Rad Tech 6 2 Flashcards
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ankyl/o
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stiff
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-blast, blast/o
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embryonic stage of development
3
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calcane/o
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heel bone
4
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carp/o
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wrist
5
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chrond/i, chrond/o
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cartilege
6
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gen/o
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to produce
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ili/o
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illium
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ischi/o
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ischium
9
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kyph/o
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humpback/ pertaining to a hump
10
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lamin/o
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lamina
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lord/o
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swayback/bent
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
13
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-malacia
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softening
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myel/o
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spinal cord or bone marrow
15
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orth/o
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straight
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oste/o
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bone
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-physis
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growth/growing
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-porosis
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porous; lessening in density
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radi/o
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radiation; also refers to the radius
20
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sten/o
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short. contracted or narrow
21
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vertebr/o
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vertebra
22
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kyphosis
A
an abnormal outward curvature of a portions of the spine, commonly known as the humpback
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lordosis
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an abnormal inward curvature of a portion of the spine, commonly known as the swayback
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osteoporosis
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porous bones; bones that were once strong become fragile due to the loss of bone density (hormonal)
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osteomalacia
a disease in which the bones become abnormally soft due to a deficiency of calcium and phosphorus in the blood
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osteomyelitis
a local or generalized infection of the bone and bone marrow, resulting from a bacterial infection that has spread to the bone tissue through blood
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osteogenic sarcoma
a malignant tumor arising from the bone
the most common malignant tumor found in femur, tibia and humerus
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osteochondroma
the most common benign bone tumor usually involved with the femur and tibia
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Paget's disease
a non-metabolic disease of the bone, characterized by excessive bone destruction and unorganized bone formation by the osteoblasts
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talipes equinovarus
clubfoot; foot fixed in plantar flexion and deviates medially and the heel is in an elevated position
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scoliosis
an abnormal lateral curvature of a portion of the spine. The curvature may be to the left or to the right
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greenstick fracture
an incomplete fracture; a fracture that does not extend through the entire thickness of the bone
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compression fracture
caused by bone surfaces being pressed up against each other as in the compression of one vertebrae against another
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impacted fracture
occurs when a direct force causes the bone to break, forcing the broken end of the smaller bone into the broken end of the larger bone
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closed fracture
a simple fracture; a break in the bone but not open to the skin
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open fracture
a compound fracture; there is a break in the bone and open wound to the skin
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complete fracture
a break that extends through the entire thickness of the bone
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comminuted fracture
occurs when the force is so great that it splinters or crushes a segment of the bone
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colles' fracture
occurs at the lower end of the radius, within 1 inch of connecting with the wrist bones
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hairline or stress fracture
a minor fracture in which the bone continues to be in perfect alignment but an "hairline" in between the two segments of a bone
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pathological fracture
occurs when a bone, which is weakened by a preexisting disease, breaks in response to a force that would not normally cause a normal bone to break
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occult fracture
a fracture that cannot be detected by x-ray until several weeks after injury
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closed reduction
consist of aligning the bone fragments through manual manipulation or traction without making an incision into the skin
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open reduction
consists of realigning the bone under direct observation during surgery
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internal fixation devices
devices such as screws, pins, wires, and nails that are commonly used with fractures in the femur and fractions of joints
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bone scan
involves the intravenous injection of a radioisotope, which is absorbed by bone tissue. Skeleton is scanned with gamma camera moving one end of the body to another. scanner detects radioactive concentration
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dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
DEXA: a noninvasive procedure that measures bone density. Xray machine generates photons that pass through the bones and the computer evaluates the amount of radiation absorbed by the bones and other findings
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DIP
distal interphalangeal (joint)
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fx
fracture
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LLE
left lower extremity
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LUE
left upper extremity
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MCP
metacarpophalangeal (joint)
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MTP
metatarsalphalangeal
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PIP
proximal interphalangeal (Joint)
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RLE
right lower extremity
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RUL
right upper extremity
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THA
thoracic hip athroplasty
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THR
total hip replacement
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TKA
total knee athroplasty
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TKR
total knee replacement
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TMJ
temporomandibular joint
