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Diagnostic & Pathological Terms

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Definition
EWING SARCOMA   Malignant bone tumor; tumor usually occurs at an early age.  
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FRACTURE   tramatic breaking of a bone  
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CLOSED   fracture when a bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin.  
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OPEN   fracture when a bone is broken and a fragment of the bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin  
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EXOSTOSIS   bony growth arising from the surface of a bone.  
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COMMINUTED   type of fracture where the bone is splintered or crushed into several pieces.  
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COMPRESSION   type of fracture where the bone is compressed.  
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GREENSTICK   type of fracture where the bone is partially broken; broken on one surface and bends on the other.  
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IMPACTED   type of fracture in which one fragment is driven firmly into the other.  
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REDUCTION   treatment of a fracture where the bone is restored to its normal position.  
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CAST   a solid mold of a body part that is applied to fractures to immobilize the injured bone.  
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OSTEOGENTIC SARCOMA   malignant tumor arising from bone. Overmultiplying of bone forming osteoblasts cells.  
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OSTEOMALACIA   softening of bone with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone  
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OSTEOMYELITIS   inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection  
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OSTEOPOROSIS   decrease in bone density (mass); thinning and weakening of bone.  
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KYPHOSIS   posterior curvature in the thoracic region of the spine  
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LORDOSIS   anterior curvature in the lumbar region of the spine  
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SCOLIOSIS   the spinal column is bent abnormally to the side.  
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