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Chapter 3: Med Term
9 Conditions of the Skeletal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ankylosing Spondylitis | A form of rheumatoid arthritis that primarily causes inflammation of the jt. b/w the vertebrae |
| Fibrous Dysplasia | a bone disorder of unknown cause that destroys normal bone structure and replaces it w/ fibrous (scarlike) tissue |
| Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis | an autoimmune disorder that affects children 16 or less w/ symptoms: stiffness, pain, jt. swelling, skin rash, fever, decrease growth, fatigue |
| Osteonecrosis | death of bone tissue due to insufficient blood supply |
| Oseoclasis | surgical fx of a bone to correct a deformity |
| Osteoporotic Hip Fx | (broken hip), usually caused by weakening of the bones due to osteoporosis. MOI: Spontaneous or result of falling |
| Paget's Disease | (osteitis deformans) unknown cause, characterized by excessive breakdown of bone tissue, following by abnormal bone formation |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | (RA) chronic autoimmune disorder which joints and some organs of other body systems are attacked |
| Rickets | (infantile osteomalacia) defective bone growth, results from a vitamin D deficiency that is sometimes due to insufficient exposure to sunlight |