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Traumatic Conditions
ch.3 Vocabulary
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 4
09/20/2009

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Pathological Fractures
Definition
A fracture of a bone weakened by disease
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Pseudoarthrosis
Definition
An abnormal union formed by fibrous tissue between parts of a bone that has fractured usu. spontaneously due to congenital weakness. Also called "false joint"
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complete fracture
Definition
break passing entirely across the bone.
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Incomplete Fracture
Definition
Fracture that is not broken entirely across
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Greenstick Fracture
Definition
A bone fracture in young individuals in which the bone is partly broken and partly bent
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fracture
Definition
The act or process of breaking or the state of being broken; the breaking or hard tissue (as bone) or rupture (tearing)of soft tissue
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flexion
Definition
A bending movement around a joint in a limb (as knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at joint forward raising of leg or arm at shoulder or hip joint
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Resorption
Definition
The action or process of resorbing something; to breakdown and assimilate
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Periosteal
Definition
Situated around or produced external to bone: Related to or involving the periosteum.
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Neoplasm/tumor
Definition
A new growth of tissue serving no physiological function.
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Compression Fracture
Definition
Fracture (as of a vertebra) caused by compression of one bone against another.
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Comminuted Fracture
Definition
fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed into numerous pieces.
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closed fracture
Definition
covered by unbroken skin
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Open fracture
Definition
A fracture that is not covered with unbroken skin.
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Avascular Necrosis
Definition
Necrosis of bone tissue due to impaired or disrupted blood supply (as caused by traumatic injury or disease) resulting in weakened bone that may flatten and collapse--Also called Osteonecrosis
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Neuropathy
Definition
An abnormal and usu. degenerative state of the nervous system or nerves; also: a systemic condition that stems from a neuropathy.
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Sclerosis
Definition
A pathological condition in which a tissue has become hard and which is produced by overgrowth of fibrous tissue and other changes (as in arteriosclerosis) or by increase in interstitial tissue and other changes (as in MS)-Also called "hardening"
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Ankylosis
Definition
Stiffness or fixation of a joint by disease or surgery.
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Kyphosis
Definition
Exaggerated backward curvature of the thoracic region of the spinal column.
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Luxation
Definition
dislocation of an anatomical part
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Subluxation
Definition
Partial dislocation (as of one of the bones in a joint)
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Synovial
Definition
of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid (in synovial joints); lined with synovial membrane.
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Ischemia
Definition
Deficient supply of blood to a body part (as the heart or brain) that is due to obstruction of the inflow of arterial blood (as by the narrowing of arteries by spasm or disease)
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Atrophy
Definition
Decrease in size or wasting away of body part or tissue; also: arrested development or loss of a part or organ incidental to the normal development or life of an animal or plant
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Osteophytosis
Definition
An abnormal bony outgrowth or projection (as near a joint affected by osteoarthritis).
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Eburnation
Definition
The polishing of Bone
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Spondylosis
Definition
Any of various degenerative diseases of the spine.
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Myostitis ossificans traumatica
Definition
myositis accompanied by ossification of muscle tissue or bony deposits in the muscles
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Avulsion
Definition
tearing away of a body part accidentally or surgically
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Etiology
Definition
1: The cause or causes of a disease or abnormal condition 2: A branch of medical science dealing with the causes and origin of diseases.
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Exostosis
Definition
Spur or bony outgrowth from a bone or the root of a tooth
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Endosteal Callus
Definition
of or relating to the endosteum. located within bone or cartilage.
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Trepanation
Definition
medical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, thus exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases
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Suppurative
Definition
the formation of conversion into or process of discharging puss
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Osteitis
Definition
Inflammation of bone
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Sequestration
Definition
1: The formation of a sequestrum. 2: The process of sequestrum or result of being sequestered, the process of repressing undesired chemical or biological activity.
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Cauterization
Definition
To sear with a cautery or caustic to burn or destroy tissue
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Crurifragium
Definition
breaking legs of crucified felons
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Antemortem
Definition
preceding death
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Postmortem
Definition
Occurring after death
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Lesion
Definition
An abnormal change in structure of an organ or part due to injury or disease
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