Acquiring Medical Language
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| ankylosing spondylitis | a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae
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| chondro-osteodystrophy | poor development of bones and cartilage
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| craniosynostosis | the premature fusing of the skull bones
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| dactylitis | finger inflammation
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| hypertrophic spondylitis | overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing inflammation
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| osteitis | bone inflammation
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| osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor
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| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage
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| osteochondroma | a tumor made up of bone and cartilage
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| osteogenesis imperfecta | a disease in whoch the bones do not develop correctly
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| osteomalacia | softening of the bone
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| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
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| osteopathy | bone disease
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| osteopenia | reduction on bone volume
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| osteoporosis | loss of bone density
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| osteosarcoma | cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells
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| spinal stenosis | abnormal narrowing of the spine
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| spondyloarthropathy | joint disease of the vertebrae
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| spondylolisthesis | the slipping or dislocation of a vertebra
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| spondylolysis | loss of vertebra structure
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| spondylosis | vertebra condition
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| arthritis | joint inflammation
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| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joints; symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever
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| septic arthritis | inflammation of the joint caused by infection
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| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight
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| arthrocele | hernia of a joint
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| arthrodysplasia | abnormal joint development
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| arthropathy | joint disease
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| arthrosclerosis | hardening of the joint
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| bursitis | inflammation of the bursa
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| bursopathy | disease of the bursa
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| subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint
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| achondroplasia | a defect in the formation of cartilage
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| chondroma | a tumor-like growth of cartilage tissue
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| chondromalacia | abnormal softening of the cartilage
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| costochondritis | inflammation of the cartilage of the rib
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| fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia
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| muscular dystrophy | disorder characterized by poor muscle development
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| myoclonus | violent muscle contraction
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| myopathy | muscle disease
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| myasthenia | muscle weakness
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| myofascitis | inflammation of muscle and fascia
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| myoma | a muscle tumor
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| myosarcoma | a cancerous muscle tumor
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| myositis | muscle inflammation
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| necrotizing fasciitis | inflammation of the fascia causing the death of tissue
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| polymyositis | inflammation of multiple muscles
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| tardive dyskinesia | condition characterized by the loss of muscle control
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| tendinitis/tendonitis | tendon inflammation
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