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09/23/2005

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Epiphysis
Definition
the distal and proximal end of the bone
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Diaphysis
Definition
the bone's shaft or body
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periosteum
Definition
a sheath of dense connective tissue that covers the bone surface where there is no articular cartilage.
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Osteoblasts
Definition
bone-building cells
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Osteocytes
Definition
mature bone cell from osteoblasts which maintain daily cellular activites of bone tissue
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Osteoclasts
Definition
cell which break down bone
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Ossification
Definition
the process by which bone forms
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Osteoarthiritis
Definition
the deteriation of articular cartilage causing bony ends to touch
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Osteosarcoma
Definition
bone cancer, tumor
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articulation
Definition
a joint where two bones contact.
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foramen
Definition
a hole in the bone through which vessels or nerves pass
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fossa
Definition
shallow depression
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Process
Definition
a part of a bone that sticks out, a projection
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tubercle
Definition
small, rounded bump on a bone
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tuberosity
Definition
large, rounded bump on a projection
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scoliosis
Definition
an abnormal sideways curving of the spine
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kyphosis
Definition
an abnormal backward curving of the spine, "hunchback"
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lordosis
Definition
abnormal foward curving of the spine
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ligament
Definition
connective tissure that ataches bone to bone
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Epiphyseal Plate
Definition
the hyaline cartilage plate between the epiphysis and diaphysis
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