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| epiphysis / epiphyseal line |
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| end part of a long bone, growth plate area, section of cartilage tissue |
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| fusion of the epiphysis and the epiphyseal plate |
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| tough fibrous cartilage seperating bones |
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| outermost bone surface, except on the epiphyses |
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| channels through which blood vessels move through areas of compact bone |
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| spongy bone, usuall filled with marrow |
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| innermost cavity of the bone, contains yellow marrow |
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| lines the medullary cavity within compact bone |
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| maxillary bone, upper jaw |
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| mandibular bone, lower jaw |
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| posterior vertebral arch, from which several processes extend |
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| thorac/o, dors/o vertebrae |
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| congenital disorder characterized by weakness and degenerationof muscle fibers, causes lordosis |
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| chronic disease characterized by muscle weakness, though to be caused by a defect in transmission of impulses from nerves to muscle cells |
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| chronic inflammatory myopathy, believed to be an immune disorder, symmetrical muscle weakness with pain, rash over face, eyes, and limbs |
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| dissolution of striated muscle from trauma, extreme exertion, or drug toxicity |
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| abnormal loss of bone density |
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| abnormal reduction of bone mass that is caused by inadequate replacement of bone lost through noraml processes |
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| abnormal condition of stone-like bones that is caused by increased formation of bone |
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| abnormal death of bone tissue |
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| osteocarcinoma, and osteosarcoma |
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| tumor of bone and fibrous tissue |
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| neoplasm composed of cells normally found in bone marrow (myel/o) |
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| malignant neoplasm arising in the synovial membrane of the joins and in the synovial cells of bursae and tendons |
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| carpal tunnel syndrome CTS |
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| median nerve is squeezed or constricted by a wrist ligament and the bones and tendons of the wrist |
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| systemic lupus erythematosus |
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| collagen in connective tissue throughout body becomes inflamed, affecting tendons, ligaments, bones, and cartilage all over the body |
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| autoimmune reaction against the joint tissues, especially the synovial membrane, membranes thicken and damge the articular cartilage, making movement difficult and painful |
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| defect in metabolism of uric acid, crystalization into sodium urate, and depostited in joints and other tissues |
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| non inflammatory form of arthritis, characterized by degeneration of articular cartilage, wear and tear |
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| abnormal prominence or enlargement of the joint at the base of the great toe, caused by poorly fitting shoes |
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| stiffening of the vertebral joints |
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| chronic inflammatory disease that causes fusion of the spine |
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| condition that results from the partial forward dislocation of one vertebra over the one beneath it. |
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| abnormal condition of the narrowing of the lumbar spinal canal with attendant pain. |
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| congenital fissure of teh vertebral column |
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| slipped disk, ruptured disk |
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| when intervertebral disk presses agains the spinal cord |
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| specialist in orthopedics, study and treatmen of abnormalities of the muculoskelatal system |
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| system of therapy based on the theory that the body is able to create its own defenses against disease as long as it is in normal structural relationnship and has adequate nutrition |
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| specialist in system of treatment based on the theory that the condition of the nervous system determines one's general state of health |
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| specialist in rheumatology, branch of medicine concerned with inflammatory disorders of the connective tissue and related structures |
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| records the electrical activity of muscles |
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| involves taking x rays after injecting the joint with opaque contrast material |
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| process of aligning a bone for setting |
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