Skeletal Variation

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Across
  1. 4. a bony projection that forms at the margins of joints
  2. 6. a disease of the joints, degeneration of cartilage and underlying bone aka osteoarthritis
  3. 7. a defect that is preset at birth (i.e., arising during gestation or due to hereditary tendencies)
  4. 10. a localized alteration of tissue
  5. 11. a pathological lesion characterized by abnormal loss or destruction of bone
  6. 12. ______ Diagnosis, a systematic method for narrow down the identity of a condition
  7. 13. fusion of two or more bones
  8. 14. a pathological lesion characterized by abnormal bone shape
  9. 15. an abnormal condition affecting the body, including infections, injuries and disorders
  10. 16. an infection of the bone or bone marrow
Down
  1. 1. the study of disease
  2. 2. abnormal anatomy, which is a manifestation of a disease process
  3. 3. hyperostosis a condition of porous enlargement of the bone tissue, often associated with anemia
  4. 5. a condition where a vertebra takes on characteristics of another segment of the spine
  5. 8. inflammation involving the periosteal surface (outer) of bone
  6. 9. a pathological lesion characterized by an abnormal excess of bone