Unit 4 Flashcards
1
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-ago
A
disease
2
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-algia
A
pain
3
Q
all/o-
A
other, different
4
Q
ankyl/o-
A
crooked, bent, stiff
5
Q
-ation
A
action, procedure
6
Q
burs/o-
A
bursa (fluid-filled sacs around joints)
7
Q
aut/o-
A
self
8
Q
bifid/o-
A
to split in two, divide
9
Q
chondr/o-, chrondr/i-
A
cartilidge
10
Q
cost/o-
A
rib
11
Q
crani/o-
A
cranium (skull)
12
Q
-desis
A
to bind, tie together
13
Q
dys-
A
bad, deficient
14
Q
-ectomy
A
surgical removal
15
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
16
Q
kyph/o-
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bend, hump
17
Q
ligament/o-
A
ligaments (connective tissue between bones)
18
Q
-listhesis
A
to slip forward
19
Q
lord/o-
A
curve, bend
20
Q
lumb/o-
A
lumbar (lower back)
21
Q
lux/o-
A
dislocate, slide, bend
22
Q
-lysis
A
degeneration
23
Q
-malacia
A
softening
24
Q
myel/o-
A
spinal cord, bone marrow
25
-oma
tumor
26
oss/e-, oss/i-, ost/e/o-
bone
27
-osis
28
-ous
29
-penia
deficiency
30
per-
through
31
plas/i-, plas/o-
32
-plasty
surgical repair
33
poly-
34
prosth/o-, prosthet/o-
35
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing
36
scoli/o-
curve, bent
37
spin/o-
spine
38
spondyl/o-, vertebr/o-
vertebrae/vertebral column
39
-stenosis
narrowing of an opening/canal
40
sub-
below, less
41
synovi/o-, synov/o-
synovial membrane/fluid around joints
42
talip/o-
ankle bone
43
valg/o-
bent or twisted outward
44
acetabulum
hip socket
45
acetaminophen/APAP
analgesic/antipyretic
46
adhesive capsulitis
47
allogenic
48
ankylosis
49
ankylosing spondylitis
arthritis mainly affecting joints between vertebrae
50
arthritis
inflammation of joints
51
arthrodesis
52
arthrosclerosis
53
arthroscopy
visual examination of inside the joint
54
autologous
55
avascular necrosis
56
Baker's cyst/popliteal cyst
cyst that forms behind the knee joint, full of synovial fluid
57
bone density testing/BDT
test measuring mineral concentration in bones
58
bone marrow biopsy
removal of living bone marrow tissue for testing
59
bone marrow transplant/BMT
stem cell transplant (for certain blood cancers)
60
bone resorption inhibitors/biphosphonates
drugs that inhibit the body's natural resorption/degradation of bones to treat diseases like osteoporosis
61
buckle fracture
62
bursitis
inflammation of bursa
63
callus
64
chondromalacia
softening of cartilidge
65
closed reduction/CR
non-surgical procedure to set broken bone
66
clubfoot/talipes
birth defect where foot/ankle is pointed down and inwards
67
Colles' fracture
fracture at or close to the wrist, usually the result of catching a fall
68
comminuted fracture
69
compression fracture
70
costochondritis
inflammation of the cartilidge around the ribs and sternum
71
craniostenosis
any condition resulting in abnormally small skull cavity
72
craniotomy
surgical removal of a section of skull
73
crepitation/crepitus
scraping noise made when two bones rub together
74
decompression craniectomy
surgical removal of a portion of skull for the purpose of relieving pressure on the brain
75
dislocation/luxation
when a bone is forced out of its normal joint
76
dual x-ray absorptiometry/DXA
77
Ewing's sarcoma
78
fat embolus
79
fracture/fx
80
gout
arthritis caused by urate deposits in the joints
81
greenstick fracture
bone fracture where one side breaks and the other side stays unbroken (like a living tree branch)
82
hallux valgus
bunion
83
hemarthrosis
blood within a joint
84
hematopoietic
85
herniated disk
hernia of the soft tissue between vertebrae
86
incomplete fracture
87
juvenile idiopathic arthritis/JIA
autoimmune disease in children under 16 years, causing arthritis, fatigue, and rash
88
kyphosis
hunchback/abnormal outward curve of upper spine
89
laminectomy
90
lordosis
abnormal inward curve of lumbar spine
91
lumbago
general term for pain in lumbar spine
92
malleolus
93
manubrium
94
metacarpals
5 bones making up the palm of the hand
95
metatarsals
5 bones making up the "palm" of the foot
96
multiple myeloma
97
oblique fracture
fracture occurring at an angle
98
open fracture
fracture that breaks the skin
99
open reduction internal fixation/ORIF
surgical setting of a bone including fixing the bone using plates/screws
100
olecranon
101
orthopedic surgeon
102
orthotic
medical appliance used to support or correct a limb
103
ossification
bone tissue formation
104
ostectomy
surgical removal of part of or a whole bone
105
osteitis
inflammation of the bone
106
osteoarthritis
107
osteochondroma
benign bony growth covered in cartilidge
108
osteomalacia
softening of the bones
109
osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone marrow
110
osteopenia
bone density deficiency
111
osteophytes
small bony bumps that may form around joints
112
osteoporosis/OP
disease characterized by decrease in bone density and increase in porosity
113
osteoporotic hip fracture
hip fracture as a result of weaker bones from osteoporosis
114
osteorrhaphy
surgical suturing of two bones (wires, usually)
115
osteotomy
surgical procedure involving cutting/trimming a bone
116
Paget's disease/osteitis deformans
chronic disease characterized by abnormal bone growth and degradation
117
partial knee replacement/PKR
118
pathologic fracture
119
percutaneous diskectomy
120
percutaneous vertebroplasty/PVP
121
periostitis
inflammation of periosteum (connective tissue around bones)
122
podiatrist
physician specializing in feet
123
polymyalgia rheumatica
autoimmune disorder attacking the bones and some organs
124
prosthesis
125
psoriatic arthritis/PsA
126
rheumatoid arthritis/RA
127
rickets
underdevelopment of bones in children as a result of a Vitamin D deficiency
128
salicylate
129
scoliosis
abnormal horizontal curvature of the spine
130
short stature
131
spina bifida
birth defect where the spinal and/or spinal cord does not fully develop
132
spinal fusion
133
spinal stenosis
narrowing of passageway within the spine, potentially putting pressure on the spinal cord/nerves
134
spiral fracture
135
spondylolisthesis
136
spondylosis
137
stress fracture
138
subluxation
partial dislocation of a joint
139
synovectomy
surgical removal of the synovial membrane
140
synovitis
inflammation of the synovial membrane
141
total hip arthroplasty/THA
142
total hip replacement/THR
143
total knee arthroplasty/TKA
144
total knee replacement/TKR
145
transverse fracture
146
vertebra/vertebrae
