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TermDefinition
chondroplasia A defect in the formation of cartilage.
analgesic A drug that relieves pain.
ankylosing spondylitis A stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae
ankylosis Joint stiffness
antiarthritic A drug that opposes joint inflammation.
anti- inflammatory A drug that opposes inflammation
antipyretic A drug that opposes fever
arthrodysplasia Abnormal joint development
arthralgia Joint pain
arthritis Joint inflammation
arthrocentesis Hernia of a joint
arthrocentesis The therapeutic breaking of a joint to allow for increased mobility
arthrodesis The surgical fixation of a joint
arthrodynia Joint pain
arthrectomy Removal of a joint
arthrogram Visual record of a joint
arthrography Procedure used to examine a joint
arthrolysis Loosening a stiff joint
arthroplasty Joint disease
arthroplasty Reconstruction of a joint
arthrosclerosis Hardening of the joints
arthroscope Instrument for looking into a joint
arthroscopy Procedure of looking into a joint
arthrotomy Incision into a joint
atrophy Underdevelopment , decrease, or loss of muscle tissue
bradykinesia Slow movement
bursectomy Removal of a bursa
bursitis Inflammation of the bursa
bursolith A stone in a bursa
bursopathy Disease of the bursa
bursotomy Incision into a bursa
carpectomy Removal of all or part of the wrist
carpitis Wrist inflammation
cervicodynia Neck pain
chondrectomy Removal of cartilage
chondroma A tumorlike growth of a cartilage tissue
chondromalacia Abnormal softening of the cartilage
chrondro- osteodystrophy Poor development of bones and cartliage
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