Chapter 4 - Observation & Discovery / Diagnosis & Pathology Flashcards
arthrocentesis
arthro /centesis
joint / puncture
puncture of a joint
arthrogram
arthro / gram
joint / record
visual record of a joint
arthrography
arthro / graphy
joint / writing procedure
procedure used to examine a joint
arthroscope
arthro / scope
joint / instrument to look
instrument for looking into a joint
arthroscopy
arthro / scopy
joint / procedure to look
procedure of looking into a joint
computed axial tomography (CAT or CT)
axi / al tomo/ graphy
axis / pertaining to cut writing / procedure
imaging procedure using a computer to produce cross sections along an axis
electromyogram
electro / myo / gram
electricity / muscle / record
a record of the electrical activity of a muscle
electromyography
electro / myo / graphy
electricity / muscle / writing procedure
procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle
myography
myo / graphy
muscle / writing procedure
procedure for studying muscle
osteometry
osteo / metry
bone / measurement
procedure for measuring bone
kyphosis
kyph / osis
bent / condition
humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine
lordosis
lord /osis
bent barkward / condition
sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine
scoliosis
scoli / osis
crooked / condition
crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
carpitis
carp / itis
wrist / inflammation
wrist inflammation
craniomalacia
cranio / malacia
skull / softening
softening of the skull
exostosis
ex / ost / osis
out / bone / condition
an abnormal growth of bone out of another bone
fracture
Latin for break
a bone break
osteodystrophy
osteo/ dys / trophy
bone / bad / nourishment
poor bone development
osteolysis
osteo / lysis
bone / loss
bone loss
osteonecrosis
osteo / necrosis
bone / death
death of bone
osteosclerosis
osteo / scler / osis
bone / hardening / condition
abnormal hardening of bone
polydactyly
poly / dactyl /ly
many / finger / condition
having more that the normal number of fingers (or toes)
spondylitis
spondyl / itis
vertebra / inflammation
vertebra inflammation
spondylomalacia
spondylo / malacia
vertebra / softening
softening of the verebra
syndactyly
syn / dactyl / y
together / finger / condition
fusion (sometimes called webbing) of fingers (or toes)
tarsoptosis
tarso/ ptosis
ankle / drooping condition
flat feet
bursolith
burso / lith
bursa / stone
a stone in a bursa
effusion
ef / fusion
out / pour
fluid build-up
hemathrosis
hem / arthr / osis
blood / joint / condition
blood in a joint
hydrathrosis
hydr / arthr / osis
water / joint / condition
water (fluid) in a joint
pyathrosis
py / arthr / osis
pus / joint / condition
pus in a joint
atropy
a / trophy
no / nourishment
underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue
hypertrophy
hyper / trophy
over / nourishment
over development of muscle tissue
myocele
myo /cele
muscle / hernia
hernia of muscle tissue
myolysis
myo / lysis
muscle / loss
loss of muscle tissue
myomalasia
myo / malasia
muscle / softening
softening of a muscles
myosclerosis
myo / scler / osis
muscle / hardening / condition
hardening of a muscles
myotasis
myo / tasis
muscles / expansion
stretching of a muscles
myotonia
myo / tonia
muscle / tone
muscle tone
ankylosing spondylitis
ankylos / ing spondyl / itis
stiffen / causing vertebra / inflammation
a stiffening inflammation of the vertebrae
chondro-osteodystrophy
chondro / osteo / dys / trophy
cartilage / bone/ bad / nourishment
poor development of bones and cartilage
craniosynostosis
cranio / syn / ost /osis
skull / together / bone / condition
the premature fusing of the skull bones
dactylitis
dactyl / itis
finger / inflammation
finger inflammation
hypertrophic spondylitis
hyper / trophic spondyl / itis
over / nourishment vertebra / inflamation
osteitis
oste / itis
bone / inflammation
