Diseases and Conditions

Question 1

Ankylosis

Answer 1

stiffening and immobility of a joint as a result of disease, trauma, surgery, or abnormal bone fusion

Question 2

Bunion

Answer 2

Deformity characterized by lateral deviation of the great toe as it turns in toward the second toe , which may cause the tissues surrounding the joint to become swollen and tender

Question 3

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer 3

painful condition resulting from compression of the median nerve within the carpal tunnel

Question 4

Claudication

Answer 4

lameness, limping

Question 5

contracture

Answer 5

fibrosis of connective tissue in the skin, fascia, muscle, or joint capsule that prevents normal mobility of the related tissue or joint

Question 6

crepitation

Answer 6

dry, grating sound or sensation caused by bone ends rubbing together, indicating a fracture or joint destruction

Question 7

exacerbation

Answer 7

increase in severity of a disease or any of its symptoms; also called flare

Question 8

ganglion cyst

Answer 8

fluid-filled tumor that most commonly develops along the tendons or joint of the wrists or hands,but may also appear in the feet

Question 9

hemarthrosis

Answer 9

effusion of blood into a joint cavity

Question 10

Herniated disk

Answer 10

rupture of a vertebral disk’s center through its outer edge and back toward the spinal canal with pressure on the adjacent spinal nerve that results in pain numbness, or weakness in one or both legs

Question 11

Hypotonia

Answer 11

loss of muscular tone or a diminished resistance to passive stretching

Question 12

Multiple myeloma

Answer 12

malignant tumor of plasma cells in the marrow

Question 13

Phantom limb

Answer 13

perceived sensation, following amputation of a limb, that the limb still exists

Question 14

Rickets

Answer 14

form of osteomalacia in children caused by vitamin D deficiency; also called rachitis

Question 15

sequestrum

Answer 15

fragment of necrosed bone that has become separated from surrounding tissue

Question 16

Spondylolisthesis

Answer 16

any slipping of a vertebra from its normal position in relationship to the one beneath it

Question 17

Spondylosis

Answer 17

degeneration of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar vertebrae and related tissues

Question 18

Sprain

Answer 18

tearing of ligament tissue that may be slight, moderate or complete

Question 19

strain

Answer 19

muscular trauma caused by violent contraction or an excessive forcible stretch

Question 20

subluxation

Answer 20

partial or incomplete dislocation

Question 21

talipes equinovarus

Answer 21

congenital deformity of one or both feet in which the foot is pulled downward and laterally to the side; also called clubfoot