Chapter 4 Flashcards
(34 cards)
Abduction
Away from the body
Adduction
Towards the body
Arthritis
Inflammation of the joints
Arthrocentesis
Puncture/Tapping of a joint
Atrophy
A state without development
Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
Carpus
The “wrist”
Caudal
Pertaining to the tail
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck
Coccygeal
Pertaining to the tail
Costal
Pertaining to the rib
Coxofemoral
Pertaining to the hip and femur
Cranial
Pertaining to the head
Dysplasia
A condition of poor/bad formation
Flexion
Act of bending
Hypertrophy
A state of excess development
Iliac
Pertaining to the ilium
Intercostal
Pertaining to between the ribs
Intervertebral
Pertaining to between vertebrae
Intramuscular
Pertaining to within the muscle
Intraosseous
Pertaining to within bone
Lumbar
Pertaining to the loin
Mandibular
Lower jaw
Maxillary
upper jaw