Chapter 4- Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
costalgia
rib pain
metatarsalgia
pain in the bones of the foot
ostalgia
bone pain
osteodynia
bone pain
spondylodynia
vertebra pain
tibialgia
tibia (shin) pain
ankylosis
joint stiffness
arthralgia
joint pain
arthrodynia
joint pain
cervicodynia
neck pain
crepitation
a crackling sound heard in joints
genu valgum
knock-kneed
genu varum
bowlegged
bradykinesia
slow movement
dyskinesia
inability to control movement
dystaxia
poor coordination
dystonia
poor muscle tone
graphospasm
writer’s cramp
hyperkinesia
increase in muscle movement or activity
hypertonia
increased muscle tone or tightness
hypokinesia
decrease in muscle movement or activity
hypotonia
decrease in muscle tone or tightness
myalgia
muscle pain
myasthenia
muscle weakness
myodynia
muscle pain
myospasm
muscle spasm
tenalgia
tendon pain
arthrocentesis
puncture of a joint
arthroscope
instrument for looking into a joint
arthroscopy
procedure of looking into a joint
electromyogram
a record of the electrical activity of a muscle
electromyography
procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle
myography
procedure for studying muscles
arthrogram
visual record of a joint
arthrography
procedure used to examine a joint
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)
imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
kyphosis
humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine
lordosis
sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine
scoliosis
crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
carpitis
wrist inflammation
craniomalacia
softening of the skull
exostosis
an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone
fracture
a bone break
osteodystrophy
poor bone development
osteolysis
bone loss
osteonecrosis
death of bone