DIAPHYSIS.
The shaft of a long bone
DIPLEGIA.
Paralysis affecting like parts on both sides of the body
DISLOCATION.
The displacement of any part, more especially of a bone
DORSIFLEXION.
Flexion or bending upward of the paw or toes
DRAWER.
Abnormal cranial or caudal movement at the knee
DYSPLASIA.
Abnormality of development
ELECTROLYSIS.
Decomposition of body tissues (bone) by means of electricity
ENDOSTEUM.
Internal periosteum; the membrane lining the medullary cavity
EPIPHYSEOLYSIS.
Separation of an epiphysis from its bone
EPIPHYSIODESIS.
Premature union of an epiphysis with the diaphysis
EPIPHYSIS.
A piece of bone separated from a long bone in early life by
cartilage, but later becoming a part of the larger bone; the
end of a long bone
EVERSION.
A
turning outward or inside out
EXTENSION.
A movement that brings the members of the limb toward 180°
EXTERNAL
ROTATION.
Eversion
FATIGUE.
Material failure caused by cyclic motion
FENESTRATION.
To make openings or windows into an anatomical structure
FIBRILLATION.
A fibrillar, striated pattern seen on cartilage undergoing early
degenerative change
FLACCID.
Weak,
lax, soft
FLEXION.
The act of bending from a large angle to a lesser angle
FRACTURE.
The breaking of a part, especially of a bone; loss of continuity
of bone
