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ATC-Ch.3 The Skeletal System: Part B
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Anatomy
12th Grade
10/07/2010

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Lumbago
Definition
pain in the lumbar region of the spine, also known as low back pain
(lumb means lumbar, and -ago means diseased condition)
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Spondylosis (spon-dih-LOH-sis)
Definition
a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function, also known as spinal osteoarthritis (spondyl means vertebrae, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)
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Ostealgia (oss-tee-AL-jee-ah)
Definition
pain in a bone, also known as osteodynia
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Osteoarthritis
Definition
normally associated with aging, also known as wear-and-tear arthritis
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Quick Fact
Definition
The face has 14 bones
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inferior conchae
Definition
(pl. noun) form part of the interior of the nose
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Face bones
Definition
The inferior conchae form part of the interior of the nose.

The two palatine bones (PAL-ah-tine) form part of the hard palate of the mouth and the floor of the nose.

The two lacrimal bones (LACK-rih-mal) make up part of the orbit at the inner angle of the eye.
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Oblique fracture
Definition
a break in the bone at an angle; occurs at an angle across the bone
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Osteopath (oss-tee-oh-PATH)
Definition
holds a Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) degree and uses traditional forms of medical treatment in addition to specializing in treating health problems by spinal manipulation (oste/o means bone, and -path means disease). This type of medical practice is known as osteopathy; however, that term is also used to mean any bone disease.
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Chiropractor (KYE-roh-prack-tor)
Definition
holds a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and specializes in the manipulative treatment of disorders originating from misalignment of the spine. Manipulative treatment involves manually adjusting the positions of the bones.
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Arthroscopy (ar-THROS-koh-pee)
Definition
the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint (arthr/o means joint, and -scopy means visual examination) using an arthroscope.
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Traction
Definition
a pulling force exerted on a limb in a distal direction in an effort to return the joint to normal alignment
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Closed reduction
Definition
the attempted realignment of the bone involved in a fracture or joint dislocation. The affected bone is returned to its normal anatomic alignment by manually applied forces and then is usually immobilized to maintain the realigned position during healing, also known as manipulation
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Immobilization
Definition
the act of holding, suturing, or fastening the bone in a fixed position with strapping or a cast, also known as stabilization
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Ankylosis (ang-kih-LOH-sis)
Definition
the loss, or absence, of mobility in a joint due to disease, injury, or a surgical procedure
(ankyl means crooked, bent, or stiff, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)
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Dislocation
Definition
the total displacement of a bone from its joint, also known as luxation (luck-SAY-shun)
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Hemopoietic
Definition
pertaining to the formation of blood cells (HEM/O means blood and -POIETIC means pertaining to formation)
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foramen (foh-RAY-men)
Definition
an opening in a bone through which blood vessels, nerves, and ligaments pass (plural, foramina). For example, the spinal cord passes through the foramen magnum of the occipital bone
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Hemarthrosis (hem-ar-THROH-sis)
Definition
blood within a joint; this condition is frequently due to a joint injury. It also can occur spontaneously in patients taking blood-thinning medications or those having a blood clotting disorder such as hemophilia
(hem means blood, arthr means joint, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)
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metacarpals
Definition
the five bones that form the palms of the hand
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malleolus (mal-LEE-oh-lus)
Definition
the rounded bony protuberance on each side of the ankle (more than one- malleoli)
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five metatarsals (met-ah-TAHR-salz)
Definition
form the part of the foot that the toes are attached to
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Osteoclasis
Definition
the surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity (OSTE/O means bone and -CLASIS means to break)
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Ostectomy (oss-TECK-toh-mee)
Definition
the surgical removal of bone (ost means bone, and -ectomy means the surgical removal)
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Osteoplasty (OSS-tee-oh-plas-tee)
Definition
the surgical repair of a bone or bones (oste/o means bone, and -plasty means surgical repair)
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Costochondritis
Definition
an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum
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Chondromalacia(kon-droh-mah-LAY-shee-ah)
Definition
the abnormal softening of cartilage (chondr/o means cartilage, and -malacia means abnormal softening)
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Chondroma(kon-DROH-mah)
Definition
a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells (chondr means cartilage, and -oma means tumor)
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