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Health Professions 235: Medical Terminology > Chapter 3: Skeletal System > Flashcards

Chapter 3: Skeletal System Flashcards

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arthr/o

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joint

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ankyl/o

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cooked, bent, stiff

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burs/o

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bursa

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chrondr/I, chrondr/o

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cartilage

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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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skull

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-desis

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to bind, tie together

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kyph/o

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bent, hump

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lord/o

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curve, swayback, bent

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Lumb/o

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lumbar, lower back

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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oss/e, oss/i, ost/o, oste/o

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bone

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scoli/o

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curved, bent

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spondyl/o

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vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovial membrane, synovial fluid

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osteomalacia

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bone softness

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osteomyelitis

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bone marrow inflammation

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osteopenia

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deficient bone

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osteoporosis

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abnormal opening in the bone

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avascular necrosis

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insufficient blood flow to the bone tissue

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osteomalacia/rickets

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abnormal bone softening

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paget’s disease

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chronic bone disease of unknown origin

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osteomyelitis

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inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone

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ridiculopathy

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pinched nerve

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spinal stenosis

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narrowing of the spaces within the spine

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osteochrondroma

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benign bony projection covered with cartilage

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osteopenia

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thinner than average bone density
- condition before osteoporosis

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osteoporosis

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marked loss of bone density

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compression fracture

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occurs when bone is pressed together on itself

30
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osteoporotic hip fracture

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broken hip

31
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hallux valgus

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bunion
- abnormal enlargement of base joint of big toe

32
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hemarthrosis

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blood within a joint

33
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polymyalgia rheumatica

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inflammatory disorder of muscles and joints

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subluxation

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partial displacement of bone from its joint

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osteoarthritis

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wear and tear arthritis
degenerative joint disease

36
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rheumatoid arthritis

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chronic autoimmune disease
joints and some organs are attacked

37
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juvenile idiopathic arthritis

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formerly juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

38
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gout

A

deposits of urate crystals in the joints

39
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ankylosing spondylitis

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inflammation of joints between vertebrae

40
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how many bones in adult skeleton?

41
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manubrium

A

forms upper portion of the sternum

42
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lumbago

A

low back pain

43
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spondylolisthesis

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forward slipping movement of lower lumbar vertebrae on vertebra or sacrum below

44
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spina bifida

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spinal canal fails to close completely

45
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kyphosis

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increase in outward curvature of thoracic spine
- humpback

46
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lordosis

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increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine
- swayback

47
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scoliosis

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abnormal lateral curvature of the spine

48
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percutaneous diskectomy

A

removal of a fragment of the disk that is compressing a nurve

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laminectomy (decompression surgery)

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surgical removal of a lamina
- relives pressure on spinal cord by enlarging spinal column

50
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acetabulum

A

large circular cavity in each side of pubis
articulates with head of femur to form hip joint

51
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avascular necrosis

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head of femur causes blood supply to be cut off, usually a result of trauma

52
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arthroscopy

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diagnosing and treating joint problems
- narrow tube attached to fiber-optic camera

53
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malleolus

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rounded boney projection on tibia and fibula on each ankle joint

54
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open fracture

A

compound fracture
open wound in skin

55
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comminuted fracture

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bone is splintered or crushed

56
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bone marrow transplant

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stem cell transplant used to treat certain cancers like leukemia and lymphomas
- initial bone marrow is destroyed with radiation and chemo
- healthy bone marrow stem cells are infused into the blood
- cells migrate to spongey bone to multiply
- stem cells eventually develop into blood cells

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orthotic

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mechanical appliance, such as a shoe insert, leg brace, or splint

58
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prosthesis

A

substitute for a diseased or missing body part

Health Professions 235: Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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