front 1 primary malignant bone tumor | back 1 origination in the bone |
front 2 secondary malignant bone tumor | back 2 originating in other tissue and metastasizing to the bone |
front 3 sarcomas | back 3 cancers that arise from connective tissue, such as muscle or bone |
front 4 chondrosarcoma | back 4 malignant tumor composed of cartilage |
front 5 fibrosarcoma | back 5 malignant tumor containing much fibrous tissue |
front 6 lukemias | back 6 chronic or acute diseases of the blood-forming tissues characterized by unrestrained growth of leukocytes and their precursors |
front 7 multiple myeloma | back 7 disease characterized by the presence of many tumor masses in the bone and bone marrow usually progressive and generally fatal |
front 8 osteitis deformans | back 8 Paget Disease skeletal disease of elderly persons characterized by chronic bone inflammation |
front 9 osteomalacia | back 9 reversible skeletal disorder characterized by a defect in the mineralization of bone usually caused by a vitamin D deficiency |
front 10 spondylomalacia | back 10 softening of the vertebrae |
front 11 osteoporosis | back 11 metabolic disease in which reduced bone mass leads to subsequent fractures, most often affecting postmenopausal women, sedentary individuals, and patients receiving long-term steroid therapy |