CH.4 Patient Problems Flashcards
genu varum
bow legged
genu valgum
knock kneed
dystaxia / ataxia
coordination
dykinesia / bradykinesia
movements
myospasms
twitches
costalgia
cost (rib) + algia (pain)
metatarsalgia
pain in the bones of the foot
meta (after) + tars (ankle) + algia (pain)
ostalgia
bone pain
os (bone) + algia (pain)
osteodynia
bone pain
osteo (bone) + dynia (pain)
spondylodynia
vertebrae pain
spondylo (vertebrae) + dynia (pain)
tibialgia
tibia pain
tibi (tibia) + algia (pain )
ankylosis
joint stiffness
ankyl (stiff) + osis (condition)
arthralgia
joint pain
arthr (joint) + algia (pain)
arthrodynia
joint pain
arthro (joint) + dynia (pain)
cervicodynia
neck pain
cervico (neck) + dynia (pain)
crepitation
crackling joints
“rattle” / “cracking”
bradykinesia
slow movement
brady ( slow) + kinesia (movement)
dyskinesia
inability to control movement
dys (bad) + kinesia (movement)
dytaxia
dys/ tonia
dys (bad) + tonia (muscle tone)
dystonia
dys (bad) + tonia (muscle tone)
graphospasm
writer’s cramp
grapho (write) + spasm (involuntary contraction)
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
hyper (over) + kinesa (movement)
hypertonia
increased muscle tone/ tightness
hyper (over) + tonia (muscle tone)
hypokinesia
decrease in muscle movement or activity
hypo (under) + kinesa (movement)
hypotonia
decrease in muscle tone / tightness
hypo (under) + tonia (muscle tone)
myalgia
muscle pain
my (muscle) + algia (pain)
myasthenia
muscle weakness
myo(muscle) + dynia (pain)
myodynia
muscle pain
myo (muscle) + dynia ( (pain)
myospasm
muscle spasm
myo (muscle) + spasm (involuntary contraction)
tenalgia
tendon pain
ten (tendon) + algia (pain)
