Medical Terminology #8
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TruePorcelainDoll on June 16, 2011
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| Phantom Limb |  Illusion, following amputation of a limb that the limb still exists. The sensation that pain exists in the removed part is known as phantom limb pain. |
| Prosthesis | Replacement of a missing part by an artificial substitute, such as an artificial extremity. |
| Rickets, rachitis | Form of osteomalacia ion children, caused by vitamin D deficiency. |
| Sequestrum | Fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue. |
| Spondylolisthesis | Any forward slipping (subluxation) of a vertebra over the one below it. |
| Spondylosis | Degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues. |
| Sprain | Tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate, or complete. A complete tear of a major ligament is especially painful and disabling. |
| Strain | excessive stretching of tissue composing the tendon or muscle, with no serious damage. |
| Subluxation | Partial or imcomplete dislocation. |
| Talipes | Any number of foot deformities, expecially those occuring congenitally; clubfoot. |
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