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Yellow Module- Skeletal System

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Term
Definition
acetabulum   cup-like depression in hip bone which holds the head of the femur  
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acoustogram   a record of sounds made by the motion of a joint  
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ankylosis   stiffening or fusion of a joint  
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appendicular skeleton   bones of the extremeties, pelvic girdle, & shoulder girdles  
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arthralgia   pain in a joint  
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arthrocentesis   surgical puncture of a joint  
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arthroclasia   artificial breaking of an ankylosed joint to provide movement  
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arthroplasty   surgical repair of a joint  
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arthroscopy   visualization of the interior of a joint  
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articulation   joint  
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axial skeleton   bones of the skull, thorax, & vertebral column  
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calcaneitis   inflammation of the heel bone  
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chondritis   inflammation of the cartilage  
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claudication   limping  
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condyle   rounded elevation on a bone surface  
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costectomy   surgical removal of the ribs  
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crepitation   grating sound that is heard when ends of a broken bone move together  
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fossa   a depression in the bone surface  
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genu valgus   knock-knee  
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genu varus   bowleg  
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greenstick fracture   a partial fracture, in which only one side of the bone is broken  
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hemarthrosis   blood in a joint  
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infrasternal   below the sternum  
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ischialgia   pain in the ischium  
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kyphosis   forward curvature of the thoracic spine; humpback, hunchback  
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laminectomy   excision of the vertebrae  
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lordosis   forward curvature of the lumbar spine; swayback  
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lumbago   lower back pain  
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luxation   dislocation or displacement of a bone from the joint  
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malleolus   forms the bony prominence of the ankle joint  
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manubrium   upper portion of the sternum  
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myelocele   herniation of the spinal cord  
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olecrenon process   forms the bony prominence of the elbow  
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osteoarthritis   inflammation of joints  
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osteoblast   embryonic bone cell  
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osteoclasis   surgical fracture of bone to correct deformities  
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osteolysis   destruction of bone tissue  
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osteomalacia   softening of bone  
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osteomyelitis   inflammation of a bone & bone-forming tissues  
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osteonecrosis   destruction & death of bone tissue  
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osteoporosis   disorder which causes bones to become brittle & easily fractured  
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osteorrhaphy   suturing or wiring of bones  
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osteosclerosis   hardening of bone tissue  
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Paget's Disease   extensive bone destruction followed by abnormal bone repair  
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periostitis   inflammation of the periosteum  
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popliteal   posterior surface of the knee  
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rachialgia   pain in the spine  
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rachicentesis   surgical puncture into the spinal column  
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scapulothoracic   pertaining to the scapula & chest  
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scoliosis   lateral curvature of the spine  
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sesamoid bone   bones which do not articulate with other bones  
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spiral fracture   fracture where the bone has been twisted apart  
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spondylitis   inflammation of the spinal vertebrae  
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spondylolisthesis   forward movement of one of the lower vertebrae on the vertebrae below it  
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syndactylism   fusion of two or more fingers or toes  
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synovial fluid   lubricating substance found in the joints  
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traction   pulling force exerted on a limb to return a joint to normal alignment  
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tubercle   small rounded elevation on a bone  
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calcaneodynia   pain in the heel bone  
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spondyloarthropathy   disease of the joints of the spine  
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