Orthopedics

Orthopedics

The study of the musculoskeletal system which includes: bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves.

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hypertrophy

Health care; Orthopedics

Enlargement or overgrowth of an organ or part of the body due to the increased size of the constituent cells.

sciatica

Health care; Orthopedics

Sciatica is pain in the lower extremity resulting from irritation of the sciatic nerve. The pain of sciatica is typically felt from the low back to behind the thigh and radiating down below the knee.

sphenoid bone

Health care; Orthopedics

A prominent, irregular wedge. Shaped bone at the base of the skull. The sphenoid bone has been called "keystone" of the cranial floor since it is in contact with all of the other cranial bones.

pes cavus

Health care; Orthopedics

Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch.

hyperkeratosis

Health care; Orthopedics

Hyperkeratosis is thickening of the stratum corneum, often associated with a qualitative abnormality of the keratin. It can be caused by Vitamin A deficiency.

hammer toe

Health care; Orthopedics

A flexed (curled) but not abnormally rotated toe. May require surgical correction.

Gout is a desease that results from an overload of uric acid in the body. This overload of uric acid leads to the formation of tiny crystals of urate that deposite in tissues of the body, especially ...