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Skeletal system
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Undergraduate 2
02/06/2011

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Term
TBLA
Definition
tibial plateau leveling osteotomy
Term
OCD
Definition
osteochondritis dissecans
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FHO
Definition
femoral head ostectomy
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KE
Definition
Kirschner-Ehmer
Term
RA
Definition
rheumatoid arththritis
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P3
Definition
third phalanx
Term
DJD
Definition
degenerative joint disease
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OFA
Definition
orthopedic foundation of animals
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osteo
Definition
bone
Term
chondr/o
Definition
cartilege
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arthr
Definition
joint
Term
spondyl
Definition
vertebrae
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-desis
Definition
surgical fixation of bone or joint
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dia-
Definition
between
Term
meta-
Definition
between
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-physis
Definition
to grow
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synovi/o
Definition
synovial (joint) membrane
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xyph-
Definition
sword
Term
syn-
Definition
union
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fossa
Definition
hollow or depressed area
Term
symphysis
Definition
semimovable joint where two bones held firmly together function as one
Term
meniscus
Definition
crescent shaped fibrocartileges found in some joints that provide stablity while permitting normal movement (stifle)
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ligament
Definition
fibrous connective tissue connecting bone to bone
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tendon
Definition
fibrous connective tissue connecting bone to muscle
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lamina
Definition
thin flat plate
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suture
Definition
jagged line where bones join and form non movable joint, tpically found in skull
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fontanelles
Definition
soft spots remaining at juncion of sutures in skull
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luxation
Definition
dislocation or displacement of bone from joint
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condyle
Definition
rounded projection
Term
periosteum
Definition
tough fibrous connective tissue forms outer layer of bone
Term
foramen
Definition
hole opening
Term
axial skeleton
Definition
skull spine ribs sternum
Term
appendicular skeleton
Definition
appendages and limbs
Term
discospondylitis
Definition
inflammation of the intervertebral disc and vertabrae
Term
tuberosity
Definition
projecting part
Term
osteoclast
Definition
cell that eats away bone
Term
flexion
Definition
decrease in angle of joint
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extension
Definition
increase in angle of joint
Term
process
Definition
projection
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cortical bone
Definition
hard dense strong bone
Term
cancellous bone
Definition
lattice like work found at ends and innerportions of long bones
Term
compound fracture
Definition
broken bone in which there is an open wound
Term
stifle
Definition
femorotibial joint
Term
knee
Definition
carpal joint of large animals and stifle of small
Term
trochanter
Definition
broad flat projection
Term
abduction
Definition
movement away from midline of body
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adduction
Definition
movement towards midline of body
Term
comminuted
Definition
broken in multiple pieces
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