Glossary Of Medical Terms - CMF SpinaLogic Patient Manual

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Glossary of Medical Terms

Metastatic cancer
Osseous or ligamentous
spinal trauma
Paget's disease
Renal disease
Severe osteoporosis
Spinal fusion surgery
Spondylitis
Uncontrolled diabetes
mellitus
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Cancer that has spread to other parts of
your body from where it started
Injury to the bones and/or tissue in your
back or spine
A disease that causes your bones to
become more sponge-like
Disease of your kidneys
A serious condition where your bones
become much more fragile and easily
breakable
Surgery which attempts to join together
bones in your back
A condition where you have swelling or
irritation of your backbones
When you are unable to keep control of
your insulin level with either diet or insulin
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