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| Slightly movable joints such as those found at the attachments of the ribs to the sternum |
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| Chronic progressive inflammatory joint disease characterized by stiffening and fusion of the spine and sacroiliac joints |
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| Immobility of a joint caused by disease, injury, or surgical procedure |
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| Loss of appetite resulting in weight loss |
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| Examination of the interior of a joint by insertion of an endoscope into the joint itself |
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| Occurs when ligaments or tendons are completely separated from their bone |
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| Noninflammatory disease of the heart muscle |
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| A neoplasm that arises from cartilage cells, eventually metastasizing to lungs |
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| Vascular, finger-like projections in the membrane surrounding a developing fetus |
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| Fracture where the skin is not broken at the fracture site |
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| Repair of fracture using pressure and/or traction |
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| Family of proteins that give connective tissue its strength and flexibility |
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| Fracture that shows multiple fracture lines and bone fragments |
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| Bone tissue with dense, rigid structure and composed of units called osteons |
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| Fracture where the bone is broken into two or more separate pieces |
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| Fracture that occurs when a bone is crushed or collapses into small pieces. This type of fracture is common in vertebrae, but it can also occur anywhere else. |
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| Creatine phosphokinase (CPK) |
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| Serum enzyme whose elevated levels is associated with muscular dystrophy |
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| Syndrome caused by an excessive amount of glucocorticoids such as hydrocortisone or cortisol |
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| Abnormal closed cavities in the body, lined by epithelium and containing a liquid or semisolid material |
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| Fracture that occurs in the skull when broken section is forced inward on the brain |
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| Diarthroses (synovial joints) |
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| Freely movable joints such as the knee joint, elbow, and shoulder. This type of joint is the most common type in the human body |
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| The temporary displacement of bones from their normal position in a joint |
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| Fracture in which the ends of the pieces are separated |
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| A protein found in skeletal and cardiac muscle |
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| Record of the extracellular electrical activity of skeletal muscle |
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| Diagnostic tool to monitor electrical activity of the heart |
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| A malignant neoplasm of the bone |
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| The stored form of glucose found in cells |
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| Form of arthritis that involves accumulation of uric acid or urate crystals in the synovial joints |
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| Vascular, fragile tissue that replaces damaged tissue in a trauma. Eventually collagen and fibrous tissue strengthen the replacement tissue. |
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| Bony enlargements of the distal interphalangeal joints |
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| The formation and development of blood cells |
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| Condition involving excessive production of parathyroid hormones |
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| Agents that limit or prevent an immune response |
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| Fracture where one end of the bone is forced or telescoped into the adjacent bone |
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| Fracture where the bone is only partially broken |
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| Infectious (septic) arthritis |
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| Form of arthritis caused by bacterial infection |
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| Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis |
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| Form of arthritis that affects children and young adults. it is more acute, and its systemic effects are greater, than the adult form. |
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| Abnormal curvature of the spine, referred to as hunchback |
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| Fracture that runs parallel to the long axis of the bone |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
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| A diagnostic tool for imaging tumors in which magnetic fields and radiofrequency (RF) pulses are used to affect the orientation of hydrogen atoms in the tissue. The changes in the energies of the atoms can then be evaluated and translated into an image of the target |
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| Involving the spreading of disease from one organ to another that are not in direct contact with each other |
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| Agranulocytes and large circulating phagocytotic cells that develop into macrophages when leaving the blood vessels |
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| A group of familial disorders characterized by the degeneration of skeletal muscle |
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| A protein pigment that stores oxygen in muscle fibers |
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| The death and degradation of living tissue |
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| Any new, abnormal, uncontrolled growth; cancerous tumor |
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| Junction between nerve endings and muscle fibers/cells |
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| Fracture in which the fragments remain in alignment and position |
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| Fracture where there is a break at an angle to the diaphysis of the bone |
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| Fracture in which the skin is broken and bone fragments may be angled and protrude through the skin |
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| Repair of a fracture that requires surgery to align and/or insert pins, rods, plates, or screws |
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| A chronic disorder of cartilage, bones, and some of the tissues that surround the joints, also called degenerative joint disease or "wear and tear" joint disease |
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| Cells that reabsorb old bones |
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| Disorder characterized by deficits in mineralization of new bone caused by vitamin D and phosphate deficiencies |
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| A common metablic bone disorder characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density, together with loss of bone matrix and mineralization resulting in brittle and weak bones |
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| Mitotic stem cells that give rise to the various types of bone cells |
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| A malignant neoplasm of the bone |
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| Progressive bone disease characterized by increased metabolic activity in bone and by abnormal and excessive bone remodeling involving both reabsorption and formation of new bone |
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| Layer of infiltrating granulation tissue |
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| Fracture that results from a weakness in the bone structure caused by conditions such as a tumor or osteoporosis. The break occurs spontaneously or with very little stress on the bone. |
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| Specialized connective tissue covering all bones of the body |
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| Chronic musculoskeletal disorder characterized by pain and stiffness affecting muscles, tendons, and surrounding soft tissues |
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| Fibrocartilagenous collar that holds two broken ends of bone together |
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| Autoimmune disorder resulting in a chronic systemic inflammatory disease |
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| Disorder caused by the disruption of the development and mineralization of the growth plate of the bones |
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| Abnormal curvature of the spine with lateral deviation from the normally straight vertical line of the spine |
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| Fracture with a single break in the bone in which the bone ends maintain their alignment and position |
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| Break that angles around the bone, usually caused by a twisting injury |
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| Bone tissue that is less dense and does not contain osteons; forms bone's inner structure |
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| Still's disease (first form of JRA) |
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| Systemic form of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis that results in fever, rash, lymphadenopathy (disease of the lymph nodes), hepatomegaly (enlargement of the liver), and joint involvement |
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| Fracture that results from repeated excessive stress, commonly in the tibia, femur, or second and third metatarsals |
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| Occurs when the bone is only partially displaced |
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| Completely immovable joints, such as the sutures in the skull |
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| Inflammation of the synovial joint |
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| Connective tissue that connects muscle to bone |
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| Fracture that occurs straight across the bone |
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