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SSystem
Skeletal System Disease & Disorder Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ankylosing spondylitis | inflammation of one or more vertebrae characterized by joint stiffness or immobility; rheumatoid arthritis of the spine |
| ankylosis | immobility of a joint |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| arthrochondritis | inflammation of an articular cartilage |
| Baker's cyst | accumulation of synovial fluid in the knee joint |
| bunion | inflammation and enlargement of the bursa of the joint of the great (big)toe; also known as hallux valgus |
| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa |
| chondromalacia | softening of the cartilage |
| crepitation | crackling or clicking sound present |
| dislocation | temporary displacement of a bone from its joint |
| fracture | sudden breaking of a bone; broken bone |
| fracture, closed | break in bone without interrupting the skin; simple or complete fracture |
| fracture, Colles' | fracture of the distal end of the radius, just above the wrist |
| fracture, comminuted | fracture in which the bone is broken or splintered into pieces |
| fracture, greenstick | fracture in which the bone is partially bent and partially broken; incomplete fracture |
| fracture, impacted | fracture in which the bone is broken and wedged into the interior of another bone |
| fracture, open | fracture in which the bone is broken and bone fragments protrude through the skin; compound fracture |
| gout | acute arthritis characterized by inflammation of the first joint of the great toe |
| herniated disk | rupture of the intervertebral disk, which protrudes between the vertebra and puts pressure on the spinal nerve root; commonly called a slipped disk |
| kyphosis | outward curvature of the upper sections of the spinal column; humpback |
| lordosis | forward curvature of the lower sections, usually the lumbar sections of the spinal column; swayback |
| myeloma | tumor originating from the bone marrow |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage |
| osteofibroma | tumor of bony and fibrous tissue |
| osteomalacia | softening of the bone |
| osteoporosis | decreased bone density or loss of bone mass |
| osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of bone |
| rheumatoid arthritis | chronic, systemic inflammatory disease of the joints, especially the joints of the hands and feet |
| scoliosis | abnormal lateral curvature of the spine |
| spondylitis | inflammation of one or more vertebrae |
| spur | bony growth arising from the surface of the bone |
| subluxation | incomplete dislocation of a bone from its joint |
| talipes | congenital deformity characterized by an abnormal alignment of the bones of the feet; commonly called clubfoot |
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