Skeletal System Terms

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Abduction

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Moving the limb or hand laterally away from the body, or spreading of the fingers or toes

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Adduction

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Movement that brings the limb or hand toward or across the midline of the body, or brings the fingers or toes together

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Amphiathrosis

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A slightly mobile joint

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Ankylosis

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Fixation and immobility of a joint

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Appendicular Skeleton

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All bones of the upper and lower limbs, plus the girdle bones that attach each limb to the axial skeleton

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Arthralgia

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Joint pain

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Arthritis

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Chronic inflammation of the synovial joints

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Arthrocentesis

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Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint

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Arthrodesis

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Surgical fixation of a joint

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Arthrography

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Process of recording a joint

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Arthroscopy

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Process of viewing a joint using an endoscope

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Articulations

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Where two bone surfaces meet

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Autoimmune diseases/disorders

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Disorders in which the immune system overreacts and begins to attack itself

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Axial Skeleton

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The central, vertical axis of the body, including the skull, vertebral column, and thoracic cage

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Bradykinesia

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Condition of slow movement

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Bursitis

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Inflammation of a bursa near a joint

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Chondromalacia

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Degeneration of cartilage

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Chronic

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A condition in which a piece of the skull is removed

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Diathorosis

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Freely mobile joints

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Diskectomy

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Excision of the intervertebral disk

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Dicitis

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Inflammation of the intervertebral disk

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Dyskinesia

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Abnormal involuntary movements of the extremities, trunk, or jaw

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Edema

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Swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues

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Eversion

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Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned laterally, away from the midline

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Extension

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Movement in the sagittal place that increases the angle of a joint (straightens the joint)

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Flexion

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Movement in the sagittal place that decreases the angle of a joint (bends the joint)

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Hematopoiesis

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The production of blood cells

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Hyperkinesia

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Excessive movement of the muscles of the body as a whole

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Hypertrophy

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The enlargement of muscles

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Inversion

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Foot movement in which the bottom of the foot is turned toward the midline

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Kyphosis

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An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region; also called humpback

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Lordosis

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Excessive anterior curvature of the lumbar vertebral column region; also called swayback

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Lumbar

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Pertaining to the lumbar region of the spine (L1 to L5)

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Lumbosacral

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Pertaining to the region of the back that includes the lumbar vertebrae, sacrum, and nearby structures

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Muscular dystrophy

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A general term for the group of inherited myopathies that are characterized by wasting and weakness of the skeletal muscle

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Osteitis

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Inflammation of the bone

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Osteoarthritis

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The most common type of arthritis; associated with aging and "wear and tear" of the articular cartilage

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Osteoblast

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The cell responsible for forming new bone

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Osteochondritis

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Inflammation of the bone and cartilage

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Osteocyte

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Bone cell

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Osteomalacia

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A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency

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Osteomyelitis

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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow

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Osteonecrosis

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Abnormal condition of bone death (lack of blood supply)

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Osteopenia

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Abnormally low bone mass or bone mineral density

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Osteopetrosis

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Abnormal condition of porous bones

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Osteoporosis

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A disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass that occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation

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Osteosarcoma

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Malignant tumor of bone

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Pelvic

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Pertaining to the pelvis

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Pronation

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Forearm motion the moves the palm of the hand from the palm forward to the palm backward position

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Rotation

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Movement of a bone around a central axis or around its long axis

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Sarcopenia

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Age-related muscle atrophy

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine

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Spondyloarthritis

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Inflammation of the joins of the spine

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Spondylosis

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A degenerative spinal disease that can involve any part of the vertebra, intervertebral disk, and surround soft tissue

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Supination

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Forearm motion the moves the palm of the hand from the palm backward to the palm forward position

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Synarthrosis

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An immobile or nearly immobile joint

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Synovectomy

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Excision of the synovial membrane

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Synovial sarcoma

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Malignant tumor of the synovial membrane

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Tendinitis

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Inflammation of the tendon

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Tenosynovitis

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Inflammation of the synovial membrane of a tendon

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Vertebroplasty

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A procedure used to repair a bone in the spine that has a break caused by cancer, osteoporosis, or trauma