Chapter 4- Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
(117 cards)
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costalgia
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rib pain
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metatarsalgia
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pain in the bones of the foot
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ostalgia
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bone pain
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osteodynia
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bone pain
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spondylodynia
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vertebra pain
6
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tibialgia
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tibia (shin) pain
7
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ankylosis
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joint stiffness
8
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arthralgia
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joint pain
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arthrodynia
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joint pain
10
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cervicodynia
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neck pain
11
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crepitation
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a crackling sound heard in joints
12
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genu valgum
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knock-kneed
13
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genu varum
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bowlegged
14
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bradykinesia
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slow movement
15
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dyskinesia
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inability to control movement
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dystaxia
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poor coordination
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dystonia
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poor muscle tone
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graphospasm
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writer’s cramp
19
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hyperkinesia
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increase in muscle movement or activity
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hypertonia
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increased muscle tone or tightness
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hypokinesia
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decrease in muscle movement or activity
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hypotonia
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decrease in muscle tone or tightness
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myalgia
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muscle pain
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myasthenia
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muscle weakness
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myodynia
muscle pain
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myospasm
muscle spasm
27
tenalgia
tendon pain
28
arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint
29
arthroscope
instrument for looking into a joint
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arthroscopy
procedure of looking into a joint
31
electromyogram
a record of the electrical activity of a muscle
32
electromyography
procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle
33
myography
procedure for studying muscles
34
arthrogram
visual record of a joint
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arthrography
procedure used to examine a joint
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computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)
imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
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kyphosis
humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine
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lordosis
sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine
39
scoliosis
crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
40
carpitis
wrist inflammation
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craniomalacia
softening of the skull
42
exostosis
an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone
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fracture
a bone break
44
osteodystrophy
poor bone development
45
osteolysis
bone loss
46
osteonecrosis
death of bone
47
osteosclerosis
abnormal hardening of the bone
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polydactyly
having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes)
49
spondylitis
vertebra inflammation
50
spondylomalacia
softening of the vertebra
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spondylomalacia
softening of the vertebra
52
syndactyly
fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers (or toes)
53
tarsoptosis
flat feet
54
bursolith
a stone in a bursa
55
effusion
fluid buildup
56
hemarthrosis
blood in a joint
57
hydrarthrosis
water (fluid) in a joint
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pyarthrosis
pus in a joint
59
atrophy
underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue
60
hypertrophy
overdevelopment of muscle tissue
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myocele
hernia of muscle tissue
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myolysis
loss of muscle tissue
63
myomalacia
softening of a muscle
64
myosclerosis
hardening of a muscle
65
myotasis
stretching of a muscle
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myotonia
muscle tone
67
ankylosing spondylitis
a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae
68
chondro-osteodystrophy
poor development of bones and cartilage
69
chondro-osteodystrophy
poor development of bones and cartilage
70
craniosynostosis
the premature fusing of the skull bones
71
dactylitis
finger inflammation
72
hypertrophic spondylitis
overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing inflammation
73
osteitis
bone inflammation
74
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
75
osteogenesis imperfecta
a disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease
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osteomalacia
softening of the bone
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osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
78
osteopathy
bone disease
79
osteopenia
reduction in bone volume
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osteoporosis
loss of bone density
81
spinal stenosis
abnormal narrowing of the spine
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spondyloarthropathy
joint disease of the vertebrae
83
spondylolisthesis
the slipping or dislocation of a vertebra
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spondylolysis
loss of vertebra structure
85
spondylosis
vertebra condition
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arthritis
joint inflammation
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rheumatoid arthritis
inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid because its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever
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septic arthritis
inflammation of the joint caused by infection
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osteoarthritis
inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight
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osteoarthritis
inflammation of the joints, specifically those that bear weight
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arthrocele
hernia of a joint
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arthrodysplasia
abnormal joint development
93
arthropathy
joint disease
94
arthrosclerosis
hardening of the joints
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bursitis
inflammation of the bursa
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bursopathy
disease of the bursa
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subluxation
partial dislocation of a joint
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achondroplasia
a defect in the formation of cartilage
99
chondromalacia
abnormal softening of the cartilage
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costochondritis
inflammation of the cartilage of the rib
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fasciitis
inflammation of the fascia
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muscular dystrophy
disorder characterized by poor muscle development
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myoclonus
violent muscle contraction
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myopathy
muscle disease
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myasthenia
muscle weakness
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myofasciitis
inflammation of muscle and fascia
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myositis
muscle inflammation
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necrotizing fasciitis
inflammation of the fascia, causing the death of tissue
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polymyositis
inflammation of multiple muscles
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tardive dyskinesia
condition characterized by the loss of muscle control
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tendinitis/tendonitis
tendon inflammation
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chondroma
a tumorlike growth of cartilage tissue
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myoma
a muscle tumor
114
myosarcoma
a cancerous muscle tumor
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osteocarcinoma
bone cancer tumor
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osteochondroma
a tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage
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osteosarcoma
cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells
