| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Atherosclerosis | common form of arteriosclerosis-cholesterol lipid, calcium deposits in the walls of the arteries |
| High Blood Pressure | hypertension |
| Myocardial Infarction | loss of living heart muscle as a result of coronary occlusion |
| High Cholesterol | elevated level of cholesterol. increases risk of coronary heart disease. can cause deposits on walls of blood vessels |
| Stroke | sudden loss of neurological function caused by vascular injury to the brain |
| Arteriosclerosis | general term describing any hardening and loss of elasticity of medium or large arteries |
| Fractures | greenstick - spiral - comminuted - transverse - compound - vertebral compression |
| Scoliosis | a lateral curvature of the spine |
| Disc Herniation | rupture of the soft tissue that separates two vertebral bones into the spinal canal |
| Osteoporosis | loss of bone mass that occurs throughout the skeleton. predisposes people to fractures |
| Osteoarthritis | a type of arthritis marked by progressive cartilage deterioration in synovial joints and vertebrae |
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