Chapter 4- Applied Terminology for Muscles, Bones, and Joints Flashcards
act of away drawing/ leading
Abduction
act of toward drawing/ leading
Adduction
inflammation of joints
Arthritis
puncture/ tapping of a joint
Arthrocentesis
a state without development
Atrophy
pertaining to the heart
Cardiac
the “wrist”
Carpus
pertaining to the tail
Caudal
pertaining to the neck
Cervical
pertaining to the tail
Coccygeal
pertaining to rib
Costal
pertaining to hip and femur
Coxofemoral
pertaining to the head
Cranial
a condition of poor/ bad information
Dysplasia
act of bending
Flexion
a state of excess development
Hypertrophy
pertaining to the ilium
Iliac
pertaining to between ribs
Intercostal
pertaining to between vertebrae
Intervertebral
pertaining to within muscle
Intramuscular
pertaining to within bone
Intraosseous
pertaining to the “loin”
Lumbar
pertaining to the mandible
Mandibular
pertaining to the maxilla
Maxillary
pertaining to beyond/ after the carpus
Metacarpal
pertaining to beyond/ after the tarsus
Metatarsal
a disease of muscle
Myopathy
pertaining to straightening “a child”
Orthopedic
pertaining to bone
Osseous
inflammation of bone and joint
Osteoarthritis
a disease of bone
Osteopathy
a tumor of bone and flesh
Osteosarcoma
pertaining to the sternum
Sternal
pertaining to the chest
Thoracic