Chapitre Quatre Flashcards
ankylosis
stiff joint condition
arthralgia
joint pain
crepitation, crepitus
grating sound sometimes made by the movement of a joint or broken bones
exostosis
a projection arising from a bone that develops from cartilage
hypertrophy
increase in size of the tissue, such as muscle
myalgia, myodynia
muscle pain
ostealgia, osteodynia
bone pain
rigor, rigidity
stiffness; stiff muscle
spasm
drawing in; involuntary contraction of muscle
spastic
uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements
tetany
tension; prolonged, continuous muscle contraction
comminuted fracture
broken in many small pieces
herniated disk
protrusion of a degenerated or fragmented intervertebral disk, causing compression on the nerve root
myeloma
bone marrow tumor
rhabdomyoma
skeletal muscle tumor
rhabdomyosarcoma
malignant skeletal muscle tumor
rickets
osteomalacia in children, causes bone deformity
kyphosis
abnormal posterior curvature of the thoracic spine
lordosis
abnormal anterior curvature of the lumbar spine (sway-back) condition
scoliosis
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine (s-shaped curve)
spondylolisthesis
foward slipping of a lumbar vertebra (listhesis = slipping)
spondylosis
stiff, immobile condition of vertebrae caused by joint degeneration
sprain
injury to a ligament caused by joint trauma but without joint dislocation or fracture
sublaxation
partial dislocation (luxation = dislocation)
greenstick fracture
bending and incomplete break of a bone; most often seen in children
