Skeletal System Diseases

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Across
  1. 3. Malignant tumor of bone.
  2. 5. A disease characterized by a decrease in bone mass that occurs when the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of bone formation.
  3. 9. A degenerative spinal disease that can involve any part of the vertebra, intervertebral disk, and surrounding soft tissue.
  4. 10. The most common type of arthritis; associated with aging and “wear and tear” of the articular cartilage.
  5. 13. Abnormal condition of bone death (lack of blood supply).
Down
  1. 1. a chronic autoimmune disease causing inflammation of the joints
  2. 2. A disease in which antibodies made by a person’s immune system prevent certain nerve-muscle interactions, causing weakness in the arms and legs, vision problems, and drooping eyelids or head (National Cancer Institute, n.d.)
  3. 4. Inflammation of bone.
  4. 6. an inflammatory arthritis caused by the buildup of uric acid crystals in a joint.
  5. 7. Malignant tumor of the synovial membrane
  6. 8. A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency.
  7. 11. Chronic inflammation of the synovial joints.
  8. 12. Lateral curvature of the spine.