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Musculoskeletal System
Terminology pertaining to the Musculoskeletal system
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Veterinary Medicine
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11/21/2010

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abduction
Definition
act of drawing away from the centre of the median line
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adduction
Definition
act of drawing toward the centre of the median line
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ankylosis
Definition
an unnatural union of bone across a joint
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arthritis
Definition
inflammation of a joint surface, which may or may not produce radiographic changes
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arthrodeisis
Definition
ankylosis purposely produced by surgical intervention
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arthrofyrposis
Definition
fixation of limb joints by underdeveloped muscle masses which appear like fubrous bands. This disease is often associated with dysraphism of the chord
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arthrosis
Definition
disease of a joint
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atrophy
Definition
wasting, decrease in teh size of a normally developed structure or organ, can be due to musculoskeletal disease or LMN disease
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cellulitis
Definition
inflammation of the tissues, often muscle
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crepitus
Definition
a crackling sound of sensation eg. that is produced by the grating ends of a fractured bone
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degenerative joint disease
Definition
a non-infectious disorder of movable joints chacterized by deterioration and abrasion of articular cartilage and by teh formation of new bone at the articular surface
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double muscle
Definition
a congenital disease in which some muscle masses are doubled
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exostosis
Definition
outgrowth from a bone usually the result of inflammation, eg splint, ringbone, spavin
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myopathy
Definition
a condition in the muscle
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