skeletal system

1. a bone-forming cell
2. pressure on a nerve in your wrist. It causes tingling, numbness and pain in your hand and fingers.
5. a disorder of the body's connective tissues, a group of tissues that maintain the structure of the body and support internal organs and other tissues.
8. any of the soft, boneless areas in the skull of a baby or young animal, which are later closed up by the formation of bone
10. chronic inflammation of the joints, esp those that bear weight, with pain and stiffness
12. to cause or undergo necrosis
13. a long-term condition that causes pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. The condition usually affects the hands, feet and wrists.
14. a neck injury caused by the head suddenly moving forwards and then back again
15. inflammation of a bone

1. inflammation of bone marrow, caused by infection
3. a condition, characterized by failure of normal conversion of cartilage into bone, that begins during fetal life and results in dwarfism
4. a disease that children can get when their food does not contain enough Vitamin D. It makes their bones soft and causes their liver and spleen to become too large.
6. a benign tumour composed of bone or bonelike tissue
7. an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine, of congenital origin or caused by trauma or disease of the vertebrae or hipbones
9. a stitch made to join together the open parts of a wound, especially one made after a patient has been operated on.
11. any surgical incision into the skull, esp to expose the brain for neurosurgery