Term | Definition |
acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of facial features, hands, and feet in adults as a result of overproduction of growth hormone |
ankylosis | abnormal stiffness of a joint or fusion of bones at a joint, often due to damage to the joint membranes from chronic rheumatoid arthritis |
arthralgia | pain in a joint |
arthrocentesis | puncture of and removal of fluid from a joint cavity |
arthrodesis | surgery to fuse the bones at a joint |
arthroplasty | surgery to make a joint more movable |
Colles fracture | fracture at the distal end of the radius that displaces the smaller fragment posteriorly |
epiphysiolysis | separation or loosening of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone |
hemarthrosis | blood in a joint cavity |
laminectomy | surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc |
lumbago | dull ache in the lumbar region of the back |
orthopedics | medical speciality that prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases and abnormalities of the skeletal and muscular systems |
ostealgia | pain in a bone |
ostectomy | surgical removal of a bone |
osteitis | inflammation of bone tissue |
osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage tissues |
osteogenesis | bone development |
osteogenesis imperfecta | inherited condition of deformed and abnormally brittle bones |
osteoma | tumor composed of bone tissue |
osteomalacia | softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism, usually caused by vitamin D deficiency |
osteomyelitis | bone inflammation caused by the body’s reaction to bacterial or fungal infection |
osteonecrosis | death of bone tissue; occurs most commonly in the femur head in elderly persons and may be due to obstructed arteries supplying the bone |
osteopathology | study of bone diseases |
osteotomy | cutting a bone |
synovectomy | surgical removal of the synovial membrane of a joint |