 | Term | Definition |
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Ewing sarcoma |
malignant bone tumor (two words) |
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exostosis |
bony growth arising from the surface of bone |
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fracture |
traumatic breaking of a bone |
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bunion |
swelling of the metatarsophalangeal joint near the base of the big toe |
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closed fracture |
bone is broken but there is no open wound in the skin (two words) |
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open fracture |
means that the bone in broken and a fragment of the bone protrudes through an open wound in the skin (two words) |
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pathologic fracture |
fracture that is caused by disease of the bone such as a tumor or infection (two words) |
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crepitus |
the crackling sound produced when ends of the bones rub each other or rub against roughened cartilage |
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Colles fracture |
occurs near the wrist joint at the lower end of the radius (two words) |
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comminuted fracture |
bone is splintered or crushed into several pieces (two words) |
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compression fracture |
bone is compressed; often occurs in vertebrae (two words) |
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impacted fracture |
one fragment bone is driven firmly into the other (two words) |
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osteogenic sarcoma |
malignant tumor arising from bone (two words) |
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osteomalacia |
softening of bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone |
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osteomyelitis |
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection |
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osteoporosis |
decrease in bone density; thinning and weakening of bone |
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talipes |
congenital abnormality of the hind foot (involving the talus) |
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ankylosing spondylitis |
chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine (two words) |
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gouty arthritis |
inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body (two words) |
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osteoarthritis |
progressive, degenerative joint disease characterized by loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of bone at articular surfaces |
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rheumatoid arthritis |
chronic disease in which joints become inflamed and painful (two words) |
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bunion |
abnormal swelling of the medial aspect of the joint between the big toe and the first metatarsal bone |
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carpal tunnel syndrome |
compression of the median nerve as it passes between the ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist (three words) |
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dislocation |
displacement of a bone from its joint |
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subluxation |
partial or incomplete dislocation |
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ganglion |
a fluid-filled cyst arising from the joint capsule or a tendon in the wrist |
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Lyme disease |
a recurrent disorder marked by severe arthritis, myalgia, malaise, and neurologic and cardiac symptoms (two words) |
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sprain |
trauma to a joint with pain, swelling, and injury to ligaments |
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systemic lupus erythematosus |
chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease involving joints, skin, kidneys, nervous system, heart, and lungs (three words) |
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muscular dystrophy |
inherited diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of muscle fibers without involvement of the nervous system (two words) |
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polymyositis |
chronic inflammatory myopathy |
