bone disorders
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 achondroplasia | w/o cartilage formation; only effect the long bones (makes it shorter); occur at the epiphyseal plates; dwarfism |
| acromegaly | high am't of growth hormone; (adult) hypersecretion of GH; after epiphyesal plates have closed |
| ankylosis | stiff, stuck; joint |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint or joints |
| bunions | a painful swelling of the bursa of the first joint of the big toe |
| bursitis | inflammation of a bursa |
| carpal tunnel syndrome | a disorder caused by compression of a nerve in the carpal tunnel (where the nerve passes through the wrist) |
| chondrosarcoma | malignant tumor of cartilage |
| cleft palate | the failure of the palate to close during the early development of the fetus;maxillary and the palatine |
| gigantism | excessive growth; (childhood) |
| gout | Inflammation of joints due to the deposit of sodium urate crystals;uric acid |
| hip dysplasia | dislocation of the hips |
| hypercalcemia | high levels of calcium in the blood |
| hypocalcemia | low level of calcium in the blood |
| kyphosis | an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column (huchback); thoracic vertebrae |
| lordosis | an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column ("swayback" lumbar curve |
| osteoarthritis | articular cartiage is worn-off; genetics |
| osteochondroma | bone tumor; most common |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | Brittle bone disease; not correct collegen; genetics |
| osteomalacia | Softening of bone; (adult) darker skin no vitamin D. |
| osteoporosis | loss of bone density; porous |
| osteosarcoma | bone cancer |
| paget's disease | chronic condition of bone; disorder in the process of remodeling bone; skin and muscle tissue; lumpy irregual bone tissue |
| pituitary dwarfism | Caused by lack of growth hormone. usually due to the malfunction of the pituitary gland.; short proportional; opp of giant. |
| rheumatoid arthritis | a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; most severe; not very common |
| rickets | vitamin d deficiency in children; softening of the bone; effect the shape of the skeleton |
| scoliosis | an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column; thoracic, lumbar (general) |
| spina bifida | a congenital defect that occurs during early pregnancy when the spinal canal fails to close completely around the spinal cord to protect it; spinal cord not protected by the vertebrae |
| sprains | injuries to the ligaments around a joint |
| osteomyelitis | bacterial infection of the bone |
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