14- DISEASE&DISORDER
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KevinEric Plus on November 23, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ankylosis | abnormal condition of stiffness |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| chondromalacia | softening of cartilage |
| cranioschisis | fissure of the skull |
| diskitis | inflammation of an intervertebral disk |
| fibromyalgia | pain in the fibrous tissues and muscle |
| kyphosis | abnormal condition of a hump |
| lordosis | abnormal condition of bending forward |
| maxillitis | inflammation of the maxilla |
| meniscitis | inflammation of meniscus |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myeloma | tumor of the bone marrow |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| osteoarthritis | inflammation of the bone and joint |
| osteochondritis | inflammation of the bone and cartilage |
| osteomalacia | softening of bone |
| osteofibroma | tumor of the bone and fibrous tissue |
| osteomyelitis | inflammation of the bone and bone marrow |
| osteopenia | abnormal reduction of bone mass |
| osteopetrosis | abnormal condition of stonelike bones |
| osteosarcoma | malignant tumor of the bone |
| polymyositis | inflammation of many muscles |
| rachischisis | fissure of the vertebral column |
| rhabdomyolysis | dissolution of striated muscle |
| scoliosis | abnormal curve |
| spondylarthritis | inflammation of the vertebral joints |
| spondylosis | abnormal condition of the vertebral |
| synoviosarcoma | malignant tumor of the synovial membrane |
| tendinitis | inflammation of a tendon |
| tenosynovitis | inflammation of the tendon and synovial membrane |
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