Word Part 3

carpoposis

weakness/ drooping of the wrist
cramps

prolonged, involuntary muscular contractions which cause pain
degenerative joint disease
- DJD
- joint disease where cartilage undergoes degeneration
Duchene muscular dystrophy
- DMD
- progressive skeletal muscle degeneration leading to progressive weakness
epicondylitis

inflamed epicondyles
fibromyalgia

condition of pain of the fibers and muscles
fracture

breaking a bone
Colles’ fracture

break in distal part of radius
comminuted fx

break resulting in fragmentation of bones
compression fx

crushed break due to weight or pressure applied to bone during fall
displaced fx

break causing abnormal alignment of bone pieces

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