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Ch. 10 Study guide
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Term | Definition |
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Osteoporosis | Causes bones to become weak and brittle |
talipes equinovarus | Clubfoot, range of anomalies of the ankle or foot present |
crepitation | grating or crackling sound or sensation |
myasthenia gravis | chronic autoimmune, neuromuscular disease |
arthroplasty | a surgical procedure to restore the function of a joint |
arthroscopy | procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems |
scoliosis | a sideways curvature of the spine that most often is diagnosed in addescents |
gout | Common form of inflammatory arthritis that is very painful. |
Pagets disease | A disease that disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tisse |
Sequenstrectomy | the removal of dead sqicules or portions especially of bone |
Osteomalacia | Softening of the bones |
Osteolysis | the process of progressive destruction of periprosthetic bony tissue |
Myel/o | bone marrow or of the spinal cord |
Lamin/o | Lamina |
Chondr/o | cartilage |
-esthia | feeling |
-cyesis | the state or condition of being pregnant |
-asthenia | abnormal physical weakness or lack of energy |
-ectasia | the expansion of a hollow or tubular organ |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
Fx | Fracture |
B/P | Blood Pressure |
THR | Total Hip Replacement |