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| softening of the bone, with inadequate amounts of mineral (calcium) in the bone |
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| what osteomalacia is known as in childhood diseases |
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| inflammation of the bone and bone marrow secondary to infection |
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| decrease in bone density (mass)--thinning and weakening of bone |
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| congenital abnormality of the hindfoot (involving the talus) |
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| surrounds bones of synovial joint and composed of fibrous tissue |
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| thickened fibrous bands of connective tissue that connects one bone to another |
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| lies under the joint capsule and lines the synovial cavity between the bones |
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| filled with a special lubricating fluid produced by the synovial membrane |
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| contains water and nutrients that nourish and lubricate the joints |
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| what is the plural of bursa |
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| closed sacs of synovial fluid lined with a synovial membrane and are located near but not withing the joint |
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| connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
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| What is the singular of menisci? |
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| crescent-shaped piece of cartilage that acts as a protective cushion in a synovial joint |
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| anterior cruciate ligament |
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| smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a joint |
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| sac of fluid near a joint, promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another |
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| connective tissue binding bones to other bones--supports, strengthens, and stabilizes joint |
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| immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull |
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| space between bones at a synovial joint--contains synovial fluid produced by the synoival membrane |
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| viscous fluid within the synovial cavity |
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| The prefix syn- in synovial means _________ |
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| combined form meaning egg |
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| tissue lining the synovial cavity and produces synovial fluid |
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