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med terms 1/12/26
Medical terms- single sheet
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ankylosing Spondylitis | a form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the jts. between the vertebrae |
| Fibrous Dysplasia | bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it w/ fibrous tissue |
| Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | autoimmune disorder that affects children ages 16 years or less q/ symptoms like stiffness, pain, fever, swelling... |
| Osteonecrosis | death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply |
| Osteoclasis | surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity |
| Osteoporotic Hip fx | caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis and can occur spontaneously or from a fall |
| Paget's Disease | unknown bone disease where there is excessive breakdown of bone tissue and abnormal bone formation |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | chronic autoimmune disorder in which the joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked |
| Rickets | deficiency disease in children, defective bone growth from a vitamin D deficiency sometimes due to insufficient sun exposure |