Chapter 14 Flashcards
1
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clavic/o
A
clavicle (collarbone)
2
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cost/o
A
rib
3
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crani/o
A
cranium
4
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ischi/o
A
ischium
5
Q
lumb/o
A
loin, lumbar region of the spine
6
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
7
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla
8
Q
pelv/i, pelv/o
A
pelvis, pelvis bone
9
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phalang/o
A
phalanges
10
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rach/i, spondyl/o, vertebr/o
A
vertebra, spine, vertebral column
11
Q
sacr/o
A
sacrum
12
Q
stern/o
A
sternum
13
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arthr/o
A
joint
14
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chondr/o
A
cartilage
15
Q
disk/o
A
intervertebral disk
16
Q
menisc/o
A
meniscus
17
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
A
tendon
18
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff, bent
19
Q
kinesi/o
A
movement, motion
20
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kyph/o
A
hump
21
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lord/o
A
bent forward
22
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my/o
A
muscle
23
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myel/o
A
bone marrow
24
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oste/o
A
bone
25
scoli/o
crooked, curved (spine)
26
inter-
between
27
supra-
above
28
-asthenia
weakness
29
-desis
surgical fixation, fusion
30
-trophy
development
31
arthritis
inflammation of a joint
32
cranioschisis
fissure of the cranium
33
diskitis
inflammation of an intervertebral disk
34
fibromyalgia
pain in the fibrous tissues and muscles
35
lordosis
abnormal condition of bending forward
36
meniscitis
inflammation of a meniscus
37
myasthenia
muscle weakness
38
myeloma
tumor of the bone marrow
39
osteitis
inflammation of the bone
40
osteoarthritis
inflammation of the bone and joint
41
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
42
osteopenia
abnormal reduction of bone mass
43
osteosarcoma
malignant tumor of the bone
44
rachischisis
fissure of the vertebral column
45
scoliosis
abnormal condition of curved (spine)
46
spondylosis
abnormal condition of the vertebrae
47
tendinitis
inflammation of a tendon
48
bunion
abnormal prominence of the joint at the base of the great toe
49
carpal tunnel syndome (CTS)
common nerve entrapment disorder of the wrist caused by compression of the median nerve
50
Colles fracture
type of wrist fracture
51
Fracture (fx)
broken bone
52
gout
disease in which an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood causes sodium urate crystals
53
herniated disk
rupture of the intervertebral disk cartilage
54
Lyme disease
an infection caused by a bacterium carried by deer ticks
55
muscular dystrophy (MD)
group of hereditary diseases characterized by degeneration of muscle and weakness
56
osteoporosis
abnormal loss of bone density
57
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
chronic systemic disease characterized by autoimmune inflammatory changes in the connective tissue throughout the body
58
arthrocentesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from a joint
59
arthroplasty
surgical repair of a joint
60
carpectomy
excision of carpal bone
61
chondrectomy
excision of a cartilage
62
chondroplasty
surgical repair of a cartilage
63
costectomy
excision of a rib
64
cranioplasty
surgical repair of a cranium
65
osteotomy
creation of an artificial opening into a bone
66
teneoplasty
surgical repair of a tendon
67
craniotomy
incision into the cranium
68
diskectomy
excision of an intervertebral disk
69
maxillectomy
excision of the maxilla
70
menisectomy
excision of the meniscus
71
ostectomy
excision of a bone
72
arthoscopy
visual examination of a joint
73
arthography
radiograpic imaging of a joint
74
electromyogram (EMG)
record of the electrical activity in a muscle
75
arthralgia
pain in the joint
76
atrophy
without development
77
bradykinesia
slow movement
78
carpal
pertaining to the wrist
79
clavicular
pertaining to the clavicle
80
cranial
pertaining to the cranium
81
dyskinesia
difficult movement
82
dystrophy
abnormal development
83
hyperkinesia
excessive movement
84
hypertrophy
excessive development
85
intercostal
pertaining to between the ribs
86
intervertebral
pertaining to between the vertebrae
87
intracranial
pertaining to within the cranium
88
lumbar
pertaining to the loins
89
myalgia
pain in muscle
90
osteoblast
developing bone cell
91
osteocyte
bone cell
92
osteonecrosis
abnormal condition of bone death
93
radial
pertaining to the radius
94
sacral
pertaining to the sacrum
95
sternoclavicular
pertaining to the sternum and clavicle
96
subcostal
pertaining to below the rib
97
submandibular
pertaining to below the mandible
98
submaxillary
pertaining to below the maxilla
99
substernal
pertaining to below the sternum
100
vertebrocostal
pertaining to the vertebrae and ribs
101
chiropractor
specialist in chiropractic
102
orthopedics (ortho)
branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system
103
orthopedist
physician who specializes in the study and treatment of diseases and abnormalities of the musculoskeletal system
104
orthotics
making and fitting of orthopedic appliances
105
orthotist
person who specializes in orthotics
106
osteoclast
type of bone cell involved in absorption and removal of bone minerals
107
osteopath (DO)
physician who specializes in osteopathy
108
osteopathy
system of medicine that uses the usual forms of diagnosis and treatment but places greater emphasis on the relation between body organs and the musculosketal system
109
rheumatologist
physician who specializes in the study and treatment of rheumatic diseases
110
rheumatology
study and treatment of rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal disorders
111
ABD
abduction
112
ADD
adduction
113
Inversion
to turn inward
114
Eversion
the act of turning inside out
115
Extension
the stretching of a fractured or dislocated limb so as to restore it to its natural position.
116
Flexion
a bending movement around a joint in a limb
117
Pronation
Rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm is down
118
Supination
rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward also
119
CTS
carpal tunnel syndrome
120
DC
Doctor of Chiropractic
121
DO
osteopath
122
EMG
Electromyogram
123
Fx
fracture
124
L1-L5
lumbar vertebrae
125
MD
muscular dystrophy
126
OA
osteoarthritis
127
Ortho
orthopedics
128
RA
rheumatoid arthritis
129
T1-T12
thoracic vertebrae
130
THA
total hip arthroplasty
