Word Building Skeletal System Flashcards

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ossification

A

process of cartilage turning into bone

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hemarthorosis

A

blood within a joint

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3
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sprain

A

when a ligament is wrenched or torn

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4
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dislocation (luxation)

A

total displacement of a bone from its joint

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subluxation

A

partial displacement of a bone from its joint

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orthotic

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mechanical appliance (brace or splint) to control, correct, or compensate for impaired limb function

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7
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prosthesis

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substitute for a diseased or missing body part

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8
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chondroplasty

A

surgical repair of damaged cartilage

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9
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abnormal hardening of bone

A

osteosclerosis

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10
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surgical remove of a rib or ribs

A

costectomy

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11
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any disease of cartilage

A

chondropathy

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12
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inflammation of more than one joint

A

polyarthritis

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13
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any disease of the bones and joints

A

osteoarthropathy

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14
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a substitute for a diseased or missing body part

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prosthesis

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