Chapter 3 Meat and Bones Flashcards
oste/o
bone
arthr/o
joint
synovi/o
synovial membrane and synovial fluid
spondyl/o
vertebra
meso-
middle
ankyl/o
bent of stiff
my/o
muscle
syn-
together
tetany
muscle spasms or twitching
hemat/o
blood
luxiation
dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint
crani/o
skull
vertebr/o
vertebra
disc/o
disc
lordosis
position in which the vertebral column is abnormally curved ventrally
ataxia
lack of voluntary movement of muscle
fibr/o
fibrous tissue
DJD
degenerative joint disease
-poietic
formation
crepitus
cracking sensation that is felt and heard when broken bones move together
foramen
the opening in bone through which tissue passes
brachy-
short
ante-
before or forward
callus
bulging deposit around the area of a bone fracture that may eventually become bone
fascia
sheet of fibrous connective tissue that covers, supports, and separates muscle
atrophy
decrease in size or complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell
ROM
range of motion
chondr/o
cartilage
sulcus
groove
sinus
space or cavity
dolicho-
long/narrow
onych/o
claw
FX
fracture
adhesion
band of fibers that hold structures together in an abnormal fashion
hernia
protrusion of a body part through tissues that normally contain it
