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1
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ankylosis

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stiff joint condition

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arthralgia

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joint pain

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crepitation, crepitus

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grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones

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exostosis

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a projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage

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hypertrophy

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increase in size of the tissue, such as muscle

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myalgia, myodynia

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muscle pain

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ostealgia, osteodynia

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bone pain

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rigor, rigidity

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stiffness; stiff muscle

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spasm

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drawing in; involuntary contraction of muscle

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spastic

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uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements

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tetany

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tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction

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comminuted fracture

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broken in many small pieces

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herniated disk

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protrusion of a degenerated or fragmented intervertebral disk, causing compression on the nerve root

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myeloma

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bone marrow tumor

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rhabdomyoma

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skeletal muscle tumor

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rhabdomyosarcoma

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malignant skeletal muscle tumor

17
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rickets

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osteomalacia in children, causes bone deformity

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kyphosis

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abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine

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lordosis

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abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back) condition

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scoliosis

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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (s-shaped curve)

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spondylolisthesis

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foward slipping of a lumbar vertebra (listhesis = slipping)

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spondylosis

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stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae caused by joint degeneration

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sprain

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injury to a ligament caused by joint trauma but without joint dislocation or fracture

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sublaxation

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partial dislocation (luxation = dislocation)

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greenstick fracture

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bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children

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