bone inflammation
osteocarcinoma
osteo / carcin / oma
bone/ cancer / tumor
bone cancer tumor
osteochrondritis
osteo / chrondr / itis
bone / cartilage / inflammation
inflammation of bone and cartilage
osteochondroma
osteo / chondr / oma
bone / cartilage / tumor
a tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage
osteogenesis imperfecta
osteo / genesis im / perfecta
bone / creation not / complete
a disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease
osteomalacia
osteo / malacia
bone / softening
softening of the bone
osteomyelitis
osteo / myel / itis
bone / marrow / inflammation
inflammation of the bone and bone marrow
osteopathy
osteo / pathy
bone / disease
bone disease
osteopenia
osteo / penia
bone / deficiency
reduction in bone volume
osteoporosis
osteo / por / osis
bone / pore / condition
loss of bone density
osteosarcoma
osteo / sarc / oma
bone / flesh / tumor
cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells
spinal stenosis
spinal sten / osis
spine narrow / condition
abnormal narrowing of the spine
spondyloarthropathy
spondylo / arthro / pathy
vertebra / joint / disease
joint disease of the vertebrae
spondylolisthesis
spondylo / listhesis
vertebra / slipping
the slipping of dislocation of a verebra
spondylolysis
spondylo / lysis
vertebra / loss
loss of verebra structure
spondylosis
spondyl / osis
vertebra / condition
vertebra condition
arthritis
arthr / itis
joint / inflammation
joint inflammation
arthritis
arthr / itis
joint / inflammation
joint inflammation
rheumatoid arthritis
rheumat / oid arthr / itis
rheumatic fever / resembling joint / inflammation
inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid b/c its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever
septic arthritis
septic arthr/ itis
rotting joint / inflammation
inflammation of the joint caused by infection
arthrocele
arthro / cele
joint / hernia
hernia of a joint
arthrodysplasia
arthro / dys / plasia
joint / bad / formation
abnormal joint development
arthropathy
arthro / pathy
joint / disease
joint desease
arthrosclerosis
arthro / scler / osis
joint / hardening / condition
hardening of the joints
bursitis
burs / itis
bursa / inflammation
inflammation of the bursa
bursopathy
burso / pathy
bursa / disease
disease of the bursa
subluxation
sub / luxation
beneath / dislocation
partial dislocation of a joint
achondroplasia
a / chondro / plasia
no / cartilage / formation
a defect in the formation of cartilage
chondroma
chondr / oma
cartilage / tumor
a tumor-like growth of cartilage
chondromalacia
chondro / malacia
cartilage / softening
abnormal softening of the cartilage
costochondritis
costo / chondr / itis
rib / cartilage / inflammation
inflammation of the cartilage of the rib
fasciitis
fasci / itis
fascia / inflammation
inflammation of the fascia
muscular dystrophy
muscul / ar dys / trophy
muscle / pertaining to bad / nourishment
disorder characterized by poor muscle development
myoclonus
myo / clonus
muscle / turmoil
violent muscle contraction
myopathy
myo / pathy
muscle / disease
muscles disease
myasthenia
my / asthenia
muscle / weakness
muscle weakness
myofasciitis
myo / fasci / itis
muscle / fascia / inflammation
inflammation of muscles and fascia
myoma
my / oma
muscle / tumor
a muscle tumor
myosarcoma
myo / sarc / oma
muscle / flesh / tumor
a cancerous muscle tumor
myositis
myos / itis
muscle / inflammation
muscle inflammation
necrotizing fasciitis
necrot / izing fasci / itis
death / causing fascia / inflammation
inflammation of the fascia causing the death of tissue
polymyositis
poly / myos / itis
many / muscle / inflammation
inflammation of multiple muscles
tardive dyskinesia
tardive dys / kinesia
slow bad / movement
condition characterized by the loss of muscle control
tendinitis
tendonitis
tendin / itis
tendon / inflammation
tendon inflammation
