Vet Med Term. Ch 3: Skeletal pathology + back appendicular skeleton

the illium articulates with the sacrum to form the ___

sacroiliac joint

Other parts of the femur are the which means large, flat or broad projection on a bone ; and ____ which means rounded projection

Trochanters

Condyles

arthrocentesis

surgical puncture of a joint to remove fluid for analysis

Arthrography

injection of a joint with contrast material for radiographic examination

Arthroscopy

visual examination of the joint using a fiberoptic scope

Densitometer

device that measures bobe density using light and x-rays

Goniometer

instrument that measures angles or range of motion in a joint

Radiology

study of internal body structures after expoisure to ionizing radiation; used to detect fracture and diseases of bones

Ankylosis

loss of joint mobility caused by disease, injury, or surgery

Arthralagia

joint pain

Athrodynia

joint disease

Chondromalacia

abnormal cartilage sofening

Discopondylitis

inflamation of the intervertebral disc and vertebrae

Epiphysitis

inflamation of growth plate

Exostosis

benign growth on the bond surface

Gouty arthritis

joint inflmation associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint

Hip displasia

abnormla development of the pelic joint causing the head of the femur and the acetabulum not to be alined

Intervertebral disc disease

rupture or portrusion of the sushioning disc found between the vertebrae

Kyphosis

dorsal curvature of the spine

Legg-Calve Perthes disease

idiopathic necrosis of the femoral head and neck of small breeds of dog

Lordosis

position in which the vertebral column is abnormaly curved ventrally

Lauxation

dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint

Myeloma

tumor composed of cells derived from hematopoietic tissue of the bone marrow

Ostealgia

bone pain

Osteoarthritis

degenerative joint disease commonly assoicated with aging or wear and tear on joints

Osteochondrosis

degereration or necrosis of bone and cartilage followed by regeneration recalcification

Osteomalacia

abnormal softening of bone

Osteomyelitis

inflamation of bone and bone marrow

Osteonecrosis

death of bone tissue

Osteoporosis

abnormal condition of marked loss of bone density and increased bone porsity

Osteosclerosis

abnormal hearding of bone

Periostitis

inflamation of the fibrous tissue that froms the outermost covering of the bone

Rheumatoid arthritis

autommune disorder of the connective tissue and joints

Sequestrum

piease of dead bone that is partially or fully detached from the adjacent health bone

Spondylosis

any degenerative disorder of the vertebrae

Spondylitis

inflmation of the verterbrae

Spondylosis deformans

chronic degreneration of the articular processes and the development of the bony outgrowth around the veneral edge of the verterbrae

Subluxation

partial dislocation or displacment of a bone from its joint