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AP Dean Clinical 1

Terms in this set (21)

An abnormal stiffness of a joint or fusion of bones at a joint
Ankylosis
Pain in a joint
Arthralgia
Inflammation of a joint
Arthritis
Puncture and removal of fluid from a joint cavity
Arthrocentesis
X-ray film of a joint after an injection of radio-opaque fluid into the joint cavity
Arthrogram
Any joint disease
Arthropathy
Examination of the interior of a joint using an arthroscope
Arthroscopy
Surgical incision into a joint
Arthrotomy
Metabolic disease in which excessive uric acid in the blood is deposited in joints
Gout
Surgical removal of the posterior (dorsal) arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve the symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disk
Laminectomy
A dull ache in the lumbar region of the back
Lumbago
dislocation of a joint
Luxation
The science of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and abnormalities involving the skeletal and muscular systems
Orthopedics
Pain in a bone
Ostalgia
The development of bone
Osteogenesis
A benign neoplasm of bone
Osteoma
A softening of adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorous metabolism, usually caused by a deficiency of Vitamin D
Osteomalacia
Inflammation of bone
Osteomyelitis
Decrease in bone mass due to a reduction in the rate of bone tissue formation
Osteopenia
Condition in which the mineral content of bone tissue is decreased
Osteoporosis
Partial dislocation of a joint
Subluxation
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