Week 15 Musculoskeletal Terms Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
Q
arthr/o; articul/o
A
joint
2
Q
axill/o
A
armpit
3
Q
-blast
A
immature; embryonic
4
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
5
Q
cephal/o
A
head
6
Q
chondr/o
A
cartilage
7
Q
-clast
A
to break
8
Q
cost/o
A
rib
9
Q
crani/o
A
skull
10
Q
-desis
A
to bind; tie together
11
Q
femor/o
A
femur
12
Q
inter-
A
between
13
Q
kinesia; kinesi/o
A
movement
14
Q
kyph/o
A
humpback
15
Q
lei/o
A
smooth
16
Q
lord/o
A
curve; swayback
17
Q
lumbo
A
lower back; loin
18
Q
mandibul/o
A
mandible
19
Q
maxill/o
A
maxilla
20
Q
my/o
A
muscle
21
Q
oste/o
A
bone
22
Q
pelv/o
A
pelvic cavity; hip
23
Q
-physis
A
to grow
24
Q
-porosis
A
lessening in density
25
rhabd/o
striated
26
scoli/o
crooked; bent
27
spondy/o
vertebrae
28
stern/o
sternum
29
supra-
above; upper
30
sym- ; syn-
together; with
31
ten/o; tendin/o
tendon
32
-um
structure; tissue; thing
33
ACL
anterior cruciate ligament
34
C1, C2, etc
1st cervical vertebra; 2nd cervical vertebra; etc
35
EMG
electromyogram
36
IM
intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis
37
LLE
left lower extremity
38
LUE
left upper extremity
39
MCL
medial collateral ligament
40
ORIF
open reduction internal fixation
41
THR
total hip replacement
42
TMJ
temporal mandibular joint
43
TKR
total knee replacement
44
epiphysis
ends of long bones
45
diaphysis
shaft of long bones
46
articulation
two or more bony parts join together
47
diarthroses
freely movable joints
48
amphiarthoses
slightly movable joints
49
synarthroses
fused / immovable joints
50
congenital hip dysplasia
abnormality of the hip joint, present at birth
