| achondroplasia | Inherited
condition that retards formation of cartilaginous
bone. The result is a type of dwarfism.
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| acromegaly | Abnormal
enlargement of facial features, hands, and feet in
adults as a result of overproduction of growth
hormone.
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| Colles fracture | Fracture at the
distal end of the radius that displaces the smaller
fragment posteriorly.
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| epiphysiolysis | Separation or
loosening of the epiphysis from the diaphysis of a
bone.
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| laminectomy | Surgical removal of
the posterior arch of a vertebra, usually to relieve
symptoms of a ruptured intervertebral disc.
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| lumbago | Dull ache in the lumbar region
of the back.
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| orthopedics | Medical specialty that
prevents, diagnoses, and treats diseases and
abnormalities of the skeletal and muscular systems.
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| ostealgia | Pain in a bone.
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| ostectomy | Surgical removal of a
bone.
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| osteitis | Inflammation of bone tissue.
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| osteochondritis | Inflammation of
bone and cartilage tissues.
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| osteogenesis | Bone development.
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| osteogenesis imperfecta | Inherited condition of deformed and
abnormally brittle bones.
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| osteoma | Tumor composed of bone
tissue.
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| osteomalacia | Softening of
adult bone due to a disorder in calcium and
phosphorus metabolism, usually caused by vitamin
D deficiency.
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| osteomyelitis | Bone inflammation caused by the body’s reaction to
bacterial or fungal infection.
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| osteonecrosis | Death of bone
tissue. This condition most commonly occurs in the
femur head in elderly persons and may be due to
obstructed arteries supplying the bone.
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| osteopathology | Study of bone
diseases.
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| osteopenia | Decrease in bone
mass due to reduction in rate of bone tissue
formation.
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| osteoporosis | Decreased bone
mineral content.
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| osteotomy | Cutting a bone.
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