Chapter 4: Applied Terminology for Muscles, Bones and Joints Flashcards
Abduction
Act of away drawing/leading
Adduction
Act of toward drawing/leading
Arthritis
Inflammation of 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 rib
Coxofemoral
Pertaining to 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
Intramuscular
Pertaining to within muscle
Intercostal
Between ribs
Intervertebral
Between vertebrae
Intraosseous
Pertaining to within bone
Lumbar
Pertaining to the “loin”
Mandibular
Pertaining to the mandible
Maxillary
Pertaining to the maxilla
Metacarpal
Pertaining to beyond/after the carpus
Metatarsal
Pertaining to beyond/after the tarsus
Myopathy
A disease of muscle
Orthopedic
Pertaining to “straightening a child”. Correction of musculoskeletal abnormalities.
Osseous
Pertaining to bone
Osteoarthritis
Inflammation of bone and joint
Osteopathy
A disease of bone
Osteosarcoma
A tumor of bone and flesh
Sternal
Pertaining to the sternum
Thoracic
Pertaining to the chest