
| arthroplasty | a surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint |
| arthroscopy | procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems |
| scoliosis | a sideways curvature of the spine that most often is diagnosed in addescents |
| gout | Common form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful. |
| Pagets disease | A disease that disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tisse |
| Sequenstrectomy | the removal of dead sqicules or portions especially of bone |
| Osteomalacia | Softening of the bones |
| Osteolysis | the process of progressive destruction of periprosthetic bony tissue |
| Myel/o | bone marrow or of the spinal cord |
| Lamin/o | Lamina |
| Chondr/o | cartilage |
| -esthia | feeling |
| -cyesis | the state or condition of being pregnant |
| -asthenia | abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy |
| -ectasia | the expansion of a hollow or tubular organ |
| RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
| Fx | Fracture |
| B/P | Blood Pressure |
| THR | Total Hip Replacement |