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Achondroplasia:
A congenital defect that causes dwarfism
Albers-Sch�nberg disease:
Increased bone density
Anencephaly:
Congenital defect where the cranial vault is missing
Aneurysmal bone cyst:
Blood filled space in a bone of various diameters
Ankylosing spondylitis:
Form of arthritis that fuses the spine together
Arthritis:
Inflammation of the joints
Bursitis:
Inflammation of the bursae of tendons. Most common site = subdeltoid bursa
Cancellous bone:
Spongy part of the bone that contains bone marrow
Chondrosarcoma:
Malignant bone tumor composed of atypical cartilage
Clubfoot:
Deformity of the talus
Compact bone:
Dense outer part of the bone
Craniosynostoses:
Early closure of the sutures of the skull
Craniotubular dysplasias:
Abnormal skeletal modeling of the cranial and facial bones
Developmental dysplasia of the hip:
Dislocated hip at birth
Diaphysis:
Shaft of a long bone
Diplo�:
Spongy bone found between the two tables of cranial bones
E. coli:
Amega found in upper intestinal tract
Endochondroma:
A growth of cartilage in the metaphysis of the bone
Epiphysis:
The growth center in the bones of children
Ewing�s sarcoma:
Malignant bone tumor in medullary tissue...mostly in cylindric bones
Exostosis
:
Growth projecting out from bony cortex
Ganglion:
Cystic swelling of the tendon sheath. Most common on back of wrist.
Giant cell tumor (GCT):
A growth that breaks down bone. (Osteoclastoma)
Gouty arthritis:
Excess uric acid in MTP joint of big toe
Hyperostosis frontalis interna:
Urinary system disease that dilates the renal pelvis and calyces
Involucrum:
A layer of new bone created by the periosteum over dead bone
Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis:
Children with arthritis
Medullary canal:
Spongy portion of a long bone where bone marrow is produced
Metaphysis:
The growing part of the bone
Osteoarthritis:
Deteriation of joint cartilage
Osteoblastoma:
Tumors of the osteoblasts
Osteoblasts:
Bone Forming Cells
Osteochondroma:
Benign tumor of adult bone covered by cartilage
Osteoclastoma:
Tumors of the osteoclasts
Osteoclasts:
Bone removing cells
Osteogenesis imperfecta:
Congenital disease that make your bones brittle
Osteoid osteoma:
A bony tumor that develops on bone or other tissues
Osteoma:
Benign Tumor. New bone growing on top of another bone.
Osteomyelitis:
Bone infection caused by staph
Osteopetrosis:
Disease involving overly dense bone
Osteophytes:
Osseous outgrowths (spurs)
Osteosarcoma:
Malignancy of bone around metaphysis, usually in the knee
Polydactyly:
Having more than 5 digits
Pott�s disease:
Tuberculous arthritis of the spine
Psoriatic arthritis:
Inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis of the skin
Pyogenic arthritis:
Joint inflammation occuring secondary to infections
Reiter�s Syndrome:
Symptoms associated with complications of urethritis
Rheumatoid arthritis:
Deteriating joint cartilage - Chronic
Scoliosis:
Lateral curvature of the spine
Sequestrum:
Dead bone that seperates from living bone during necrosis
Simple unicameral bone cyst:
A cyst on a bone
Spina bifida:
Incomplete closure of the spinal canal
Spondylolisthesis:
Forward displacement of L5-S1 - developmental defect
Spondylolysis:
Breaking down of body of a vertebrae between sup. and inf. articular processes
Staphylococcus aureus:
Micro-organisms found on the skin and mucous membranes
Syndactyly:
Fusion of the digits
Tendonitis:
Inflammation of tendons
Tenosynovitis:
Inflammation of a tendon and it's sheath
Trabeculae:
Bony detail found in spongy bone
Trabecular pattern:
Web like pattern of the ends of bones
Transitional vertebra:
A vertebra that shapes itself like the vertebrae on each side of a major spine division
Tuberculosis:
Infectious disease found in the lungs
Whiplash:
Extension/Flexion injury of the spine
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Pathology Chapter 2
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