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NU110/ NU 110 E XAM 1:INTEGRATED HUMAN SCIENCES
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Coccyx - ANS ✓Known as tailbone, forms end of the spine made of four small bones that are
fused together.
Osteopath - ANS ✓Disease of the bone.
Arthrosclerosis - ANS ✓Stiffness of joints.
Ankylosis - ANS ✓Loss or absence of mobility in a joint.
Hemarthrosis - ANS ✓Blood within a joint.
Spondylosis - ANS ✓Degenerative disorder causing loss of normal spinal structure and
function.
Kyphosis - ANS ✓Increase in outward curvature of thoracic spine, known as humpback or
Dowager's hump.
Lordosis - ANS ✓Increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine, known as swayback.
Scoliosis - ANS ✓Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
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Lordosis - ANS ✓Increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine known as swayback.
Osteitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of a bone.
Osteomyelitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of bone marrow and adjacent bone.
Periostitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of the periosteum (outer coating of the bone).
Arthritis - ANS ✓Inflammatory condition of one or more joints.
Osteoarthritis - ANS ✓Characterized by wearing away of articular cartilage within joints and
hypertrophy of bone and formation of osteophytes; also known as degenerative joint disease
or wear-and-tear arthritis, most commonly associated with aging.
Synovitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of synovial membrane, resulting in swelling and pain of
affected joint.
Bursitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of a bursa.
Costochondritis - ANS ✓Inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the sternum.
Ankylosing Spondylitis - ANS ✓Inflammation of the joints between the vertebra causing
stiffness/fusion.
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Osteomalacia - ANS ✓Abnormal softening of bones in adults.
Chondromalacia - ANS ✓Abnormal softening of cartilage.
Osteoclasis - ANS ✓Surgical fracture of a bone to correct deformity.
Ostectomy - ANS ✓Surgical removal of a bone.
Osteorrhaphy - ANS ✓Surgical suturing of bones.
Osteotomy - ANS ✓Surgical cutting of a bone.
Osteoporosis - ANS ✓Marked loss of bone density with increase in bone porosity; frequently
associated with aging.
Osteopenia - ANS ✓Thinner-than-average bone density; increases chance of developing
osteoporosis.
Myeloma - ANS ✓Cancer occurring in blood-making cells found in red bone marrow.
Osteochondroma - ANS ✓Benign bony projection covered with cartilage.
Arthrodesis - ANS ✓Surgical fusion of two bones.
Arthrolysis - ANS ✓Surgical loosening of ankylosed joint.
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