A&P CH7 Skeletal System Clinical Terms
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| acromegaly | abnormal enlargement of facial features, hands, and feet in adults as a result of overproduction of growth hormone
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| 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
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| arthralgia | pain in a joint
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| arthrocentesis | puncture of and removal of fluid from a joint cavity
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| arthrodesis | surgery to fuse the bones at a joint
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| arthroplasty | surgery to make a joint more movable
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| Colles fracture | fracture at the distal end of the radius that displaces the smaller fragment posteriorly
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| epiphysiolysis | separation or loosening of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a bone
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| hemarthrosis | blood in a joint cavity
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| laminectomy | surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc
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| lumbago | dull ache in the lumbar region of the back
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| orthopedics | medical speciality that prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases and abnormalities of the skeletal and muscular systems
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| ostealgia | pain in a bone
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| ostectomy | surgical removal of a bone
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| osteitis | inflammation of bone tissue
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| osteochondritis | inflammation of bone and cartilage tissues
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| osteogenesis | bone development
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| osteogenesis imperfecta | inherited condition of deformed and abnormally brittle bones
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| osteoma | tumor composed of bone tissue
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| osteomalacia | softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism, usually caused by vitamin D deficiency
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| osteomyelitis | bone inflammation caused by the body’s reaction to bacterial or fungal infection
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| 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
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| osteopathology | study of bone diseases
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| osteotomy | cutting a bone
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| synovectomy | surgical removal of the synovial membrane of a joint
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