unit 5 pathology Flashcards
achondroplasia
cartilage formation defect
a cause of dwarfism
ankylosis
bent, crooked, or stiff joint; abnormal fusion of the bone
arthritis
inflammation of the joint
arthrodysplasia
abnormal joint development
atrophy
decrease in size, wasting away
crepitus
crepitation
grating or crackling sound
genu valgum
knock-kneed
genu varum
bowlegged
graphospasm
writers cramp
hypertrophy
excess growth; abnormally large
kyphosis
hump back
lordosis
sway back
muscular dystrophy
group of disease causing progressive muscle degeneration
myoclonus
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
myosarcoma
muscle cancer
osteogenesis imperfecta
brittle bone disease
osteoporosis
loss of bone density, causes weak and brittle bones
osteosarcoma
bone cancer
rheumatoid arthritis
chronic joint inflammation
scoliosis
crooked back
septic arthritis
infection of the joint
subluxation
partial dislocation