Skeletal Disorders Flashcards
abnormal enlargement of facial features, hands, and feet in adults as a result of overproduction of growth hormone
acromegaly
abnormal stiffness of a joint or fusion of bones at a joint often due to damage to the joint memebranes from chronic rheumatoid arthritis
ankylosis
pain in a joint
arthralgia
puncture of and removal of fluid from a joint cavity
arthrocentesis
surgery to fuse the bones at a joint
arthrodesis
surgery to make a joint more movable
arthoplasty
fracture at the distal end of the radius that displaces the smaller fragment positeriorly
colles fracture
separation or loosening of a bone
epiphysiolysis
blood in a joint cavity
hermarthrosis
surgical removal of the posterior arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc
laminectomy
dull ache in the lumbar region of the back
lumbago
medical specialty that prevents, diagnosis, and treats dieseases and abnormalities of the skeletal and muscular systems
orthopedics
pain in a bone
ostealgia
surgical removal of a bone
ostectomy
inflammation of bone tissue
osteitis
inflammation of bone and cartilage tissue
osteochondritis
bone development
osteogeneis
inherited condition of deformed and abnormally brittle bones
osteogenesis imperfecta
tumor composed of bone tissue
osteoma
softening of adult bones due to a disorder in calcium and phosphorus metabolism, usually caused by vitamin D deficiency
osteomalacia
bone inflammation caused by the body’s reaction to bacterial or fungal infection
osteomyelitis
death of bone tissue, most common in the femur head of the elderly due to obstruction
osteonecrosis
study of bone diseases
osteopathology
cutting a bone
osteotomy
