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Med Terms 1101 > 5- Pathology and Diagnosis/Treatment > Flashcards

5- Pathology and Diagnosis/Treatment Flashcards

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achondroplasia

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cartilage formation defect, a cause of dwarfism

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ankylosis

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bent, crooked, or stiff joint; abnormal fusion of the bone

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arthritis

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inflammation of joint(s)

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arthrodysplasia

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abnormal joint development

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atrophy

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decrease in size, wasting away

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crepitus, crepitation

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grating or crackling sound; Latin crepare “crackle”

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genu valgum

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knock-knee; Latin genu + valgus “knee, bow-legged”

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genu varum

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bowlegged; Latin genu + varus “knee, separate”

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graphospasm

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writer’s cramp

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hypertrophy

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excess growth, abnormally large

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kyphosis

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hump back; abnormal forward curvature of upper spine

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lordosis

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sway back; abnormal forward curvature of lower spine

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muscular dystrophy

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group of diseases causing progressive muscle degeneration

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myoclonus

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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myosarcoma

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muscle cancer

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osteogenesis imperfecta

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brittle bone disease

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osteoporosis

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loss of bone density, causes weak, brittle bones

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osteosarcoma

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bone cancer

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rheumatoid arthritits

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chronic joint inflammation, an autoimmune disease

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scoliosis

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crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of spine

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septic arthritis

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infection of the joint

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subluxation

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partial dislocation

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analgesic

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pain relieving drug

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anti-arthritic

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joint inflammation opposing drug

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anti-inflammatory

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inflammation opposing drug

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antipyretic

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fever reducing drug

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arthroscopy

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procedure of looking into a joint using a special camer

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closed reducation

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reduce fracture without surgery

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computed tomography

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computer-aided x-ray imaging procedure

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electromyogram

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measure of electrical activity of a muscle

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external fixation

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stabilize fracture from outside body (external rods and pins)

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internal fixation

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stabilize fracture from inside body (screws, pins, plates)

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open reduction

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reduce a fracture surgically

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magnetic resonance imaging

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non x-ray computerized imaging, good for soft tissue

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open fracture

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fracture with associated open wound near the site of injury

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orthotic

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brace, shoe insert

Med Terms 1101 (41 decks)

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