Units 5 & 6 Flashcards
(38 cards)
1
Q
amphiarthrosis
A
joint with little movement
2
Q
chondrogenesis
A
formation of catilage
3
Q
chondroid
A
resembling cartilage
4
Q
diarthrosis
A
synovial joint
5
Q
medullary cavity
A
bone marrow cavity
6
Q
pectoral girdle
A
shoulder cavity
7
Q
arthralgia
A
pain in a joint
8
Q
arthrocele
A
swelling of a joint
9
Q
arthrochondritis
A
inflammation of cartilage in a joint
10
Q
arthrodynia
A
pain in a joint
11
Q
arthropathy
A
any disorder of a joint
12
Q
arthrosis
A
disintegration of a joint
13
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
14
Q
-algia/-dynia
A
pain
15
Q
-pathy
A
disease/disorder
16
Q
sarc/o
A
flesh
17
Q
compound fracture
A
bone comes through the skin
18
Q
costalgia
A
pain in the ribs
19
Q
dactyl-
A
finger/toe
20
Q
herniated disc
A
protrusion of vertebral disc in the foramen, with potential nerve damage
21
Q
kyphosis
A
humpback
22
Q
lordosis
A
swayback
23
Q
myel/o
A
marrow
24
Q
-penia
A
deficiency
25
scoliosis
s-shaped curve
26
sprain
injury to a ligament
27
syndrome
collecting of signs that characterize a medical condition
28
rheumat/o
flux
29
-centesis
removal of fluid
30
arthrogram
radiograph of a joint
31
CT scan
noninvasive imaging test; computed tomography
32
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
33
myelogram
x-ray of the spinal column
34
narcotic
derived from opium, potential analgesic effects
35
reduction
realigning bone to fix a fracture
36
traction
using elastics/pulley to maintain alignment
37
arthrectomy
excision of a joint
38
-plasty
surgical repair
