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pain in the lumbar region of the spine, also known as low back pain
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| Spondylosis (spon-dih-LOH-sis) |
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| 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) |
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| pain in a bone, also known as osteodynia |
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| normally associated with aging, also known as wear-and-tear arthritis |
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| (pl. noun) form part of the interior of the nose |
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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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| a break in the bone at an angle; occurs at an angle across the bone |
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| Osteopath (oss-tee-oh-PATH) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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) |
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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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| the total displacement of a bone from its joint, also known as luxation (luck-SAY-shun) |
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| pertaining to the formation of blood cells (HEM/O means blood and -POIETIC means pertaining to formation) |
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| 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) |
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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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| the five bones that form the palms of the hand |
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| malleolus (mal-LEE-oh-lus) |
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| the rounded bony protuberance on each side of the ankle (more than one- malleoli) |
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| five metatarsals (met-ah-TAHR-salz) |
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| form the part of the foot that the toes are attached to |
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| 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) |
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| the surgical removal of bone (ost means bone, and -ectomy means the surgical removal) |
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| Osteoplasty (OSS-tee-oh-plas-tee) |
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| the surgical repair of a bone or bones (oste/o means bone, and -plasty means surgical repair) |
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| an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum |
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| Chondromalacia(kon-droh-mah-LAY-shee-ah) |
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| the abnormal softening of cartilage (chondr/o means cartilage, and -malacia means abnormal softening) |
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| a slow-growing benign tumor derived from cartilage cells (chondr means cartilage, and -oma means tumor) |
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